buzzfink

1. In your candidates statement, you speak of the State Liability Act as it pertains to skiing...how do you see that translating to skydiving? The Skiing industry was being faced with lawsuits left and right. They had the clout to draft model liability legislation that essentially put everyone in a particular state on notice that skiing was dangerous and you could be hurt or killed if you participate. Similar to the wording in our waivers. By doing that the law prevented money hungry trial lawyers from going on the attack everytime someone was hurt, even if it was their own fault. Ed Scott with USPA has developed the same type of legislation for skydiving. I feel it is in our (the association and memberships) best interest to get this into as many states as possible. No one wants to see there nearby DZ go out of business due to frivolous lawsuits. 2. How do you envision communications being better with the membership? Simple. An e-mail list should be maintained via the website. Those interested should sign up to be kept informed on Board issues. Especially for the rating holders. I do not believe the BSR's should be changed without soliciting input from the rating holders. In addition, more needs to be communicated to the membership through Parachutist, S&T newsletter and other means. Thanks for the questions. Blue Skies! Alan "Buzz" Fink

I've watched as Treetop has danced around questions such as "why won't he provide his original statement". I would like to make this thread available to anyone wanting to ask me any questions. I promise to be civil and not attack anyone with a different point of view. Probably the most controversial point about me is that my Drop Zone is Cypres Required. I hear it all the time that if elected I might vote to make USPA AAD required. Nothing can be further from the truth. I believe in personal freedoms. For instance, I was against the State of California requiring motorcyclist to wear helmets. However, if someone goes to a private race track, I feel it is appropriate for the owner to require helmets. Anyway, regardless of who you vote for, please learn about the candidates and vote. Thanks and Blue Skies! Alan "Buzz" Fink