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Texas Skydiving League THIS WEEKEND!
This weekend is TSL Meet #2 at Spaceland; it will be a 4 and 8 way meet. Saturday at 8 am we will have the 4 way briefing and Sunday at 8 am will be the 8 way briefing.
Remember to check www.texasskydivingleague.org for updates and meet results. If you haven't seen it already check out http://www.texasskydivingleague.org/results.html; information from Meet 1 is posted along with team photos, scores and even videos of the top teams in each class!
And remember, it's not too late to form a team and join in the fun of competition!
 Speed Star Results
On June 14th, Havoc and Skydive Spaceland staged a FS Speed competition. Jumpers of all experience levels from 200 jumps to 10,000+ jumps - showed up for the meet. Houston jumpers, Austin jumpers, and others, combined to form two eleven-way teams, as they squared off for 4 rounds of fun and challenging dives. Teams were formed after all jumpers had registered, with the goal of ensuring that both teams had a good mix of experience (the old farts) and not-so-much-experience (the kids). The two lowest experienced jumpers from each team were moved to the other team after round 1, with the idea being to let them benefit from the wit and wisdom of experienced jumpers on both teams. The plan was to move them back to their original team for round 4, but scheduling didn't quite match up with planning (Hey, just like real life!).
The rules for each round were different, keeping things interesting. Round 1 (otherwise known as the "so you think you wanna be a super floater" round) had 3 floaters leaving the plane 2 seconds before the rest of the team. Round 2 used the US Nationals 10-way exit rules. Round 3 involved a no-show, no-grips exit. Round 4 had the teams designate a "base" person who the other members of the team had to touch before they could enter the formation.
Brett Thomas and John "Demo" McDonnell donated their video skills and services, while Joe Harris, Scott Elmer, and Scott Latinis alternated as team captains. Stevie Boyd was masterful with the manifest duties, juggling the Speed jumpers, Spaceland SPX 8-way team, Flash Point 4-way, 9 Feet Over Texas 4-way, tandem jumpers, and fun jumpers.
The competition was close with Joe Harris' team finally coming out on top, earning them the right to wear the medals proudly proclaiming "We One". Joining Joe were Wendy Wilkinson, Rich Parrish, Harry Hopkins, John Pety, Weldon Herchek, Susan Caracio, James Parham, John Lunning, David Heinrich, Matt Strohmayer and Brett Thomas on video.
 Havoc and Skydive Spaceland would like to thank all of the jumpers who came out to play. For anyone who didn't make it out this time, it's not too early to start working on your speed skills for the next competition.
--Scott Latinis
Live Water Training and BYOM Grillout July 4th
It all starts Friday, the Fourth of July at 6 p.m. Remember to bring a change of clothes, shoes, and a towel since you will be getting wet during this training. We do have showers to clean up in after the dunking.
For the BYOM (Bring Your Own Meat) Grillout, Bart Stonestreet will be manning the grill during the evening. Bring your own whatever you want Bart to grill.
Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) Instructor Course July 7-13
- July 7-13
- Course Director: Jay Stokes
Are you interested in becoming an AFF instructor? Visit www.certificationunlimited.com for more information or to sign up for the course.
Monthly Free Seminar: So you want to be an Instructor? July 12
Jay Stokes will be our guest speaker on July 12; his seminar is titled "So you want to be an Instructor?". Jay is the Vice President of U.S.P.A. and has more than 17,000 skydives and over 30 years in the sport. In 2006, Jay set the record for the most jumps in a 24-hour period, 640! Jay is not only an Instructor in every training method available (civilian and military), he is also an Examiner in all those methods.
Whether you are looking to become an Instructor or just want to take in some knowledge from one of the most experienced Instructor/Examiners in the world, please join us on Saturday, July 12 following jumping that day.
Congratulations...
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Latest Graduates:
- Joel Lee: 5-4
- Chris Giesbrecht 5-4
- Patrick Howell 5-9
- Clu Reagan 6-21
- Kelly Sullivan 6-21
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Milestones:
- 700 jumps: Shari Gauldin
- 1000 jumps: Demo
- 1000 jumps: Val Ruda
- 30 years in sport: James Parham
- SCR (Star Crest Recipient): Liz Viets
- SCR: Hannah Beery
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Speed Star competition winners:
Joe Harris, Wendy Wilkinson, Rich Parrish, Harry Hopkins, John Pety, Weldon Herchek, Susan Caracio, James Parham, John Lunning, David Heinrich, Matt Strohmayer and Brett Thomas on video.
When you accomplish something great, please email me and let me know. We don't want to leave anyone out! eric@skydivespaceland.com |
