Ben Reese wrote:Bob Kuczewski's Expulsion Info UpdateThu, Apr 18 2019, 11:58:12 pmThe following post is about the Life Time Expulsion of Bob Kuczewski from USHPA. These are truthful and verified statements both written and verbal gathered over time and reviewed prior to display here.
Intro:With whatever credibility I have here in the OZreport forum, I would like to spend clearing the record of misinformation with correct information.
There are 3 issues which I hammered Bob K. with in this forum that played a part in creating his public image, convicting him of willfully harming USHPA.
They are in order of occurrence:
1. Voter Fraud of a competing organization and trying to manipulate
a vote similar to one USHPA would have had while he was an RD..
2. Personally volunteering and seeking out the opposing attorneys
in a lawsuit against USHPA. So he could testify against USHPA and
do harm to it..
3. Willfully lying in court testimony and committing perjury resulting
in the loss and $$ payout of USHPA's insurance company.
The base information came from many sources trusted by all of us. These sources were used in determining Bob's expulsion.
I am not going to spend time chasing those sources here. What I feel compelled to do is present information which can be found which is convincingly contrary to these 3 labels which helped expel Bob K. from USHPA membership and his freedom to fly for life.. This is a serious result and power that none of us should hopefully ever face.
1. Accused of Voter Fraud:Bob Kuczewski wrote:Please Redistribute Votes
Sent: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:33 am
From: bobk
To: sg bobk SkyPilot S C Wise ThinAirDesigns
Jack (cc Transition Team Members - Note that PM would not send to all!!),
I just noticed that you've included me in the list of candidates. Yet my own candidate post (which you removed from the forum) stated:
Finally, I'd like to comment that I fully endorse Scott Wise as Transition Team Chairman in addition to myself. In fact, if Scott does accept his nomination, then I will withdraw my own candidacy in support of Scott.
Scott did accept his nomination shortly after my post, and I am therefore not a candidate.
So I ask that all of the votes for me be redistributed to Scott since that was my posted recommendation prior to the start of voting.
Thanks.
Bob Kuczewski
Below is:
Previous to above MSG sent to, Jack A. "SG" and others; From Bob K.
The full msg below and above can be seen at the link below.
Bob Kuczewski wrote:As you may know, I was on USHPA's Board of Directors, and I attended 5 of the 6 USHPA Board meetings over the last 3 years. I've seen how their board operates, and I've seen what works and what doesn't work. From that perspective, I've come to believe that the greatest problem with USHPA has been a lack of insight by the general membership into what the Board does and how it does it. All of their other problems flow from that one single failing. So when I began contemplating a new national organization, I immediately thought about what we could do better. The list (as you might imagine) was pretty long, but at the top of it was accountability to our members. That means that the members should always know how we vote and how we conduct ourselves as representatives of the HGAA and particularly in all HGAA meetings and discussions. I think that is probably my primary goal for the new organization - transparency.
Finally, I'd like to comment that I fully endorse Scott Wise as Transition Team Chairman in addition to myself. In fact, if Scott does accept his nomination, then I will withdraw my own candidacy in support of Scott. I do this because I think that Scott has demonstrated the proper mix of authority and tolerance. This is a hang gliding association and it's made up of people who have a great deal of independence and self confidence. I believe our members would prefer a leader who respects that independence, and treats us with the respect that Scott has shown during his tenure as Transition Team Chair. Let's get back to where we were when we started and get behind Scott again to lead us forward.
https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... 98&start=6My conclusion:Bob makes his intentions clear from the beginning..
He is willing to run for office only if "Scott Wise" does not run..
Bob, calls Scott the better candidate and endorses him.
Scott was late to decide on running and Jack A. "SG" did not
remove Bob K. from the ballot before the vote.
Bob then asked Jack to halt the vote and update the members that a revote was the best option. Assigning Bob's votes to Scott was also discussed but was dismissed as a viable solution..
This is not voter fraud or an attempt at voter fraud. It was an attempt to provide the best candidate for members of the same party. It was an error in communication and timing that caused the rumors. Jack "SG" was supporting the opposite candidate. Bob accused "SG" of allowing the vote to be split between Him and Scott causing neither to carry the party they represented… One can argue that "SG" manipulated the outcome as well as any single person could have. "SG" had a greater fiduciary responsibility because of his control of the narrative and the flow of information.
Both Bob and SG had vested interests in different outcomes. This does not make either guilty of manipulation or voter fraud. Bob's version of the story is supported by previous communications predicting this very scenario and attempting to avoid it. Based on this info "SG" should have used his fiduciary responsibility to have a revote excluding Bob from the ballot. Same as USHPA did with the Reform re-vote, the best solution. Accusing Bob of voter fraud was an emotional response, not a logical one.
