I have worked in the NW Iowa and SW Minnesota areas a several times in the past 3 years. I have called to get information about doing some skydiving and bringing in some of my co-workers for tandem jumps. I have left several messages during each visit to this region but no one has ever returned my call. I did, one time, come out of my hotel in Pipestone, MN to find someone left a business card on the windsheild wiper of my truck (displaying skydiving and USPA logo's) and took this as in invitation, but still no luck. USPA should look into actions like this and possibly revoke their membership. This gives the rest of the facilities and the sport a bad name for anyone interested in skydiving. Maybe the only way they will do anything is if someone calls 1-800-SKYDIVE for that 3rd party organization to charge people more money to make a phone call. WTF, Over?!!
