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)
Did you know that the Malevsky Cup 2007 will be the next big showdown? posted: Apr 26th, 2007 It is now a fact, the NSL News will cover the Malevsky Cup 2007, once again live from the event site in Stupino, Russia. The Malevsky Cup 2004 was the first of the annual high-profile events in Russia that the NSL News covered live. It is well worth for the NSL website visitor to review the information of the previous events in the NSL Archives. Scores, stories and videos are still available there.
The Malevsky Cup competitions have always attracted some of the best teams in the world to Russia. It is not only the biggest jackpot of prize money for the winners that makes the event so special.... (more)
Did you know that Pete Allum provided World Challenge 2007 feedback in a new NSL-TV interview? posted: Apr 25th, 2007 The NSL News is now going back to the World Challenge 2007 at Bodyflight Bedford. XL member Pete Allum visited the NSL office on Tuesday this week and took the time for a live interview with the NSL News.
The British/American team XL had surprised the top teams in Bedford and the world-wide audience with top scores throughout the first five rounds on the first day of the competition. In fact, XL was in first place after five rounds, two points ahead of Team Fastrax and three points ahead of Airspeed Odyssey.
Pete Allum explained in the interview that Steve Hamilton came up with the idea of... (more)
Did you know that German4way is knocking on the 20-average door? posted: Apr 24th, 2007 The NSL News published the last update of the Formation Skydiving competition business in Germany on 11 October 2006. Last year's competition season was over, and the teams were in the process of making plans for the 2007 season. The news from Germany were interesting enough since the best two German 4-way teams decided to join for a new 8-way project.
The NSL News evaluated the 8-way situation by then and considered the chances of a German 8-way team to win medals at a future world championship. The former national German 8-way team, FSC Remscheid, had already made it to the 4th place at the... (more)