USPPA

05/18/2026

USPPA executive board meets remotely 100% of the time. It was a special treat for the 4 of us to be at Parajam 2026 and spend time with members and volunteers.
Ghada Baz, President
Rachel Breckenridge, Vice President
Andrea Yancy, Secretary
Ryan Potter, Treasurer

05/15/2026

Zipline and Wing at the event tent RIGHT NOW at Parajam for a session on the drone delivery industry. They will also be at the USPPA tent later for more show and tell. See you there!

05/15/2026

Wing, delivery drone operator, will also be us at Parajam tomorrow, Friday at 1:00 PM, at the event tent in Richmond County Airport.
Along with Zipline, Wing will be sharing industry updates and efforts to reach out to the PPG community.

05/09/2026

USPPA will host Zipline drone delivery at Parajam on Friday May 15. Reps will be present to learn about paramotors, speak about their industry, and share our efforts to coexist with the community. Catch their presentation at 1:00 PM in the event tent and stop by the USPPA tent for a closer look at their equipment.

04/26/2026

USPPA will be at PARAJAM! All members are invited to a Cookies & Conversations social on Saturday May 16 at 11:00 AM-12:00 PM.
As the USPPA network of members, instructors, and volunteers grows, this is everyone's chance to stop by for an informal, in-person meet and greet with nothing on the agenda but cookies and conversations. See you soon!

04/24/2026

USPPA is launching a new event calendar and submission form! The new system incorporates the USPPA's fly-in safety guidelines, ensuring organizers have thoughtfully considered various factors and putting information right in your hands as you plan for your next fly-in.
The new calendar will be launched on May 1st. Organizers with events on the existing calendar are encouraged to submit their events to the new calendar to avoid interruption in advertising. Link in the first comment!

04/22/2026

NOW AVAILABLE: Incident Analysis Report for 24/25 - visit the "Safety" tab on USPPA.org to view the report and other resources.

USPPA launched an Incident Analysis Committee with a goal to identify and share trends with the community. While Instructors are required to submit any incidents they become aware of, anyone in the community is encouraged to submit. Submissions are shared without any personally identifiable data and do not have any negative implications for pilots or submitters.
The incident analysis committee is Jeremy Howe (Chair), Leah Catullo, Francesco DeSantis, and Alex Lang.

Jeremy Howe, Leah Catullo, Francesco De Santis, Alex Lang
Ghada Baz, Rachel Johnson-Breckenridge, Andrea Lee Yancy, Ryan Potter

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

NEW MEXICO Pilots: please be aware of planned low-level airplane and helicopter flights for geological scans in southern central New Mexico. Link in the content for more details. Spread the word!

04/02/2026

Please clear your cache and cookies! The website just got moved over to a different platform, so hold on to your hats while everything populates and we iron out any issues over the next couple of days. This update makes our website more secure over time and allows us to make future improvements more freely.
Shout out to our tech team, Mike Barsalou and Stan Spilman, and a big thank you to former president Noah Rasheta for helping make this handover seamless.