posted May 3rd, 2018 - The April leaderboard of the World Tunnel League finally grew by four more teams, and it presents a new record number of teams who posted their April scores of the monthly 10-round indoor meet.

A total of 29 teams competed in all four categories, and the latest submissions added Arizona FM to the AAA Class leaderboard and three teams from Northern California in the Rookie Class. Nothing changed on the AA and A Class leaderboards that the NSL News featured with the story on 30 April 2018.

The three Rookie Class teams completed only four rounds at iFLY Sacramento, where two of the teams ended up tied in 3rd place before and after the Round 4 adjustment. The third NCTL Rookie Class team went a step further and challenged the Czech Rookie Class team High Five who won by one single point over Man Out, who were guided by NCSL Director and DeLoreans member Lori Connor in the inside center slot.

High Five attended the team's second meet this year and improved the meet average significantly (12.2 - 19.0) at the Hurricane Factory and the last indoor meet of the Czech World Tunnel League winter season. The HF Dragonflies would have been in the competition for the Rookie Class top spots with the 17.3 average that they posted at the national indoor championships later in April.

World Tunnel League April 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		C,7,F,3		21,16,15		6,L,17		A,G,18,K		5,11,J		H,D,9,E		14,13,M		8,12,O		19,1,N		4,Q,22		Total	Avg
1	HF Flying Circus	CZ	24		19		22		23		21		31		18		17		18		18		211	21.1
2	HF Bad Boys	CZ	23		17		22		20		18		28		16		15		17		15		191	19.1
3	Skydive University Slovakia	SK	20		17		21		19		17		28		16		16		16		17		187	18.7
4	DeLoreans	US	21		14		13		17		13		25		-		-		-		-		103	17.2
5	Arizona FM	US	25		18		21		23		22		0		0		18		18		18		163	16.3
6	Kickers 2.0	US	20		15		17		14		16		23		14		15		14		13		161	16.1
7	Cali4nia Raptors	US	16		13		16		12		13		24		-		-		-		-		94	15.7
8	Sky....	CZ	18		13		16		13		14		21		12		11		13		11		142	14.2
9	Accord	CZ	15		10		10		12		8		19		13		11		11		11		120	12.0
Rank	AA Class		E,7,15		21,14		6,L,K		A,G,18		11,J,B		H,D,9		2,13		8,O,M		19,1		4,Q,22		Total	Avg
1	HF Cubs	CZ	21		18		23		22		17		33		12		20		15		15		196	19.6
2	2Pairs	US	19		13		19		16		17		30		-		-		-		-		114	19.0
3	SCZ ZEUS Evolve	US	16		13		17		11		14		22		11		17		12		12		145	14.5
4	M Team	CZ	12		13		15		14		13		23		8		15		9		11		133	13.3
5	Err Speed	US	13		10		14		11		11		20		-		-		-		-		79	13.2
6	4Tune	US	13		11		13		10		12		19		-		-		-		-		78	13.0
7	Mimozemky	CZ	14		12		15		13		12		19		10		13		10		10		128	12.8
8	SCZ ZEUS Evolve 1.1	US	14		11		12		9		12		17		9		15		9		6		114	11.4
9	SCZ ZEUS Evolve 1.2	US	10		10		13		10		11		17		8		14		5		10		108	10.8
Rank	A Class		O,N,6		21,C		L,K,7		A,G,E		J,B,F		H,D,9		2,P		8,M		19,O		4,Q		Total	Avg
1	Ladies&Gentlemants	CZ	19		12		16		20		37		23		13		16		13		14		183	18.3
2	Team Chet	US	13		8		11		12		34		18		-		-		-		-		96	16.0
3	Elements	CZ	13		10		13		14		28		16		11		13		12		10		140	14.0
4	HF Flying Rebels	CZ	11		12		12		14		21		14		9		11		7		10		121	12.1
5	HF Chameleons	CZ	7		7		5		6		10		5		5		4		3		5		57	5.7
Rank	Rookie		E,C,F		N,P,M		L,K,O		A,G,Q		J,B,E		H,D,C		P,F,N		M,L,A		O,K,G		Q,J,H		Total	Avg
1	High Five	CZ	21		18		17		19		22		13		22		20		19		19		190	19.0
2	Man Out	US	21		19		17		17		-		-		-		-		-		-		74	18.5
3	Odd Fellows	US	16		18		11		9		-		-		-		-		-		-		54	13.5
3	No Halos	US	18		16		12		8		-		-		-		-		-		-		54	13.5
5	SkyBlam	US	18		12		11		10		16		13		-		-		-		-		80	13.3
6	HF Dragonflies	CZ	15		13		8		6		12		5		9		11		8		9		96	9.6

