Did you know that the Kaleidoscope 2006 line-up is a colorful mixture of VIPs and celebrities? posted: Nov 13th, 2006 The final preparations for SkyQuest 2006 are in full swing in DeLand. The roster for the Kaleidoscope Dives, managed by BJ Worth, is complete and posted at the SkyQuest website. The list of names includes many participants of the 400-way world record jump this year in Thailand.
In fact, the Kaleidoscope roster is a colorful mixture of the whole skydiving community from all over the world. Participants from 14 different countries will visit DeLand this week. Kaleidoscope Divers are coming from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine,... (more)
Did you know that the second part of the DeLand Groove interview covers meet management? posted: Nov 12th, 2006 The NSL News story on November 9 included the first part of the interview with the three DeLand Groove members, Gary Smith, Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo. These first ten minutes covered mostly the specifics of the line-up at the USPA Nationals 2006 and the history of the pieces and the piece partners.
The second part, which can be viewed by clicking here, picks up the topics of the discussion, which is currently going on at the discussion forum of Dropzone.com. The NSL News story on November 6 reported that participants of the USPA Nationals 2006 had initiated this discussion at the forum. (more)
Did you know that Round 2 on NSL-TV features DeLand Groove, Ranch Pulse and Perris Fury? posted: Nov 11th, 2006 NSL-TV continues with meet videos of the USPA Nationals 2006. Round two has now been uploaded and can be viewed by clicking on the according links below and on the leaderboard. The competition jumps of Perris Fury can also be viewed. The provided link does not instantly download the video file, additional navigation is necessary to get to the videos.
However, the videos of Perris Fury offer the opportunity to compare the reigning 4-way generation (DeLand Groove) directly with the new generation, round by round. (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV offers an interview with DeLand Groove? posted: Nov 9th, 2006 The NSL News continues with coverage of the AAA/Open Class winner at this year's USPA Nationals 2006, DeLand Groove. The first jump of the competition is already available on NSL-TV, and the next round will follow very soon. A new interview has higher priority for the moment.
The three current world champions of DeLand Fire and USPA champions of DeLand Groove, Gary Smith, Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo, visited the NSL office yesterday. The NSL News had invited all team members for an interview after the victory in Eloy, and the date for the meeting was set. (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV now presents the meet videos of the winners in Eloy? posted: Nov 7th, 2006 The NSL News mentioned during the coverage of the USPA Nationals 2006 that some teams would provide NSL-TV with footage of the competition in Eloy at a later time. The teams were not allowed to use their own footage for any public duplication while being at Skydive Arizona for the USPA event, as one of the team videographers reported:
"We were not able to get you any video or picture footage. Ownership of all photographic material was dictated by USPA. The very first thing that was mentioned in the videographers briefing was that absolutely no stills or video taken while at Skydive Arizona during... (more)
Did you know that there were some issues at the USPA Nationals 2006? posted: Nov 6th, 2006 The NSL News covered the athletic part of the Formation Skydiving competition events at the USPA Nationals 2006 with several articles and updates. Correspondents at the competition site provided pieces of information, while the NSL News put these pieces together for the stories, as far as it was possible without being live on site.
The largest portion of the provided information was related to the actual competition. However, there was also feedback that explained and commented other areas of the event at Skydive Arizona in Eloy. This feedback was not all on the positive side, and a current... (more)