Two officer positions are up for election, President and Treasurer. If you’re interested in one of these positions, please submit your interest according to our bylaws, by December 31, 2019.
Organizational
This section lists updates from within the organization
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Officer Positions Up for Nomination
December 12, 2019
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USPPA Membership & Ratings Verification
June 7, 2019There may be occasion to verify membership status or ratings for insurance, property owners, international flying, or other reasons. You must have your member number and last name how you signed up for membership. Go here to verify membership or rating.
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Member Only Area Added
March 29, 2019A new page for members has been added to convey information intended for members only. The password will come via email, and in the future, through the welcome letter. It may change periodically. It is largely for information that only pertains to members and where we’ve been asked to limit distribution (like the Sun-N-Fun discount […]
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Protected: 2017.12.16 Officer Meeting Notes & Minutes
June 15, 2017There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Nominations Closed For President and Vice President
December 21, 2016Nominations are now closed.
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Heath Woods New USPPA Secretary
August 4, 2016Heath began flying Hang gliders in New England in 1995 and Paragliders in 2003. A Paramedic, Mountain Rescue Director and Risk Manager for over a decade in the ski industry, Heath turned his passion for flying into his profession in 2008. In 2012 he first flew a Powered Paraglider and has been a motor head […]
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2016 Bylaw Update
June 20, 2016A number of Bylaw changes have been made to improve transparency in financial matters and change the way we handle complaints against members. The intent is to involve the officers from the beginning, establish record keeping and improve the process. The Bylaws can be found here.
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Brad Hill New Treasurer
June 17, 2016Brad Hill of Discover Paragliding has been teaching paragliding since 1995 and paramotoring since 2009. He has been involved with many efforts to improve the sport in many ways and is passionate about teaching. He and his wife Maren Ludwig were the 2015 recipient of USHPA’s Instructor of the Year award. We welcome him to be […]
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Officer Vacancies
June 10, 2016We’re sorry to lose two officers, Christopher Pine and Paul Czarnecki who resigned on June 9, 2016. A search is ongoing for appointees to fill their terms. Bylaws stipulate that these positions are filled by appointment until the next election cycle.
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New Accident Investigation Team
December 27, 2015A new Accident Investigation Team has been formed to help the PPG community learn from accidents The team, put together by Christopher Pine, is Chaired by Dr. Ed Lowder who will be attending accident investigation training at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. While he has only been paramotoring since 2012, his credentials in forensics and accident investigation […]