It was more complicated to fit Arizona FM properly onto the April leaderboard in the AAA Class. The videos for Round 6 and Round 7 were not available, while the camera recorded properly for the following last three rounds of the 10-round meet.

Neither the 16.3 average after Round 10 nor the 21.8 after Round 5 is representative. The 20.4 average after counting only the eight rounds with posted scores might come closer to the realistic current performance level. Arizona FM plans to post scores again on the May leaderboard, which will clarify the scoring level.

Arizona FM is facing additional logistical difficulties though. Arizona Airspeed's home tunnel does not allow the same start into the working time as the FAI/IPC rules do.

The flyers have to enter the chamber individually to build the first formation of any sequence. The FM scores are unofficial and based on the average time that other AAA Class teams need until they break the first formation.

World Tunnel League April 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		C,7,F,3		21,16,15		6,L,17		A,G,18,K		5,11,J		H,D,9,E		14,13,M		8,12,O		19,1,N		4,Q,22		Total	Avg
1	HF Flying Circus	CZ	24		19		22		23		21		31		18		17		18		18		(109)	21.1
1	Arizona FM	US	25		18		21		23		22		0		0		18		18		18		(109)	16.3
3	HF Bad Boys	CZ	23		17		22		20		18		28		16		15		17		15		(100)	19.1
4	Skydive University Slovakia	SK	20		17		21		19		17		28		16		16		16		17		(94)	18.7
5	Kickers 2.0	US	20		15		17		14		16		23		14		15		14		13		(82)	16.1
6	DeLoreans	US	21		14		13		17		13		25		-		-		-		-		(78)	17.2
7	Sky....	CZ	18		13		16		13		14		21		12		11		13		11		(74)	14.2
8	Cali4nia Raptors	US	16		13		16		12		13		24		-		-		-		-		(70)	15.7
9	Accord	CZ	15		10		10		12		8		19		13		11		11		11		(55)	12.0
Rank	Rookie		E,C,F		N,P,M		L,K,O		A,G,Q		J,B,E		H,D,C		P,F,N		M,L,A		O,K,G		Q,J,H		Total	Avg
1	High Five	CZ	21		18		17		19		22		13		22		20		19		19		(75)	19.0
2	Man Out	US	21		19		17		17		-		-		-		-		-		-		(74)	18.5
3	Odd Fellows	US	16		18		11		9		-		-		-		-		-		-		(54)	13.5
3	No Halos	US	18		16		12		8		-		-		-		-		-		-		(54)	13.5
5	SkyBlam	US	18		12		11		10		16		13		-		-		-		-		(51)	13.3
6	HF Dragonflies	CZ	15		13		8		6		12		5		9		11		8		9		(42)	9.6

Arizona FM consist of two Airspeed player coaches (Ari Perelman, Mikhail Markine) who have committed to a second lineup when they are not training and competing with their own team.

Jimmy Xu and Ian Pedowitz are driven strongly by the desire to improve their own performance levels and have been using several opportunities to pursue their goals.

The Arizona FM project is their main purpose of the 2018 season, despite the fact that they will not be able to compete with this lineup at the USPA Nationals 2018. However, they will try to attend as many other indoor and outdoor events that their Airspeed team mates will be available for, and they have an alternate plan for the national championships.

They connected with South African Savolo member Alex Jordaan and SCZ ZEUS founder Amer Kassas at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2018 and discussed additional plans for the 2018 season, which include the USPA Nationals. The SCZ ZEUS lineup was confirmed, and training has begun.

Jimmy Xu and Ian Pedowitz have also used other 4-way opportunities in the meantime. One of them was with FL Defiance at the Shamrock Showdown 2018 where they competed against their new ZEUS team mate and left DeLand with $400 cash...