Did you know that the NSL Shop now offers SkyQuest 2006 T-shirts and NSL Gloves for $15? posted: Nov 28th, 2006 SkyQuest 2006 and the upcoming holiday season have changed the information of a few items in the NSL Shop.
The SkyQuest 2005 T-shirt was already a very popular item. Each registered participant received a shirt upon arrival at Fantasy of Flight after signing up for the event.
The National Skydiving League has had several different T-shirts over the years, as well. They were sold during events and also handed out to the participants. However, SkyQuest has always had its own signature shirts ever since the inception of the event in 2001. (more)
Did you know that Shannon Pilcher joined the Kaleidoscope Dives at the best time? posted: Nov 28th, 2006 The Kaleidoscope Divers completed 15 of the 17 planned 100-way jumps at SkyQuest 2006. The last NSL News update on November 17 mentioned that BJ Worth's group would take on the 100-way Diamond on Saturday.
The World Team founder and organizer had designed a total of four different puzzles for the four days of Kaleidoscope Dives at SkyQuest 2006. Thursday fell victim to bad weather, and the first design kept the 100-way group busy on Friday. The quality of the jumps was promising at the end of the day, so the team capains decided to skip one design in the planned order and take on the challenge... (more)
Did you know that Part 3 of the DeLand Groove interview is now available? posted: Nov 27th, 2006 NSL-TV featured the first two parts of an interview with three DeLand Groove members, Gary Smith, Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo, with stories on November 9 and November 12. The first part of the interview covered the team's line-up at the USPA Nationals 2006 and the history of the two pieces, then the Groove members discussed the meet management of the event in Eloy in the second part.
The third and last part of the interview has now been uploaded and can be viewed by clicking here. Gary Smith, Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo now provide an outlook into the 2007 season from their perspectives and... (more)
Did you know that Optic Nerve competed at the NSL Championship 1998 and 2006? posted: Nov 24th, 2006 The 4-way part of SkyQuest 2006 was once again the NSL Championship. The event came back to Skydive DeLand where the National Skydiving League took off with its first championship in 1998. In fact, the event was held for the first three years at the same location. SkyQuest was created in 2001, and the NSL Championship moved to Fantasy of Flight.
The SkyQuest 2006 participants were very happy to have the event hosted by a skydiving center. Fantasy of Flight was an exciting location for people who have not been there before. However, the museum lost its attraction for the SkyQuesters after a while,... (more)
Did you know that John Hart offers Fastrax insights in a Skydiving Magazine interview? posted: Nov 23rd, 2006 The December issue of the Skydiving Magazine includes an interesting interview with the founder of Team Fastrax, John Hart. The NSL News has followed the path of John Hart and his team with many articles ever since the first line-up of the 4-way team was formed in 2001.
However, Team Fastrax has come a long way ever since, and John Hart's vision of a professional skydiving team has materialized in many ways. Team Fastrax does not only a successful 4-way line-up. In fact, the more important work for John Hart's project is getting done by a very busy demo team. (more)
Did you know that Round 4 of the USPA Nationals in now on NSL-TV? posted: Nov 21st, 2006 SkyQuest 2006 came to a beautiful end on Sunday afternoon. The swoopers had their small 4-round demo competition on Saturday. The Kaleidoscope Divers completed 15 of the planned 17 jumps with the quality peak at the every end, and Natasha Montgomery handed out medals and trophies for the old and new NSL Champions after the 10-round event.
The stories of the SkyQuest 2006 events will follow soon. In the meantime, a new set of championship videos has been uploaded for fresh NSL-TV viewings. Once again, the three champions of the USPA Nationals 2006, DeLand Groove, Arizona Divewerkz and Ranch Pulse,... (more)
Did you know that the NSL Shop now offers SkyQuest 2006 T-shirts and NSL Gloves for $15?
Did you know that Shannon Pilcher joined the Kaleidoscope Dives at the best time?
Did you know that Part 3 of the DeLand Groove interview is now available?
Did you know that Optic Nerve competed at the NSL Championship 1998 and 2006?
Did you know that John Hart offers Fastrax insights in a Skydiving Magazine interview?
Did you know that Round 4 of the USPA Nationals in now on NSL-TV?