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USPA will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday
and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 30.

 
SPECIAL NATIONAL ELECTION
Log in and vote now through November 30, 2020, ending 5 p.m. Eastern to fill the National Director's remaining term on the USPA Board of Directors.
 
 
 
 

A Message to Our Members Regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic

In accordance with government recommendations concerning the coronavirus pandemic, USPA headquarters is closed to visitors. We will strive to provide membership services Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, though some services may be limited.

  • The preferred method of communication during this time is email. Please mail your requests to uspa@uspa.org.
  • Application processing times: Memberships 1-2 weeks and Licenses/Ratings 4-5 weeks.
  • Online services available with no wait time: Join/Renew Memberships — Renew Ratings — Apply for B, C, D Licenses
  • Your primary membership card is currently available in your USPA profile for download and printing. If you would like a physical card mailed to you upon joining, renewing, or adding a license or rating, please ensure your USPA account reflects that mailing preference: uspa.org/me/membership

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

Executive Director Update

Incoming Executive Director Albert Berchtold updates USPA members on matters of the organization. Learn more at https://uspa.org/ OR https://parachutist.com/. Blue Skies!

Thursday, October 29, 2020

24 Years of Skydiving Truths

As I begin to bow out as USPA Executive Director, I want to share some skydiving truths that I have come to know. Some I’ve learned from others, some I had to learn myself, and many came to light in the course of working out problems and issues over 24 years at USPA.

Thursday, October 29, 2020

(Inter)Nationals Uploaded

Early in the morning on Saturday, September 19, the staff at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, logged into the DZ computer to see the first video uploads already coming in from DZs in the Eastern time zone.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Should a Name Change be Considered?

Parachutes are beginning to disappear … or, more accurately, the word “parachute” is beginning to fade from use to describe our sport, replaced by the word “skydiving”. 

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Former IPC President Claude Gillard Dies at 92

Claude Gillard, an inductee to the International Skydiving Hall of Fame in 2012, passed away in his native Australia on August 3 at age 92.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Flyerz, Squirrel and Local Jumpers Pay It Forward

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced closure of the many DZs located at the Aeroporto de Boituva in Brazil, approximately 50 parachute packers found themselves out of work.

 

The United States Parachute Association is a voluntary non-profit membership organization of individuals who enjoy and support the sport of skydiving. The association is incorporated in New York and follows the by-laws contained in the USPA Governance Manual.

Membership in USPA provides education that enhances safety, benefits that keep you secure, and services to keep you skydiving.