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Did you know that 100-way teams and 4-way teams follow the same strategy?
posted: Nov 24th, 2009 SkyQuest 2009, with the last 4-way outdoor competition in 2009, is over. Ben Liston's wind tunnel competition at SkyVenture New Hampshire on December 5 will be the last 4-way event this year. The Kaleidoscope Divers left Florida with a total of 13 jumps from 18,000 feet in four days. The 4-way teams completed all ten rounds after the start on Friday afternoon. The NSL News has a lot of video footage in store, which will be uploaded step by step. Two of the 100-way Falcon team's jumps were already uploaded earlier, and the first five rounds of the Rookie Class battle for the Aerodyne Cup are... (more)

Did you know that the Rookie Class teams offered great competition in DeLand?
posted: Nov 23rd, 2009 The NSL Championship 2009 4-way competition of SkyQuest 2009 was once again a small but fun event, and it was also very exciting at the same time. The competition in the Rookie Class and in the AA Class was so close that everything was possible until the last round. Perris Jimani and Teiwaz were separated by only two points after ten rounds. Team DiZaster and Relativity had a 4-point difference at the end. The three Rookie Class teams were from three different states. Hot Flash visited from Texas and was out to collect meet experiences and enjoy the SkyQuest atmosphere. Relativity from Colorado... (more)

Did you know that 4-way and 100-way teams share the SkyQuest 2009 planes now?
posted: Nov 20th, 2009 The 4-way teams that are adding another meet to the 2009 season have now joined the action at SkyQuest 2009 and compete for the NSL Championship awards. The AA Class teams and Rookie Class teams have already completed two rounds at the end of Friday. Teiwaz will compete with the PD Ninjas in the AAA Class beginning tomorrow morning. The 4-way teams take turns with the two 100-way teams. Fog delayed the start of the 100-way Kaleidoscope Dives this morning. As soon as the sun had burned off the fall fog the jumping conditions were next to perfect. The Falcons and Eagles tried to make up for... (more)

Did you know that SkyQuest 2009 in now in full swing?
posted: Nov 19th, 2009 It took a little while in the morning until the first load went up. Many Kaleidoscope Divers still had to register and get paperwork out of the way. Then the team captains (Larry Henderson, Pål Bergan, Kate Cooper-Jensen, Tom Jenkins, Victor Kravtsov, BJ Worth, Mike Johnston, Patrick Passe, Roger Ponce de Leon, Lou Tommaso and Solly Williams) needed some time to prepare the two 100-way teams for the first jump. (more)

Did you know that current and former FS competitors are mixing in DeLand?
posted: Nov 18th, 2009 It's the day before, and things get busy at Skydive DeLand, host of SkyQuest 2009. The dropzone shapes up, as the final preparations take place, while the participants register and make warmup jumps. Several smaller groups formed and have been jumping throughout the day. Master spotter and plane captain Roger Ponce de Leon, Kate Cooper-Jensen and Lou Tomasso already entertained the Kaleidoscope Divers in these groups. The NSL News camera spotted several current and former Formation Skydiving competitors. Janna Wynne and Christy Frikken will be team mates in the Jimani lineup. Perris Fury's... (more)

Did you know that Dallas Rogue would have medaled nine times since 1997?
posted: Nov 17th, 2009 The NSL News goes back to the 8-way competition at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships. The story on 2 May 2009 had introduced a new 8-way lineup for the 2009 season. Dallas Rogue had started training for the USPA Nationals 2009 and aimed for a medal position with a strong lineup of amateur competitors. The NSL News followed up a few times on the progression of the team. Dallas Rogue eventually finished with a 13.9 average and ended up in 4th place with this result. It was simply unfortunate timing for the Rogue approach, as the lineups of the three other top teams were loaded... (more)