How To Set USPA State Records

10 Easy Steps

1. Plan your event: keep in mind you’ll need a videographer who can provide a still photo for judging, and a computer with a photo editing program. If you don’t have Photoshop, try downloading Gimp; it’s free.

2. Collect names, USPA membership numbers, and membership expiration from each participant. Hint: for larger groups, it helps to make a spreadsheet or separate typed list of participant information.

3. Download the wingsuit judging grid from the USPA website.

4. Contact two judges (one can be the Safety and Training Advisor at the dropzone, the other a USPA or FAI rated judge, or they can both be judges) and inform them of your record attempt. A pilot may not sign off on wingsuit formation records.

5. Declare your intended formation before you jump.

6. Select the best photo of your formation.

7. You may use your own computer to place the USPA grid over the photo to see if you are confident about achieving a record.

8. Contact the judges and ask them to verify that all participants are in their slots using the grid overlaid on a still photograph of the formation. Judges should also check that your participant information is correct, and that you have at least 51 percent USPA members.

9. Fill in this form.

10. Scan and email the completed form, along with a still photo with and without grid (and separate list of participants if that information doesn’t fit in handwriting on the form) to competition@uspa.org. You may also fax the form to USPA at +1 (540) 604-9741 if you don’t have a scanner.