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Did you know that British teams kick off the 2007 season this weekend?
posted: May 3rd, 2007 The upcoming meet weekend includes the 2007 season openers for two European competition leagues, as well. The worldwide NSL network will connect the 4-way competitions as in the past years. The competition draws will be synchronized, and the scores will be posted on a combined leaderboard. Great Britain's Grand Prix series of Formation Skydiving competitions has the first 4-way meet scheduled for the upcoming weekend. The NSL News had just visited the United Kingdom in April to report live from the World Challenge 2007 at the Bodyflight Bedford wind tunnel. (more)

Did you know that Round 3 of the FSL April meet is now on NSL-TV?
posted: May 2nd, 2007 After the beautiful performance of the young ladies in the Colorado wind tunnel NSL-TV goes back to real skydiving. Competition videos of the next round of the April 21 meet weekend have been uploaded. Four videos were available, and they include once again the Norwegian team Arcteryx. Round 3 is now featured on NSL-TV. (more)

Did you know that very young girls flew to a 14.8 average in the wind tunnel?
posted: May 1st, 2007 The NSL News recently received impressive videos and an amazing story of five young girls who spend their time after school with a new and different hobby than most other adolescents. They formed a 4-way team in Colorado and trained in the wind tunnel. The story will hopefully inspire other skydivers, coaches and tunnel operators to copy the efforts and help to create the future generations of tunnel flyers, skydivers and 4-way competitors. When SkyVenture Colorado decided to offer a youth league shortly after their opening in the spring of 2006, the staff was excited to coach kids in the tunnel,... (more)

Did you know that the MASL Rookie Class Scramble at Cross Keys was weathered out?
posted: May 1st, 2007 End of April/early May has not been a very good time of the year for the MidAtlantik Skydiving League in 2006 and 2007. Freefall Adventures at Cross Keys has hosted a special event for the Rookie Class participants of the MidAtlantic Skydiving League in the last two years, and the weather has not cooperated very well at either event. MASL organizer Cherie Hall and the Cross Keys staff had prepared both events carefully and were excited to introduce MASL 4-way events to the newest Formation Skydiving teams and competitors in the Rookie Class. The 2006 event was scheduled for May 6 and was almost... (more)

Did you know that Freeflying maneuvers did not earn extra 4-way points in Bedford?
posted: Apr 30th, 2007 The NSL News coverage of the World Challenge 2007 has not been completed yet. The actual judging videos of the tunnel competition at Bodyflight Bedford are still not available at the moment. However, the NSL-TV camera still captured a lot of other footage, which has already been uploaded in portions. This time, NSL-TV brings live pictures of the atmosphere in the area of action on Sunday morning. The first group of teams was just coming from the flying chamber into the reception hall, while other teams got ready for their first flying session for Round 6, when the NSL-TV camera was turned on. The... (more)

Did you know that Fast Fockers made a big step in Carolina?
posted: Apr 27th, 2007 The past weekend brought the first inter-league competition this year. The Carolina Skydiving League launched the 2007 season with its first 4-way meet at Carolina Sky Sports, while teams of the Florida Skydiving League competed in Lake Wales at the same time. The report of FSL Meet 2 was already posted with the NSL News on April 23. CASL Director Randy Garman posted a brief summary of his 4-way competition at the CASL website. The combined scores of last weekend's meets have already been posted on the April 21 leaderboard. (more)