The "voter fraud" label stuck to Bob and I perpetuated it with incomplete information that wrongfully harmed Bob's credibility… I do not see his actions as voter fraud. I see him trying to serve his supporters and represent their interests as a candidate who steps aside for a more qualified candidate. Actually it's a noble action that deserves telling. It is also a powerful endorsement of a political position. A common practice in politics at every level of service.
2. Accused of seeking out opposing attorneys in lawsuit against USHPABelow copied from PDF #1:
Bob's 1st Contact:
From: Brett J. Schreiber <SCHREIBER>
To: <email> <bobkuczewski>
Subject: Expert Consultant in Paragliding Collision at Torrey Pines Gliderport Date: 09/28/2012 06:10:25 PM (Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:10:25 +0000)
Mr. Kuczewski:
Our office is currently investigating a potential case involving an in-air collision between two pilots at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. In doing research on potential consultants and experts in the field we came across your contact information.
The long and short of it is that our client, Shannon Hamby, was a student pilot and was being directed into the landing zone when another much more experienced pilot came in from above and negligently, recklessly and/or intentionally collided with her causing devastating injuries. You may be familiar with the incident as it caught a lot of press and had a lot of buzz within the paragliding community.
I’d like to see if you have some time early next week to discuss acting in a consultant role for us with respect to the “rules of the road” of paragliding and possibly testifying down the road as an expert in the case.
Please get back to me at your earliest convenience.
Thank you. Brett
Brett J. Schreiber
Associate
THORSNES BARTOLOTTA McGUIRE LLP
2550 Fifth Avenue, Eleventh Floor San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 619-236-9363 Fax: 619-236-9653
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Website:
http://www.tbmlawyers.com Email:<email>
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This letter above written to Bob K. is evidence against Bob making 1st contact from opposing attorneys. I spoke to Bob in person over many months asking obvious questions before posting this..
Why and how did they choose to contact you?
"I was well known for attending the public City Council Meetings and my
name and email appeared on the meeting minutes, it's public info… "
"I was both an H4 and P4 and previous Regional Director with a history of
public scrutiny exposing unsafe practices by "ACA" Air California Adventures.
That was the defendant in this lawsuit."
"It was natural for them to approach me in discovery."This above is a summary of some very extensive conversations between Bob and myself…
Below Copied from PDF #2:
Bob's response to 1st Contact:
From: Bob Kuczewski <bobkuczewski>
To: Brett J. Schreiber <SCHREIBER>
Subject: Re: Expert Consultant in Paragliding Collision at Torrey Pines Gliderport Date: 09/29/2012 08:58:58 AM
""Mr. Schreiber,
For many years I have been trying to get the City of San Diego to provide meaningful oversight of the Torrey Pines Gliderport concessionaire for the purposes of fairness and safety. I have a long track record of those efforts.
I am continuing to pursue that goal, and my greatest concern about participating as an expert witness - in any one case - is that it may impede my ability to negotiate with the City to do a better job of oversight in general … and for all cases.
So I would need to be convinced that participating in your case would not cause me to be "shut out" at City Hall based on any real or perceived conflicts of interest. I don't know if that can be done, but if it can, then I might consider participation. Of course there may be other obstacles, but the greatest one I can see right now is my ability to work with the City to fix the problems at Torrey Pines for everyone's benefit and safety.
Please keep me advised as your selection process and the case continues.
Sincerely,
Bob Kuczewski""
This last letter is Bob's reply to 1st contact by opposing attorneys doing their jobs in discovery.
Bob's reply was considerate to the future of his sport and it's most public and famous flying site.
His agenda was disclosed as public safety and made clear to these attorneys.
His agenda was not to harm USHPA. That was the result of discovery in a lawful court case
where the truth must be discovered.. That is the basis of our very society and the duty of
every responsible and freedom loving citizen…
In light of the most recent events at Torrey resulting in 2 deaths it appears that Bob's warnings
and concerns were warranted. He continues to attend meetings at the City Council…
I think that before he attended to many of these meetings. That is my personal feeling.
This is a free country and public meetings are for the public discretion on attendance.
3. Perjury and lying in Court:No formal accusations other than rumor that Bob lied in court. He has not been accused in court records or admonished by a judge for perjury. According to Bob's sworn words to me; not even a comment of perjury was discussed by USHPA's defense about Bob's testimony as an expert witness.
My Summary:Nothing I have presented here are grounds for expulsion.
A case can be argued that grounds for commendations are just as likely a result?
Of course this is not likely to happen. But a case for a re-evaluation of his expulsion must be considered by a moral and honorable peer group.
My point here is that, if I am in any small way a representative and responsible to this peer group for my historical actions, then I would want them carefully examined before expelling and tearing me from the sport, so much a part of me…
We must base our decisions on valid information and if original information and assumptions are wrong then we must correct that information and those assumptions.
Sincerely,
Ben Reese 
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