Levin 0 #1 March 21, 2005 updated schedule meets and information. some of the information is a re-post. i apologize for that. The Texas CPC consists of 5 meets featuring the traditional events of speed, distance and zone accuracy. At the end of the season the top 5 overall canopy pilots from each district are invited to the CPC National Championships. First place at the CPC National Championships automatically becomes ‘Pro’ certified on the PST. Places 2 – 10 will be eligible to take the Pro Qualification Test. Beginning in 2006 the advanced class will be eliminated from the Pro Swooping Tour and all pilots wishing to join the PST will have to do so by qualifying in their local CPC district. Texas CPC district competitions will be held at various Dropzones and other suitable locations. In an effort to promote the sport of high performance canopy piloting, when appropriate and possible, competitions will be held in suitable locations other than Dropzones where the public may be invited. To register and compete competitors must have at least 500 high performance landings in total which must include a minimum of 100 high performance landings within the previous 12 months of which 50 high performance landings must be on their current canopy. The CPC defines a high performance landing as “Any pilot who initiates any type of input or turn to gain extra speed for landing is making a high performance landing”. Competitions held in a location other than a Dropzone will require the competitor to be a member of the USPA and posses a USPA ‘D’ license. The 2005 Texas CPC schedule is as follows… Meet #1 - Skydive Houston – May 15 Meet #2 - Skydive Aggieland – June 5 Meet #3 - Skydive Dallas – June 26 Meet #4 - Lake Gladewater – July 10 Meet #5 – Skydive Spaceland – August 21 [Alternate / Bad Weather] – August 28 [Alternate / Bad Weather] – September 4 Meet #4 will be hosted by Skydive East Texas and held at Lake Gladewater in Gladewater, TX. Skydive East Texas has been operating for 13 years and has maintained a fatality free safety record. The Dropzone has very good relations with the city and the city is looking forward to this event. In addition to the public there will be at least two television news stations and newspapers present. This event will be the highlight of the Texas CPC season. Competitors that wish to compete in this event must be present the day prior for evaluation during practice. Competitors that wish to compete in this event but did not compete in one of the three prior meets will need to provide a “Letter of Confidence” from one of the following before being allowed to register. • S&TA • USPA Instructor • USPA National Director – must be current resident of Texas • USPA Regional Director – must represent the region in which the competitor resides • USPA Pro Rated Canopy Pilot • PST Pro Certified Canopy Pilot • Sponsored Athlete – An experienced skydiver considered to be a Pro in his region and has obtained at least one full sponsorship from an established and reputable canopy or container manufacturer. Competitors at this meet are expected to act as professionals and refrain from any behavior that may be deemed unprofessional in the public’s eye. A red penalty card will be assessed to any competitor displaying unprofessional conduct. An objective of the CPC is to provide a controlled flight arena for canopy pilots to fine tune existing skills and gain competition experience. There will be a Zero Tolerance policy for those deemed to posses the wrong attitude, commit safety violations and/or create a dangerous element in a controlled flight arena. It is the responsibility of the competitor to read and understand the rules prior to competition. All rules will be strictly enforced. CPC Rules can be found on the Rules page at www.canopypiloting.com/cpc.htm. Please read the homepage, rules, news, Texas circuit page and forums. If you have any questions or would like a word.doc of the rules email me at [email protected]. In order to be eligible for score tallying at the end of the season and a chance to go to the CPC National Championships competitors must be a member of the Canopy Piloting Circuit and compete in 4/5 events. CPC membership is $50 annually and includes access to an exclusive forum for your local CPC district on www.canopypiloting.com. To join the CPC fill out the online membership at www.canopypiloting.com/members.htm and send me an email to [email protected]. Registration for each competition is $50 for CPC members and $75 for non-members. Registration is 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. the morning of each competition followed by mandatory meeting at 9:15 a.m. Competitors may pre-register at any time prior to the registration deadline and must be pre-registered to use the course during practice. The weekend of competition only cash or money order will be accepted for registration and membership fees. Registration and memberships fees may be paid by check by pre-registering at least 10 days prior to competition. To request a pre-registration form email Levin at [email protected]. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #2 March 29, 2005 W00T!!!!!!"Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
