Did you know that Echochamber Oceanside will be ready for the outdoor world championship? posted: Aug 8th, 2024 Swedish 4-way teams did not keep up with last year's participation at the national outdoor championship, as Denmark and Austria did. There was still progression, as the three teams in July competed in the A Class this year. Eclipse and two other Swedish teams had started in the RRR Class in 2023, while three more teams competed in the AAA Class, including Echochamber Oceanside and Aurora.
Aurora followed up and represented Sweden at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 in Norway, where Echochamber did not compete. The Swedish world class team has hardly missed any FAI world championships or world... (more)
Did you know that Austria has an open 4-way slot for the world championship? posted: Aug 7th, 2024 The Austrian Outdoor Nationals 2024 brought back together five teams who were on last year's leaderboard, and three additional 4-way teams generated the average participation at Austria's national outdoor championships. This year's three medal winners last month were also in the top positions in 2023, and the order of the final rankings between them was the same, as well.
The absence of 2023 bronze medal winner Slow Motion allowed Black Mantis to move back up to a medal position, even though this year's Black Mantis average (11.0) would have won the 3rd place in 2023. Black Mantis had outscored... (more)
Did you know that Sequenz won in Denmark after a last-minute substitution? posted: Aug 5th, 2024 Denmark's national outdoor championship attracted 12 teams to this year's event, four in each of the three NSL categories (AAA/AA/A). This increased the 4-way participation in Denmark by two teams from 10 to 12. Organizers and participants were happy with the outcome, as well as with the completion of all ten scheduled rounds.
Sequenz, Denmark's national 4-way team of the past years, did not have much opposition and walked away with their 3rd national championship outdoor title since the comeback in 2019 that the NSL News covered comprehensively on 29 June 2023. However, three of the four AA... (more)
Did you know that significant rule changes in 2005 and 2017? posted: Aug 3rd, 2024 The NSL News recently added the coverage of the FAI Outdoor World Championship 1999, which has not been available at SKYLEAGUE.COM or anywhere else until now. The updates from 25 years ago concluded with Solly Williams' last commentary on 29 October 1999.
The next outdoor world championship is just around the corner, and the NSL News is preparing for the live coverage of the event at Crystal Coast Skydiving in North Carolina. Paraclete XP and Skydive Chicago have joined forces with Crystal Coast Skydiving to bring the event, the participating teams and competitors and the audience to a beautiful... (more)
Did you know that Dynasty/Valkyrie/Aeroworx combination scored 35 points for the iFLY Dallas team in June? posted: Aug 1st, 2024 The Indoor Cloud League leaderboard for June was completed with the scores and videos that Kyle Hermberg submitted from iFLY Dallas. It turned out that the two leading ICL teams in 2024, from the Czech Republic and from Texas, also shared all the highscores for the six categories in June.
Skywalkers Junior (AAA/AA) and HF Helikopters (A) won the three technical sequences (AAA - AA - A) for the Hurricane Factory without much opposition, while iFLY Dallas had the higher total (124 - 122) for the three Rookie Class sequences (RRR - RR - R). Deanna Anderson, Zoe Rojo and Donaldo Grajeda with player-coach... (more)
Did you know that the next USPA Intermediate Class leaderboard promises more exciting competition? posted: Jul 31st, 2024 The NSL News recently evaluated the situation of the A Class teams in the United States in their run-up to the USPA National Championship 2024, which is scheduled for the second week of September at Skydive Chicago this year.
The potential medal contenders in the AA/Intermediate Class are promising a similar competitive situation for this year's event. In fact, the Intermediate Class competition at the national championships has been the most competitive 4-way event many times in the past, and it seems to be the same again this year.
Some of the potential medal contenders have posted scores... (more)
Did you know that Echochamber Oceanside will be ready for the outdoor world championship?
Did you know that Austria has an open 4-way slot for the world championship?
Did you know that Sequenz won in Denmark after a last-minute substitution?
Did you know that significant rule changes in 2005 and 2017?
Did you know that Dynasty/Valkyrie/Aeroworx combination scored 35 points for the iFLY Dallas team in June?
Did you know that the next USPA Intermediate Class leaderboard promises more exciting competition?