2021 USPA Calendar

[Deisel 35]

Where's it at? I checked all the gear stores online and nothing. It's usually available right about now. 

[chuckakers 370]

14 hours ago, Deisel said:

Where's it at? I checked all the gear stores online and nothing. It's usually available right about now. 

The calendar is no longer being produced. The cost of production vs sales made it financially unfeasible to continue making it.

[Bokdrol 40]

British Skydiving (formerly B.P.A, now B.S. ) do an excellent calendar every year which is sent out with the December Mag to all members. I'm sure some kind soul at B.S. would let you have a 2022 calendar for a promise of a beer. A 2021 calendar won't last as long.

 

Edited November 11, 2021 by Bokdrol
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[cjdskydiver 4]

6 hours ago, Bokdrol said:

British Skydiving (formerly B.P.A, now B.S. ) do an excellent calendar every year which is sent out with the December Mag to all members. I'm sure some kind soul at B.S. would let you have a 2022 calendar for a promise of a beer. A 2021 calendar won't last as long.

 

Hmm, wonder if the alternative meaning of BS was considered when renaming BPA to British Skydiving..."I need to renew my BS membership"..."We're going to the BS Nationals"..."This is BS"...lol...knowing British humour, this was intentional... 

Edited November 11, 2021 by cjdskydiver

[Deisel 35]

Oops - meant 2022...

Thanks for the update Chuck. Sad news indeed. I've been collecting those for quite some time now. 

[Bokdrol 40]

10 hours ago, cjdskydiver said:

Hmm, wonder if the alternative meaning of BS was considered when renaming BPA to British Skydiving..."I need to renew my BS membership"..."We're going to the BS Nationals"..."This is BS"...lol...knowing British humour, this was intentional... 

It was a hot topic at our DZ around the time they changed to B.S! I worked for a company called Union Transport International and they actually changed their name to UTI.....medical folk will understand. 

[kleggo 138]

No calendar available?

VERY Disappointing

[Deisel 35]

On 11/11/2021 at 10:49 PM, chuckakers said:

The calendar is no longer being produced. The cost of production vs sales made it financially unfeasible to continue making it.

Chuck,

Is there a way to bring it back? Maybe take a general interest poll of some kind and see how much folks would be willing to spend. I always considered it a bargain at 20 bucks. It was full of large format and high quality photos. A cost bump wouldn't be crazy.

[sfzombie13 307]

amazon lets folks publish books and only print them when they are ordered.  is there an option like that for calendars?  that would solve everything, even if it does cost a little more.

[chuckakers 370]

On 11/13/2021 at 4:29 AM, Deisel said:

Chuck,

Is there a way to bring it back? Maybe take a general interest poll of some kind and see how much folks would be willing to spend. I always considered it a bargain at 20 bucks. It was full of large format and high quality photos. A cost bump wouldn't be crazy.

I would personally like to have it back, but there would have to be a bulletproof way to ensure the deal isn't a financial loser. Pre-orders, maybe?

[sfzombie13 307]

print on demand would be better.

[chuckakers 370]

7 hours ago, sfzombie13 said:

print on demand would be better.

I like that. Let me pass that along to the Executive Director for some research.

Thanks!

[sfzombie13 307]

you're welcome.

[IanHarrop 37]

I found this as an example 

https://www.cafepress.ca/+fly_forever_wall_calendar,582483057