Did you know that it was a very cold morning for the Kaleidoscope Divers? posted: Nov 16th, 2007 It was a very cold start on Friday morning in DeLand. Florida weather brought a cold front to the Kaleidoscope Divers already on Thursday evening. The skies very perfectly clear, but wind and very cold temperatures did not make the first jump a very pleasant experience. (more)
Did you know that the Kaleidoscope Divers had a great start at SkyQuest 2007? posted: Nov 15th, 2007 The Kaleidoscope Divers are off to a great start at SkyQuest 2007. The first jump of the 104-way group this morning ended already up with a 100-way formation. It was a very promising beginning this year.
In fact, the first Kaleidoscope Dive 2007 was significantly better than any other first jump at previous SkyQuest events since the first one in 2001. (more)
Did you know that Arcteryx' new Center Inside has a lot of 4-way experience? posted: Nov 14th, 2007 The NSL News story on October 25 announced that Mattias Nord is the new Center Inside for Norway's national 4-way team, Arcteryx. The same story provided an overview of the team's history and mentioned that the new team member would be introduced to the NSL News audience soon.
Mattias Nord was in the middle of arrangements to prepare his move to Oslo, Norway's capitol city, when the NSL News contacted him this week. He currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden. The new commitment for the Norwegian national team includes the move to the other Scandinavian country. (more)
Did you know that PD Factory Team swept the overall event in Australia? posted: Nov 13th, 2007 The NSL News has covered the activities of the PD Factory Team members quite a few times in the past. The last story on September 20 reported the gold and silver medals that the reigning 4-way world champions with DeLand Fire, Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo, won at the USPA Nationals 2007 in the Canopy Piloting event. (more)
Did you know that Christy Frikken has an even better vision now? posted: Nov 12th, 2007 Perris Fury's recent trip to Florida and the NSL Championship 2007 was only one stop of a longer journey. All team members traveled to Great Britain a few days after the meet weekend in DeLand. A windtunnel camp in Bedford was next on the agenda.
Perris Fury held a short training camp at Bodyflight Bedford, working with three British teams and a couple of individuals, as Christy Frikken reported after the trip. (more)
Did you know that Mile-Hi Mayhem found a home for the new NSL Rookie Class trophy? posted: Nov 9th, 2007 Rookie Class team Miami Vice of the Florida Skydiving League did not stay ahead of Mile-Hi Mayhem for a very long time, and the ranking order after Round 1 was not expected to be like that at all. The NSL News story on June 19 had already reported how strong the team from Colorado was. (more)