DBCOOPER 1 #1 May 22, 2013 Why the hell does it take so long? I can buy anything online with a credit card and instantly my card gets charged and I get a confirmation email and what ever it is I bought shows up in a few days. A month is what it takes USPA. Rant over...Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #2 May 22, 2013 DBCOOPER Why the hell does it take so long? I can buy anything online with a credit card and instantly my card gets charged and I get a confirmation email and what ever it is I bought shows up in a few days. A month is what it takes USPA. Rant over... Send them a telegram Must admit the BPA office staff are superb on the turnaround of membership renewal Once got it done in 3 days by post Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #3 May 22, 2013 My guess is that doing renewals of memberships for folks with ratings would be more pain than it is worth. Simple renewals without ratings certainly could/should be online.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Joey- 0 #4 May 22, 2013 Same reason you can't buy a canopy online and you actually have to download this archaic thingy called an "order form" and print it, fill it out, and mail it in. The skydiving world still relies on 1980's technology for everything.Skydiving is serious business Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmarvin 2 #5 May 23, 2013 USPA is still working with an old database system. They are in the process of implementing a new system that will make things much easier for the members and USPA headquarters staff. This is according to USPA folks during the last board meeting. DJ Marvin AFF I/E, Coach/E, USPA/UPT Tandem I/E http://www.theratingscenter.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #6 May 23, 2013 DBCOOPER Why the hell does it take so long? I can buy anything online with a credit card and instantly my card gets charged and I get a confirmation email and what ever it is I bought shows up in a few days. A month is what it takes USPA. Rant over... Next time you get the renewal paperwork, send it in that day...it usually comes like 6 weeks early, at LEAST! If everybody wouldn't wait until 5 days before it expires to think about renewing, there would be less rants... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 93 #7 May 23, 2013 If you print out the confirmation email that you get after a normal priority online renewal, many DZs will take that as proof enough that you've done it. No need to pay the extra $20 if your DZ will accept that. You could also do the renewal at the DZ online.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 1 #8 May 23, 2013 Yea I hear you. But if you need an endorsement on an instructor renewal and you can't hook up with them and finally you realise your going to be out of date ....Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #9 May 23, 2013 -Joey- Same reason you can't buy a canopy online and you actually have to download this archaic thingy called an "order form" and print it, fill it out, and mail it in. The skydiving world still relies on 1980's technology for everything. I bought both of my current canopies online without downloading an order form. Also, I don't have to renew my membership. I've got my gold card. Just gotta renew any ratings I want to keep for the next year."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #10 May 23, 2013 All those signatures, dates, jumps, which demo to claim, medical.... I think I forgot something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #11 May 23, 2013 Fortunately CSPA does have an online system http://www.cspa.ca/en/resources/membership/membership-verification-page Perhaps USPA should look at what CSPA is doing"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEREJumper 1 #12 May 23, 2013 I just did mine last minute and got my card within 10 days. I did scan/email my forms to the membership department, so that may have something to do with it.We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #13 May 23, 2013 I'm curious... The expiration date on my USPA License card says 07/31/2013. Does this mean I still must renew it now?"Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #14 May 23, 2013 You don't ever have to renew. If you want continuous membership you have to renew by 7/31/13. If you wait until the last minute and then send it in, well, if you want to go somewhere and jump on 8/2, there is no guarantee it will be processed by then."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floormonkey 0 #15 May 23, 2013 It happens the same time every year, 365 days from the last time it happened. You could put it on a calendar, or sync it with your birthday/anniversary, do it at Safety Day every year (what I do), set it up where you send it in Jan 1, etc. If you can remember your anniversary date, or your birthday, or to send a birthday card, it's not that difficult. It's like a reserve repack. I've never understood why people miss the date, especially working skydivers. Make a google alert or something that reminds you 3 weeks, 2 weeks and 1 week ahead of time. PPPPP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #16 May 23, 2013 "Make a google alert or something that reminds you 3 weeks, 2 weeks and 1 week ahead of time. " Or just use the THREE MAILINGS the USPA sends you, in advance, giving repeated reminders that expiration is approaching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #17 May 23, 2013 I get mine processed same day, because I am a bubble head and normally procrastinate on getting it done until the Friday before the weekend that I actually need it done by. Pretty cool when they email it back in an hour or two. I am happy to pay the expedite fee, it is a procrastinator tax and a business expense, but I should just send it in earlier next time. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #18 May 23, 2013 Quote I am a bubble head You are a sailor on a submarine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #19 May 23, 2013 normiss "Make a google alert or something that reminds you 3 weeks, 2 weeks and 1 week ahead of time. " Or just use the THREE MAILINGS the USPA sends you, in advance, giving repeated reminders that expiration is approaching. They certainly give you plenty of time to practice forging signatures don't they! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #20 May 23, 2013 Also considered sufficient time to piss off any S&TA's you abuse for the real ones. Repeatedly. Just don't ever back yourself in a corner with the PRO rating renewal when demos are close to the same time. It can become pretty interesting to see how insurance companies and USPA respond and work together in a timely responsive fashion. Or not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HomeyTheClown 1 #21 May 24, 2013 Got mine in the mail yesterday, 4 days after payment was processed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #22 May 24, 2013 QuoteThis is according to USPA folks during the last board meeting. ...the transcript of which will be available once they finish transcribing the handwritten shorthand notes via IBM Selectric typewriter, then run off the copies on the hand-cranked ditto machine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #23 May 24, 2013 oooo oooo that smell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
