Did you know that 4-way teams from Z-Hills create momentum in Florida? posted: Apr 24th, 2009 Rounds five and six of the FSL April meet wrap up the NSL-TV coverage of the event. All competition jumps are now available for reviews on YouTube, as the videos are embedded in the related meet stories.
The April meet was the first competition for the new DiZturbia lineup from Skydive City in Z-Hills that the NSL News already introduced with the story on 15 April 2009. DiZturbia enjoyed the meet in DeLand despite the challenges of the AAA Class dive pool, as Center Inside Laura Song explained:
"The DiZturbia girls hustled straight from the landing area to the Perfect Spot right after Round... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa Defence seems to be on the right track? posted: Apr 23rd, 2009 The World Challenge 2009 was already the second indoor competition for Hayabusa Defence this year.
The NSL News posted the scores of the Aerokart Indoor Challenge 2009 at the end of February.
The story on 6 March 2009 provided feedback directly from the Belgian national 4-way team after the meet in Paris, France.
Hayabusa won the bronze medals at last year's World Meet in Maubeuge, France, and had a personnel change at the end of the 2008 season.
Waedong So is the new Point and replaced Luc Verstrepen, who was the Center Inside for Hayabusa in 2007 and 2008 and guided Hayabusa to the... (more)
Did you know that a new Elsinore lineup will defend the home turf this weekend? posted: Apr 22nd, 2009 The 2009 season gets another opening kick this weekend.
Valentine's Meet, FSL Shamrock Showdown and World Challenge have already given the new competition season a lot of momentum, and the Florida Skydiving League even followed up with the second meet last weekend.
This weekend, two of the strongest leagues in the country, the Southern California Skydiving League and the Carolina Skydiving League, join the 2009 action and will add even more excitement to the great start.
The Carolina Skydiving League actually had its first event already in February, as the NSL News reported in February.... (more)
Did you know that the new Sebastian Tempest lineup had to master a tough competition draw? posted: Apr 21st, 2009 The NSL News story on 28 February 2009 had already reported a personnel change for Sebastian Tempest lineup. The team's Center Outside of 2008, Ari Perelman, did not continue with Tempest, and Gilles Dutrisac took his slot.
The same story mentioned that it would be a challenging situation for the new Tempest member, who moved up from a 12.1 average with FSC Wind Damaged in the AA Class to a 17-average level team in the AAA Class. The news story was posted before Sebastian Tempest competed for the first time with the new lineup at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009.
The FSL season opener is already... (more)
Did you know that XL's 2009 reunion included the complete 2003 lineup? posted: Apr 20th, 2009 The coverage of the World Challenge 2009 continues with the judging videos of Round 6.
It was the beginning of the second event day when the teams entered Bodyflight Bedford's flying chamber for Round 6. The drama of rounds four (Perris Fury's 59-pointer) and five (Airspeed's comeback) was history, and the top teams were eager to challenge the reigning 4-way world champions with fresh energy.
One of the top challengers was the indoor lineup of XL. Actually, the 2009 lineup was not really only an indoor lineup, as the XL lineups of 2008 and 2007 have been. The NSL News reported already on... (more)
Did you know that the teams from Denmark practiced Skyvan exits for their national championship? posted: Apr 18th, 2009 The 6-round competition in DeLand was completed early on Saturday. The two teams from Denmark, Sequence and Altius, will finish up with the remaining four rounds on Sunday, as they wanted to go through the whole dive pool for training purposes.
Altius had competed in the AA Class at the World Challenge 2009 and now moved up into the AAA Class where they will compete at Denmark's national championship this year. Sequence was in Bedford, as well, and the B-Team left the C-Team of the Danish project behind as it was expected.
However, Altius was probably closer than both teams may have thought,... (more)