oliver gregory <<email>> writes:

Our Tennessee Tree Topper Revamp the Ramp project is going great. The decking on the new radial steel structure is almost finished. People say it looks like a cathedral from underneath. It is incredible. We are truly proud and honored that so many people helped out. We'll soon have it all done except for the ceremonial last board! The final board will be put in place by Jim Lamb our most illustrious benefactor! After all, this project was Jim's idea from the very beginning! When Jim puts down the last board, he'll have the official first launch off TTT's newly recreated Henson's Gap Radial Ramp! Then we'll party!

MAYHEM MINI MEET AND FLYIN REMINDER:

TTT is also hosting a low key XC meet and Fly In for the weekend of Memorial Day. Registration will take place at Friday at 6PM on 5/23 and continue on the morning of 5/24. The meet will run from Saturday 5/24 thru Monday 5/26.

This will be a low cost meet with Team Challenge like handicapped tasks. We'll also have fun spot landing and drop streamer bomb drop contests. The gliders and pilots will be handicapped in the same format as the Team Challenge so everyone has a shot at winning! We'll have prizes for the winners. To enter the XC contest, you must be a current TTT and USHPA member with a Hang 3 level rating, mountain cliff launch and thermal soaring experience. Hang 2 Tree Toppers may participate in the bomb drop and spot landing contests.

The cost of the XC contest will be $25. The bomb drop and spot landing contests will cost $10 to enter. Pilots may participate in all three contests. We'll give every pilot who enters the bomb drop contest a personalized Arkansas Drop Streamer made by a real Arkansan, ME! We still need a few more volunteers to help out, but the volunteers can certainly fly in the meet. Volunteers should contact me at <email>

Here's how it will work. We have preregistration up on a link from the www.tennesseetreetoppers.org  site, so get on the list. The tasks will all be called to equalize the challenges for every skill level and glider performance with emphasis on fun and learning. We expect all of the tasks will be called to keep contestants in the Sequatchie Valley with the goals being TTT approved LZ's. Low pressure and fun is what you should expect. This will be a good warm up for those interested in flying The East Coast Championships in Ridgley MD and the TTT Team Challenge this fall.

The Tree Toppers will have a nice dinner on the Saturday the 24TH. . We'll have a covered plate dinner provided by the local TTT supporters and anyone who can help with a dish. The Mayhem Mini Meet tasks and Fly In fun will work up hearty appetites!

There will be other fun things to do for pilots and friends too. Camping is free for Tree Toppers and their friends at the Henson's Gap site with nice bath and shower facilities and our club house. We expect to have wireless inter-net connection available too. All proceeds will go toward the TTT's many projects including the Revamp the Ramp Project and the Landing Field Fund. It's gonna be a blast! I'll be flying in it!!!!

Stay tuned to the Oz Report for updates and check out our website at www.tennesseetreetoppers.org  for even more info on Tree Topper events like Team Challenge 2008.