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2011 Texas State Record 160 Way Sequential Invitational Join the TSR Captains:Tom Jenkins, Tony Domenico , Kate Cooper-Jensen, Larry Henderson, BJ Worth, Josh Hall, Lesley Gale, Roger Ponce de Leon, Scott Latinis, and Alia Veselova for the Texas State Record 160 Way Sequential Invitational! You are invited to apply for a slot on this world class event. Dates: Wednesday, April 6th through Sunday April 10th, 2011 The Goal: 1) Build a new Texas State Record large FS Formation. 2) Transition to a 2nd point. Minimum Qualifications Required: It is the organizers intention to invite to the 2011 TSR Team only Jumpers with proven and current Big Way and Competition Experience. For a jumper to be considered for a TSR Team slot they must: a. Have demonstrated competency in at least one P3 event in 2010, AND b. Have been on at least one 100-way event in 2010, AND c. Have a proven ability to track safely away from a formation, AND d. Have proven to be a reliable team player. e. And/or be an active Advanced or Open competitor in the 2010 or 2011 seasons. The organizing team can waive requirements 'a' and 'b' in certain circumstances. Location: Skydive Spaceland, Rosharon (Houston) Texas. Please refer to the drop zone website at http://www.SkydiveSpaceland.com for information about local camping, bunkhouses, local airports, and nearby motels or http://www.bigways.com Price: $1060 USD for 20 jumps. All jumps will be multiple aircraft formations made from altitudes ranging between 13,500' to 18,000' AGL using oxygen. This cost also INCLUDES the following: • Banquet Dinner Friday evening • Event DVD and stills • T-Shirt Deposit required: $430 USD, once your application has been accepted. A deposit is required in advance to secure your slot. This deposit will be applied towards the total event price. The balance of $630 is due prior to 8:00am on Day 1 of the event and is fully refundable at $32 per jump not made. Payment Methods Accepted: • Cash • Traveler's Checks - Made payable to Skydive Spaceland. Must be signed by you in both signature locations upon check-in. • Personal Check or Bank Check - Funds must be in US$ drawn on a US bank, no exceptions. Made payable to Skydive Spaceland. Mail to Skydive Spaceland, TSR Payment, P.O.Box 1121, Rosharon Texas 77583 USA. • Credit/Debit Card - All credit card transactions are processed by Skydive Spaceland. There are no additional transaction fees. Start Time: 9:00am on April 6th, 2011. Please be registered, waivered, gear checked and ready to jump at this time. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly. Start times for subsequent days will be announced at the end of the preceding day. Release Time: 3:00pm on April 10th, 2011. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly. If you have to leave early on April 10th, be aware that you will pay for the entire day regardless for how many jumps you made. (All applicants must be available for the entire event.) Cancellation & Refund Policy: If you cannot honor your commitment to this event and you cancel before March 1st, 2011, a $200 USD registration fee will be retained, and the remainder of your deposit will be refunded to you. If you cancel after March 2nd, 2011 your entire $430 USD deposit will be retained as a late cancellation penalty. The balance of $630 USD is fully refundable at $32 USD per jump not made. How do I apply for a 2011 TSR slot? Applications to participate are only available through http://www.bigways.com . If you have previously applied to a TSR event, the 2010 World Team, or other big way events through BigWays.com, you may log on to the website by clicking on “Jumpers” in the menu. Your last name is your User ID and your USPA D license number without the D- is your Password (or the foreign equivalent of the D license). Make sure to update all your jumper information to be fairly considered for participation. There will be a lot of competition for slots. At the last TSR, there were nearly 800 applications for the 160 slots. If you have not previously registered with BigWays.com, you must complete an Application “Request Form”. The link is near the bottom of the homepage menu. After you have completed and submitted your Request Form, you may select the 2011 TSR 160-Way Sequential Invitational as the event in which you requesting to participate. The TSR Selection Team will send formal event invitations or your application status beginning on November 1st, 2010. What do I need to bring? Current USPA (or recognized aero club) membership card, photo identification (driver’s license or passport), signed logbook, and ALL JUMPSUITS and/or WEIGHTS -- or an empty weight belt if you plan to rent weights from the Skydive Spaceland gear store -- and/or SWEATSHIRTS to ensure your best performance in each skydive regardless of the fall rate. Also, needless to say, please be sure your reserve is in date. Questions? Please address administrative questions regarding registration and payments to Jim Alkek jimalkek@yahoo.com. Questions about the event and your qualifications can be addressed to Tom Jenkins tom_jenkins2004@yahoo.com .

