Did you know that Dreaded FooZa joined the 20.0 average club at Skydive City? posted: Aug 20th, 2007 The 2007 upswing of the Florida Skydiving League continued last weekend at Skydive City in Zephyrhills. The hot August summer meets in 2006 and 2005 had attracted only three teams both times, while eight teams showed up in the morning last Saturday, three local teams from Skydive City (Dreaded FooZa, Z-Team, Rock - Paper - Scissors), two teams from Skydive Miami (ZT Mal4mationas, Miami Vice), two Teiwaz line-ups and FSC Wind Damaged from Lake Wales.
Dreaded FooZa finished the 6-round meet with an impressive 20.0 average and consists of a high-profile line-up. Player coach Joey Jones is a former... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa's engineering in Round 2 is now on NSL-TV? posted: Aug 17th, 2007 The NSL News story on August 6 was one of the many that covered the FAI World Cup 2007. The meet in Russia had just begun, and Round 2 was completed.
The story's headline indicated that Hayabusa Defence won the round with smart engineering, and it was based on the observations by FAI Controller Dr. Rainer "Exi" Hoenle who updated the NSL News with insights from Russia on a regular basis, as after the completion of Round 2: "Belgium's Hayabusa Defence won their 27-pointer highscore by excellent engineering of the sequence." (more)
Did you know that more freeflyers competed in the MidAtlantic Skydiving League last weekend? posted: Aug 16th, 2007 Cross Keys Air Pollution has been competing in the MidAtlantic Skydiving League almost ever since the MASL was launched in 2001. The NSL News found the first team photo in the NSL Achives of 2002. The first recorded scores in the NSL archives were posted on 31 May 2003 in the AA Class with a 5.5 average.
The team is still around with the same team name and some original members, only the scoring and performance level has changed significantly. Air Pollution still competes in the AA Class, and this year's meet averages (11.3 - 12.3 - 13.9) have moved the MASL team up to the top rankings in the... (more)
Did you know that the current MWSL record scores have local roots? posted: Aug 15th, 2007 The third MWSL meet of the 2007 season took place last weekend at Skydive Chicago. Weather has been an issue for all the MWSL teams this entire season, but the weekend was very accommodating to jumping, if a bit warm. The trend of fewer teams but higher scores than in recent years continued at the meet with five teams posting what were probably the highest overall scores in the history of the Midwest Skydiving League.
A special aspect of this meet was the option to do ten jumps over two days at the host DZ for next month's USPA Nationals. As an added assist to the preparation for that meet,... (more)
Did you know that the British showdown between Team Elan and Team Storm is coming up? posted: Aug 15th, 2007 The next busy meet weekend is coming up. There will be ten 4-way competitions at ten different locations, including the national championships of the Netherlands, Sweden and Great Britain.
The NSL News mentioned in previous stories that the UK Nationals 2007 will include one of the most exciting races for the national championship of the whole 2007 season. The two British all-female line-ups of Team Storm and Team Elan are ready to compete for the British Open Class slot at next year's World Championship of Formation Skydiving in France.
Both teams together include all four reigning world... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa's meet opener in Russia is now on NSL-TV? posted: Aug 13th, 2007 The FAI World Cup 2007 champion, Belgium's Hayabusa Defence, generously provided the NSL News with additional information, which includes the videos of all ten rounds last week in Russia. NSL-TV has already uploaded the first video of Round 1, which is now available for the NSL audience. (more)