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The NSL headquarters communicated the situation with USPA's Chair of the Competition Committee, Marylou Laughlin, as well. USPA responded to the serious problem very quickly. Laughlin did not spend much time trying to find out what happened, she rather took action to fix the problem.
!!!USPA Update !!! Posted by USPA Competition Director Larry Bagley |
"Due to an oversight of a rule by the International Parachuting Commission affecting Section 5, Formation Skydiving, in the recently released 2005 USPA Skydiver’s Competition Manual, an updated version of the SCM is now available online and in the USPA Store. Any SCMs downloaded prior to May 26 are affected, specifically pages 45-48 (Section 1-5 only). SCM Sections 6-13 are not affected. For any questions, please e-mail USPA." |
Competition Committee and Executive Committee members helped Laughlin to initiate the moves for the necessary adjustments as soon as possible with their quick responses. Then the language needed to be changed, and Laughlin sent this task to USPA's Director of Competition, Larry Bagley.
Fortunately, there was not too much damage, thanks to the alertness of Mideast Skydiving League Director Randy Connell and his event judge, Deanne Hesterberg. Only the scores of the AAA Class teams at earlier meets this year would be questionable. However, judges at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005 in February were already aware of the IPC rule change. Penalties at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 were also given according to the new IPC rules. The AAA Class teams in Georgia and Perris on the same weekend received only 1-point penalties, as well.
Laughlin still mentioned that there is a good chance for some problems in Texas. The Texas Skydiving League launched its 2005 season last weekend (check NSL News story on May 26). The TSL meet story mentions that "the judges for the day were FAI rated judge Madolyn Murdock and USPA nationally rated judge Christy Hitchens".
The Georgia and Southwest Skydiving League compete this upcoming weekend, and both leagues and their judges are familiar with the current penalty rules. The USPA Competition Manual will be corrected very shortly, and all AAA Class teams in the U.S.A. will enjoy the reduced penalties for the rest of the 2005 season.