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Jesse 'tex' Leos

@tex.fly

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- Skydiving & Wind Tunnel Coaching -
Aerial videographer
Takin' all my full circles, makin' straight lines.
Texan.

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2025 Greatest Hits - link to YT in my bio.

800 jumps this year to choose from as a human drone, coach, inside flyer, leader, canopy flocker.

Some of my favorite skydives with my favorite people I’ve ever been on. Hands down, all-time year.
 Thank you to everyone I flew with in 2025. Massive appreciation for trusting me to chase you and lead you around the sky. So many POV’s exist inside this compilation that it would be so difficult to thank everyone individually - but your generosity in sharing these moments and allowing me to show both sides of the experience does not go unnoticed.

Alongside a fulfilling year of coaching at home at Skydive Spaceland, this year brought new events, new coaching formats, and new ideas.

I had the opportunity to go deeper into camera flying and canopy flocking than ever before. I followed some phenomenal flyers and learned alongside the top coaches. I took every chance to experiment with new lines, push creativity, and deliver some of the most meaningful coaching experiences of my career. If this inspires you to push your flying, we’d love to have you join us at Tunnel Retreats, The Movement Lab, the Team Performance Series or any of our other concept events hosted by @alethiaja and myself.

Not every moment this year was easy or unfolded the way we hoped. A reminder not to ride the highs too high or the lows too low. Grateful to still be in the arena and to have shared peak experiences with those I love.

And before 2026 begins - To the critics hoping I’d just step aside: Your voices were indeed heard this year. I’ll still be right here. Still charging. Still learning. Still giving everything I have. Still not gatekeeping the sport. Still building meaning in flying with the best of the best. Still just as bad as I used to be.

Grateful for the companies whose gear I trust completely - your support allows me to fly with trust in safety and on my own terms:

@skydivespaceland_houston  @uptvector  @tonfly_official  @ssk.us  @cypresaad  @performancedesigns
@lbaltimeters by @tex.fly

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9 months ago

Mixology Volume III premiers tonight…

Check out YT channel: @jessetex

6pm Texas time by @tex.fly

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3 months ago

A full power week training down in Florida. Here’s a no plan 2 ways @jake.carlton and I got a chance to sneak in. by @tex.fly

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8 months ago

This is the only kinda daylight savings I agree with. by @tex.fly

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4 days ago

WINTERFEST LO: @tex.fly

Skydive City Zhills, Dec 30-Jan 3
Register now, link in bio!

Meet Jesse ‘Tex’ Leos, aka Big/Dawg. With over 8,000 jumps, 14 years in the sport, being a coach in almost every aspect (freefly, angle, tunnel, canopy, flocking), and being an amazing videographer/photographer, he sure is an all around ripper. But most importantly, Tex is an incredible human to be around and to learn from. We sure do love having Tex at Zhills (mostly because his better half, Alethia, will be here too, which is what we really want), so come shred with the man himself at Winterfest! by @tex.fly

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8 days ago

50 seconds of @tex.fly shredding at @skydivespaceland_houston amazing drop zone! Can't recommend it enough. The staff was super welcoming (with arms wide open) and @funjumpr_app helped me navigate the Texas winds and plan an awesome few days of jumping. Can't thank Tex enough for the great coaching on not just freefall, but also canopy and camera flying. taken in Skydive Spaceland Houston by @tex.fly

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23 days ago

Tropical Space Camp #10 has been remastered!

As many of you know, I do my best to upload event films within 24 hours of a camp’s conclusion. These films are created entirely within the four or five days of the camp - while I’m on every load (in this case, often making 16+ jumps a day) - and staying up all night editing.

That means the version you see posted is about 99% of what we premiered at the event on the big screen the final night. It also means that sometimes I just have to live with some imperfections that inevitably come with creating video art on the fly.

I do this for two reasons:

A) No one enjoys waiting six months for the videographer to finally get around to posting the video.

B) It’s a personal exercise in not becoming paralyzed by the trap of perfectionism.

A remastered version of the original edit is now available on my YT channel! Improved stabilization and color to make it even more watchable on the big screen. Thank y’all! by @tex.fly

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a month ago

Hi Tex!

@tex.fly 📸🎥 by @tex.fly

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a month ago

Been skydiving for 14 years - but this is first time I’ve jumped with my dad. What a great day. Hearing dad’s paratrooper stories inspired me to learn how to skydive and look where that has taken me.

Thanks to this special group who have each had massive contributions to my life and career. It’s a honor to call them all my friends and share moments like this. Thanks to Spaceland for showing my dad why this place is so special to me and I’ve spent so many years here.

Nearly 70k combined jumps between this group… and we can add dad’s first tandem to the count.

📸 @dulac_louis - great job brotherman!! Thank you by @tex.fly

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a month ago

2 years since i did some coaching glad to be free flowing again thanks to @tex.fly #matrix taken in Skydive Spaceland Houston by @tex.fly

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2 months ago

Tropical Space Camp- Year 10 🌴👨‍🚀🪂

Organized and filmed by #SSKathlete @tex.fly

An event packed with high-level team flying and good vibes. What a beautiful jump to wrap up the week @skydivespaceland_houston.

Check out the full edit on YouTube @jessetex 🎬

#CYPRESUSA #SSKinc #KeepItTropical taken in Skydive Spaceland Houston by @tex.fly

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2 months ago

slinkys with @westcoastflyers_ : @tylorgilbert_ & @tex.fly thank you @tex.fly for the Houston special! by @tex.fly

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2 months ago