"Parachutist" versus "Skydiving" Magazines

[jumpwally 0]

Nice,,very nice !

smile, be nice, enjoy life
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[NickDG 23]

"SKYDIVING" all the way . . .

NickD

[shropshire 0]

Neither but we do get This One

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[EXTremeWade 0]

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I too find it ironic that "Skydiving" magazine features B.A.S.E. jumping, while "Parachutist" magazine does not.

Or put another way, "Parachutist" only covers skydiving whereas "Skydiving" covers all parachutists.

Peace,
-Jeff.

Shouldnt that be the other way around

[NickDG 23]

Of course I meant "Jan Meyer" not Jan Davis. Just got off a 12 hour shift on the Ambulance when I posted.

Lotta "Jans" in the sport . . .

NickD

[airbigdaddy 0]

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"SKYDIVING" all the way . . .

NickD

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Yes, of course, we know ... Parachutist sucks, USPA sucks ... It all sucks. They're all out to get us. The men in the black helicopters don't really want us to skydive.

-Lambert-

"It's better to be looked over than overlooked."

[jimjumper 25]

I've gotten both for the last 20+ years. If the goal is to save trees, Skydiving should quit with the renewal notices. I get them every 2-3 months no matter how long I still have on the subscription. Of course if the subscription expiration was on the address label (it's not) I'd be able to tell when it was expiring.

[JohnRich 4]

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I've gotten both for the last 20+ years. If the goal is to save trees, Skydiving should quit with the renewal notices. I get them every 2-3 months no matter how long I still have on the subscription. Of course if the subscription expiration was on the address label (it's not) I'd be able to tell when it was expiring.

Yeah. We cover that issue, here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1610497;

[denete 2]

I enjoy both. With Skydiving I get the BASE glimpse that Parachutist doesn't give me.

SCR #14809

"our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe"
(look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

[tbrown 26]

I've always like both magazines. Parachutist is the "official" showcase mag that I like to show my friends, with all the snazzy pics.

But for reading material, exploring controversial subjects and points of view, I find Skydiving to be far and away the better read.

Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity !

[adobelover 0]

We get both and enjoy reading both of them.

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Old age ain't no place for sissies!

[chuckakers 369]

OK, so after 381 votes, it appears that 52% of respondents subscribe to Parachutist. Aside from the folks that are from outside the U.S., it looks like there are a lot of U.S. jumpers that aren't USPA members?

Are there that many non-USPA DZs?

Are there that many USPA DZs that don't require membership?

Has USPA become that irrelevant?

Chuck Akers
D-10855
Houston, TX

[wolfriverjoe 1,339]

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OK, so after 381 votes, it appears that 52% of respondents subscribe to Parachutist. Aside from the folks that are from outside the U.S., it looks like there are a lot of U.S. jumpers that aren't USPA members?

Are there that many non-USPA DZs?

Are there that many USPA DZs that don't require membership?

Has USPA become that irrelevant?

Not subscribing to Parachutist doesn't automatically mean not being a USPA member. A couple guys at my DZ got so tired of Parachutist being the same people, places and things that they told USPA not to send it. It doesn't lessen the dues, but makes their mailbox a little less full.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[JohnRich 4]

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OK, so after 381 votes, it appears that 52% of respondents subscribe to Parachutist. Aside from the folks that are from outside the U.S., it looks like there are a lot of U.S. jumpers that aren't USPA members? Are there that many non-USPA DZs?

I don't believe those statistics should be interpreted in that way.

If I recall, multiple choices were allowed in the poll. Thus, one person could vote that he subscribes to both "Parachutist" and "Skydiving". That's only one person, but two votes. And a large number of the total votes may fit into this possibility.

So it's NOT really saying that of all the respondents, only 52% are USPA members.

It's more like saying that, of all the USPA members that get "Parachutist" as part of their membership, all but 9% of them also get "Skydiving" (52% - 43% = 9%).

[chuckakers 369]

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OK, so after 381 votes, it appears that 52% of respondents subscribe to Parachutist. Aside from the folks that are from outside the U.S., it looks like there are a lot of U.S. jumpers that aren't USPA members? Are there that many non-USPA DZs?

I don't believe those statistics should be interpreted in that way.

If I recall, multiple choices were allowed in the poll. Thus, one person could vote that he subscribes to both "Parachutist" and "Skydiving". That's only one person, but two votes. And a large number of the total votes may fit into this possibility.

So it's NOT really saying that of all the respondents, only 52% are USPA members.

It's more like saying that, of all the USPA members that get "Parachutist" as part of their membership, all but 9% of them also get "Skydiving" (52% - 43% = 9%).

Gotcha, John. My pea brain didn't catch that. But it kinda does bring up the subject.

Chuck Akers
D-10855
Houston, TX

[Braz933 0]

I subscribe to Skydiving. I have yet to read Parachutists (not yet a uspa member).

[stayhigh 2]

Parachutist sucks
Skydiving Rocks..

Parachutist goes into trash can.
Skydiving stays on coffee table.

Bernie Sanders for President 2016

[airbigdaddy 0]

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Parachutist sucks
Skydiving Rocks..

Parachutist goes into trash can.
Skydiving stays on coffee table.

They're always looking for writers. Feel free to contribute something so it sucks less.

-Lambert-

"It's better to be looked over than overlooked."