Did you know that Colorado Skydiving League teams dominated at the US Collegiates 2007? posted: Jan 2nd, 2008 Two teams of last year's Colorado Skydiving League took the first two places at the 4-way event of the Collegiate Nationals 2007. Air Force Invictus won the gold medals, and Revolution placed second. The annual event was held at Skydive Arizona in Eloy on December 30. (more)
Did you know that Bodyflight Storm sent Christmas greetings from the UK? posted: Dec 27th, 2007 The last update of the Bodyflight Storm situation after winning the UK Nationals 2007 was posted on 26 November 2007. The new British national 4-way team in the Open Class had completed a windtunnel training camp in Bedford, together with Perris Fury. The camp included 2-on-2 sessions with members of both teams flying together.
The NSL News was hoping to get some video footage of this training camp, and these videos are still in the works. However, Storm's Claire "Sparky" Scott already followed up with new team information before the arrival of the Fury-Storm videos.
First of all, the latest... (more)
Did you know that half-speed judging is on top of the FS agenda? posted: Dec 20th, 2007 Yesterday's NSL News story covered the upcoming IPC Meeting in Paris, France. The article included information of the suggested change for Block 13 (Hammer - Hammer) and mentioned the expected discussion and evaluation of half-speed judging. The NSL News opens this discussion with a contribution by France's IPC Delegate Gillian Winter.
Gill Winter also oversees the French Formation Skydiving competition and initiated the participation of France in the NSL/ESL 4-way network. She submitted a French proposal to the attention of IPC President Graeme Windsor, FS Commitee Chair Fiona McEachern, Judging... (more)
Did you know that Block 13 will probably lose an arrow in 2008? posted: Dec 19th, 2007 The 2007 season is coming to an end, it is time to look forward to the events of next year and prepare the foundation for a successful new skydiving season. The International Parachuting Commission (IPC) is in charge of the rules for the sport. Max Bishop, Secretary General of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) has once again invited the IPC delegates of each nation to attend the annual meeting in January.
The meeting will be held in Paris, France, this time. It is scheduled for 22 - 27 January 2008. The agenda of the annual meeting includes reports of the 2007 events, evaluations... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa Defence works together with Craig Girard? posted: Dec 18th, 2007 The NSL News updates that covered the Belgian national 4-way team, Hayabusa Defence, were on a peak this year when the team won the FAI World Cup 2007 in August, and then again during the CISM Military World Games in October. Team speaker Roy Janssen wrapped up the story of another success with his feedback for the NSL News on 24 October 2007. Then it became quiet around Hayabusa Defence, as the team's 2007 season was over.
Roy Janssen mentioned that three team members had to complete their boot camp for the Belgian Army at the end of the year and that training would resume in January. He could... (more)
Did you know that more videos of the Optic Nerve - Teiwaz showdown have been uploaded? posted: Dec 17th, 2007 The videos of two more rounds of the 4-way showdown between Optic Nerve and Teiwaz at SkyQuest 2007 have been uploaded.
The last story of the same meet coverage on 30 November 2007 mentioned that Round 2 was a challenge for AAA Class newcomer Nick Grillet, with memory and a slot switcher. Block 3 (Side Flake Opal - Turf) caused a similar situation in Round 3, but Teiwaz used an engineering option that brought everybody back to the top of the page. (more)