4-Way Scrambles March 13-14 This is going to be fun! We should be able to complete the event on Saturday. (This event is open to all jumpers regardless of experience level or preferred discipline!) This means YOU! What is a Scrambles event? It's a laid back competition that is structured for individuals who sign up to be randomly placed on 4-person teams according to experience levels. Each member of the team will have different experience levels which will lead to a great learning environment for all members. Learn from some of the top 4-way competitors in a team oriented environment. The intermediate dive pool will be used and special care will be taken to make sure the teams are as even as possible. The meet will consist of 5 rounds and will be judged by USPA sanctioned judge, Tom Jenkins. The jump price is $25 per jump. This includes: Free 4-way coaching by seasoned 4-way competitors. Free video of each jump by an experienced cameraman. Free professional judging by a USPA sanctioned judge. Awards to the winners. As an experienced jumper, what do you get for joining us at the Spaceland 4-Way Scrambles event? An opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. An opportunity to "Give Back" to the sport and to new jumpers. An opportunity to invite your family and friends to watch the event while you compete in a learning environment. Your participation ensures the continued growth of our sport and helps cultivate a healthy group of new skydivers who may decide to form new teams for the season and represent our home DZ. Remember, you're going to need someone to tell all your "No s*$t, there I was" stories. Participants must sign up for this event by doing one of the following: Sign up in person at Manifest. Call manifest at (281) 369-3337 (281) 369-3337, or Contact Tom Jenkins tom_jenkins2004@yahoo.com PLEASE NOTE: All participants must be signed up at manifest and at the DZ Saturday morning at 8AM on March 13, ready to jump.

If any of you are looking for a great skydiving vacation check out the Boogie in Ecuador. The dates are December 5th-14th, 2008. All the information you need can be found at http://www.boogieecuador.com Hope to see you there.

Due to an overwhelming response, we have added an extra aircraft and have opened up this camp to 20 more of you that might be interested in this "no fault", great fun, approach to Big Way skills. Register now if you would like to attend this Camp. We will be closing registration when we have another 20 jumpers signed up. Tom Jenkins

Registration for the 2009 Texas State Record Sequential Invitational is now open on http://www.bigways.com . This event will be held on April 22nd through April 25th, 2009 at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas. The formations will be 152-ways with multiple points. This years event captains included Tom Jenkins, Kate Cooper-Jensen, Larry Henderson, Roger Ponce de Leon ,Jim Jenkins, Tony Domenico and BJ Worth. We are also in the process of getting some other World Team Captains to commit as well. Although the event, when successful, will break the existing 150-way Texas State Record, it will also break the existing World Record for a big way sequential when the second point is achieved. If you would like to be part of the stellar team that will achieve these goals, register now because this event will fill up extremely fast. Remember that this is an invitational only event and registration does not guarantee you a slot or participation in the event. Your registration only indicates your interest and willingness to participate if invited. If you are approved to participate, an official invitation will be sent to you by email in October 2009 (six months proceeding the event).

We'd like to add that this camp has 100 total slots available and we are getting a great response. The remaining slots will fill up fast. So if you would like to attend I recommend that you register soon to insure we have a slot for you. Tom,Kate,Larry,Scott

Go to http://www.theworldteam.com you'll find everything you need there. Tom J.

I don't remember the name of the resturant but Kay Hirsch Made the "Give em Hell Texas" and the "Go Waller" stickers And some more The year that "Skymice" and "Southern Star" competed in 4 way.

