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Did you know that five 4-way teams will qualify for the World Air Games 2009?
posted: Feb 4th, 2008 The NSL News reported on 10 January 2008 that the IPC delegates would re-consider the skydiving disciplines included in the World Air Games 2009 at the January meeting in Paris, France. The 3rd World Air Games will take place in Turin, Italy, in 2009. The Parachuting events originally included Freestyle, Style & Accuracy, Canopy Formation and Canopy Piloting. However, Formation Skydiving competition came back into the discussion since Turin has a problem with haze in the summer. Fiona McEachern, Chair of IPC's Formation Skydiving committee, updated the NSL News after the conclusion of the... (more)

Did you know that Sky Panthers and Skylight Barkli never compete at the same meet?
posted: Feb 3rd, 2008 The participation of three Russian teams at the World Challenge 2008 is a good reason for an update from Russia. It is a very interesting situation in Russia this year. The best Russian 4-way teams have a challenging season ahead of them. The Russian Nationals 2008 is the qualification event for the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2008 in France. The Russian federation scheduled the event earlier than usual (June 15 - 22) to make it easier for the national team to be. However, it is still a very small window for the winner of the national championship to prepare for the World Meet... (more)

Did you know that 32 teams are currently listed for the World Challenge 2008?
posted: Feb 1st, 2008 It is very difficult to decide in which order the teams competing at the World Challenge 2008 should be introduced. The field of teams is so interesting and diversified that the choice of the next story itself requires some thoughts. The number of teams has recently gone up to a total of 32, which did not surprise Bodyflight Bedford's owner, Paul Mayer. He is ready to accommodate a total of 40 teams. Denmark's national 4-way team of the past years, Danish Blaze, and an additional French lineup signed up for the windtunnel competition in the AAA Class at the end of March. Four British teams registered... (more)

Did you know that not much has changed after the IPC meeting in Paris?
posted: Jan 31st, 2008 The NSL News posted several previews of this year's IPC meeting (International Parachuting Commission) in Paris, France, beginning with an overview on 19 December 2007 (Archives > 2007 > News > search for "IPC"). The first story explained the plans of a slight modification for Block 13 (Hammer - Hammer). The follow-up story next day introduced the topic of half-speed judging. The meeting was held last week and was concluded on Sunday, January 27. The NSL News received a few live updates during the meeting, which indicated that there was a controversial discussion as of both topics. Result of... (more)

Did you know that the Mideast Skydivng League meets and greets skydivers in April?
posted: Jan 30th, 2008 The NSL News story on 7 January 2008 had introduced Mike Ashley as the new Mideast Skydiving League Director. The latest newsletter of MESL host Start Skydiving announced that the new MESL Director has already taken action on preparing the 2008 season for the skydiving community in the mideast region. Mike Ashley has plans for the first part of the 2008 season. (more)

Did you know that the Spin Team is still optimistic?
posted: Jan 29th, 2008 The NSL News has already covered the current 4-way vacuum in Italy several times. The last update on 14 December 2007 (Archives > 2007 > News > search for: Italy) explained why the Italian association (FIPAS) doesn't accept double-duties for Italian competitors at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving in France this year. The Eutelia Spin Team had tried to get FIPAS permission for the team's new member, Marco Arrigo. The highly experienced world-class competitor, former Sinapsi PD member, is a current member of the Italian 8-way team, Ex3mo. The Spin Team, with Alessandro Giovannini,... (more)