Did you know that Blade members Natasha Montgomery and Thomas Hughes answered curious NSL questions? posted: Dec 9th, 2004 The NSL News promised an interview with Arizona Blade members Natasha Montgomery and Thomas Hughes. Montgomery and Hughes spent some extra time in Florida after the NSL Championship 2004 and visited the NSL office in DeLand. Kurt Gaebel asked the questions and was curious about Montgomery's skydiving career and the future of Blade.
NSL News: Natasha, Thomas, will the new NSL Champion 2004 also be the new US national team in 2006?
Thomas Hughes: It is undecided. We still have to meet with the team, we have all been on a busy schedule with the Nationals and NSL Championships.
NSL News: Natasha,... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Blade won a well deserved NSL Shugar Cup at SkyQuest 2004? posted: Dec 8th, 2004 Last not least, it is time to cover the AAA Class competition of the NSL Championship 2004. It is no breaking news that Arizona Blade is the new NSL Champion 2004 and continues the tradition of world class teams winning the annual NSL Championship (Genesis, PD Blue, Golden Knights, DeLand Majik). Blade missed the 20.0 mark by one single point, which was lost either by the 1-point video penalty in round three or the 2-point deduction for an infringement in round ten.
However, it was the new record average for the Southwest Skydiving League champion 2004 anyway, and it topped the team's incredible... (more)
Did you know that Carolina Ice got redemption at the NSL Championship 2004? posted: Dec 6th, 2004 The 2004 season had been a good year for Carolina Ice before the team traveled to the west coast in early October to compete at the USPA Championship in Perris. It was the second year for Ice after Pete Langehans, John Patten, Kyle Rice and Bruce Travis formed the team for the Carolina Skydiving League 2003 season. The scores of the first year were consistent and went up through the league season (9.4 - 8.2 - 8.7 - 9.8 - 11.0 - 9.5). The Carolina Ice showing at the USPA Championship 2003 in Lake Wales was respectable with a 10.0 average and the eighth position.
The same line-up with Robin Kellum... (more)
Did you know that SkyQuest 2004 included the Fantasy Swoop competition? posted: Dec 3rd, 2004 The NSL website usually covers only the Formation Skydiving competition events. However, the Fantasy Swoop at SkyQuest Florida has always been a high-caliber competition and happens right next to, or better below, the 4-way event of the NSL Championship at Fantasy of Flight. The swooping competition also has an interesting Formation Skydiving aspect with former Genesis/PD Blue members Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo participating on the very top level of the field.
Event manager Chris Hayes provided the meet story and the scores. The information will also be posted and available at the SkyQuest... (more)
Did you know that that GT Airlock won the A Class by one single point? posted: Dec 2nd, 2004 The meet coverage of the NSL Championship 2004 begins with the A Class this time. GT Airlock represented the Georgia Skydiving League at Fantasy of Flight, FSC JAMMM from Lake Wales and Zero Tolerance Miami competed for the Florida Skydiving League. The A Class competition between GT Airlock and FSC JAMMM turned out to become the most exciting race of the whole 4-way event at the NSL Championship 2004.
The NSL Championship 2004 began with the introduction of the participating teams Friday at noon. NSL President Kurt Gaebel announced the teams and their previous achievements, while the team members... (more)
Did you know that SkyQuest 2004 was once again a great success? posted: Nov 29th, 2004 SkyQuest 2004 was the fourth time that the event was held at Fantasy of Flight, this year on November 18 - 21. It was also the fourth time that the NSL Championship was a part of SkyQuest. The NSL Championship was held for the first time in 1998 at Skydive DeLand between the three league champions from Georgia, Texas and Florida. The NSL Championship continued to be hosted by Skydive DeLand in 1999 and 2000.
SkyVenture Orlando and the NSL moved the NSL Championship from DeLand to Fantasy of Flight when the owner of the theme park and museum in Polk City, Kermit Weeks, opened the Fantasy of Flight... (more)