If you are interested in coming to this camp and/ or the invitational. Register now. Invitations will be sent out starting August 15th and slots are limited.[/reply Just an update. Although the Texas 44's Invitational is Full ther are still approx. 15 slots still available for the Big Way Camp. November 1st-2nd. And registration is still open for this event.

November Big-Way Events: Camp and Invitational Event Information Big-Way Camp: Event 1 Spaceland will host a two-day big-way camp on November 1-2, 2007. This camp is for everyone who has thought about participating in big-way formation skydiving, skydivers who would like to get invited to big-way events, skydivers wanting to learn more about big-ways, or those who just want to brush up on their big-way skills. The camp will include: 12 formation loads from 13,000 feet 2 formation loads from 15,000 feet with oxygen Aircraft: two Super Otters and a Grand Caravan Big-way seminars on the following topics: Efficient plane exiting Using the stadium approach to the formation Use of formation keys Tracking Docking on big-way formations Big-way safety Use of oxygen Event captains will be Tom Jenkins, Kate Cooper, Larry Henderson, Scott Elmer and Jim Alkek. Registration will be limited to the maximum Spaceland lift capacity. Depending on the camp registration total, formation sizes will be 20-ways and 40-ways. Register online at www.bigways.com or www.texasstaterecord.com (look for the "Application Form" link in the navigation if you haven't used this site before). Please note that registration does not insure you a slot. You will be contacted by the captains after they have reviewed your application. The cost of the big-way camp will be $364.00 per person. Minimum requirements for applicants: 300 or more formation skydiving jumps Proven ability to perform safely in 10 way and larger formations Proven canopy skills 100% team players Questions? Contact Tom Jenkins at tom_jenkins2004@yahoo.com. Online registration questions? Contact Jim Alkek at jimalkek@yahoo.com. Texas 44s/Top Talent Sequential RW Invitational: Event 2 Spaceland will host a Top Talent Sequential RW Invitational on November 3-4, 2007. This invitational is for experienced big-way and competition jumpers only, and space is very limited. Some of the jumpers who attend the November big-way camp and receive a captain's recommendation may be invited to participate in the Top Talent Sequential Invitational. The camp will include: 14 jumps from 18,000 feet with oxygen Aircraft: two Super Otters and a Grand Caravan New, challenging formations that will produce great photos Captains will be Tom Jenkins, Kate Cooper, Larry Henderson, Scott Elmer and Jim Alkek. Registration will be limited to the maximum Spaceland lift capacity. Depending on the registration totals, the formations will be 40-ways to 44-ways (possibly larger). Register online at www.bigways.com or www.texasstaterecord.com (look for the "Application Form" link in the navigation if you haven't used this site before). Please note that registration does not insure you a slot. You will be contacted by the captains after they have reviewed your application. The cost of the big-way sequential invitational is $408.00 per person. Questions? Contact Tom Jenkins at tom_jenkins2004@yahoo.com. Online registration questions? Contact Jim Alkek at jimalkek@yahoo.com. We hope to see you there!

If you are interested in coming to this camp and/ or the invitational. Register now. Invitations will be sent out starting August 15th and slots are limited.

Registration for these events is now open and online at http://www.bigways.com

Registration for these events is now open and online at http://www.Bigways.com .

Sorry, the 2009 CP events will also be at Spaceland. Here is the USPA notice; "Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas, won the bid to host the 2009 U.S. National Skydiving Championships to include canopy piloting; they also won the bid to host the 2009 National Collegiate Championships."

So. Have you heard that Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon (Houston) Texas will host the 2008 Colligate Nationals AND was also awarded the 2009 FS and Artistic Nationals. More info to come. Dates to follow as well.

DVD's were mailed out on 6/7/07. You will only receive one if you filled out an envelope during the event and put it in the box in mainfest. If you didn't do that, contact Eric Boyd at Spaceland and he can get you one. Tom J.

Thanks to EVERYONE!

A-3 But you probably knew that.

The TSR Staff and Organizers and the Staff and > Owners of Skydive Spaceland would like to take this > time to speak directly to all TSR team members in > regard to skydiver safety and canopy piloting at the > upcoming TSR 150 way's. As we have always done at > past Texas State Record Events we will be making > Safety our number one priority. This will include > aircraft safety, freefall safety, and canopy > piloting safety and procedures. The following rules > and procedures will be implemented during this > event. > > 1) High performance landings of ANY kind will not be > tolerated at the TSR. This INCLUDES camera > personnel, organizers, DZ staff etc. No maneuvers > (including sashays (flat turns back and forth) on > final approach, deep brakes on final approach, OR > any turns over 90 degree's.) will be allowed on any > dive and in all the designated landing areas. > > 2) Breakoff procedures will be rehearsed and opening > altitudes will be assigned to all participants. You > must follow these prosedures. > > 3) It will be reguired that after canopy opening you > DO NOT remove your booties or any part of your > jumpsuits at all. Sliders can only be collapsed and > stowed after you have unstowed your brakes and have > cleared your airspace. > > 3) TSR highly recommends a wing loading between 1.25 > and 1.75 (min and max). Leave the highly wingloaded > pocket rockets and big floaty canopies at home for > this one. Please. > > 4) There WILL be designated landing areas during the > TSR. We will be utilizing the entire 135 acres of > the DZ for this purpose. We will also designate > mandatory landing directions for all participants on > all dives. All participants will be reguired to > check in with designated personel at your assigned > landing areas. > > All of these safety regulations and procedures are > for your safety and the safety of all of our friends > on the TSR. We hope that you understand our concerns > and that you will implement these safety procedures > on every jump. Thanks, The TSR Captains, Skydive Spaceland and opur staffs. >

You may be right! With the quality of jumpers on the Alpha team no telling what Sector Captain Scott Latnis will come up with. So...if your interested in filling out one of the last remaining Alpha slots Register. http://www.texasstaterecord.com

Sectors are listed as well. Sector Captains: Sector 1 (Base) Tom Jenkins Sector 1 Jack Berke/Tony Dominico Sector 2 Kate Cooper Sector 3 Roger Ponce Sector 4 Larry Henderson Sector 5 Jim Jenkins Sector 6 Harry Hopkins Sector 7 Lou Tommaso/BJ Worth

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Very Soon! We are working out the last slots now and will post the slots on http://www,texasstaterecord.com Tom J.

The TSR 150 Way Sequential Invitational is a short 10 weeks away. To be held at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon Texas. April 18th-22nd, 2007. The roster is 99% full. I say 99% only because the personel for an event like this is always in flux due to changes in work schedules, family issues, injuries, Etc. We are still accepting applications/registrations for slots and Alpha Team Members. If you are interested and think that you have the experience for this event you are welcome to register for a slot at http://www.texasstaterecord.com All event related information can be found at this website. Once you have registered the captains will review you resume and get back to you with a response. Also, we will have 2 Casa's, 5 super Otters, and 1 Grand Caravan on hand for the big way jumps and these airplanes will all be available to jump during the course of the TSR Event. ( With No registration fee). So, Come and join the TSR 150 Way Team for a 5 day gathering of some of the best Big Way Formation Skydivers Worldwide. We hope you can come!

To answer some questions: The first group of invitations were e-mailed out 2 nights ago. If you have registered but haven't received an invitation yet stand by. We are still reviewing applicants and will be sending out additional invites. If you have registered with us for past events but not for this TSR (TSR 150 Way sequential Invitational) you have to update your registration (http://bigways.com)and click on this event to be considered for a slot. There was a glitch in the online payment system. We think it is worked out. You can contact Spaceland directly if you continue to have a problem. Mary...I think you've heard back from me. Wendy...Check the cost of the other events of this size and scope and you'll find that our costs are close to the same and even quite a bit less. I hope that you all are as excited about the next TSR as we are.