Did you know that the first half went to Perris Jimani? posted: Nov 28th, 2009 The SkyQuest 2009 coverage continues with the AA Class competition of the NSL Championship 2009. The Rookie Class competition between Team DiZaster and Relativity was already exciting enough. However, Perris Jimani and Teiwaz Eagle gave each other an even more exciting race. The two AA Class teams were separated by only two points after ten rounds.
It was coincidence that Teiwaz had once again two lineups at this year's SkyQuest event, and that the lineups of the two teams made one fit for the AAA Class competition and the other one for the AA Class category. It turned out that the Teiwaz Eagle... (more)
Did you know that more 100-way footage has been uploaded? posted: Nov 27th, 2009 The NSL News will still be following up on SkyQuest 2009 for a while.
Especially the big-way fans in Formation Skydiving will be interested in watching the jumps of the Falcon and Eagle 100-way teams.
Processing the video footage of all the jumps is a time consuming task and will be done step by step. Some earlier video clips of the event included already a few jumps of the Falcon Team, embedded in videos with other scenes on the ground.
The newly uploaded videos of the Kaleidoscope Dives now provide the complete footage of each jump. There were always at least two or three freefall videographers... (more)
Did you know that Paraclete XP has a new 4-way lineup for 2010? posted: Nov 26th, 2009 Kirk Verner, one of the original members of the legendary Airspeed 4-way team (Jack Jefferies, Dan BC, Mark Kirkby), did not compete at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships, as the NSL News mentioned quite a few times during the live coverage from Texas.
He has been dealing with a shoulder injury for a while and finally decided to get it fixed with a surgery before the USPA Nationals. He did not recover early enough to come back in time for the 8-way competition, which his team, Paraclete XP, was planning to win.
Brian Johnson and Shannon Pilcher stepped in for the injured Kirk... (more)
Did you know that Hot Flash made all meets after a shaky 2009 season? posted: Nov 25th, 2009 The first part of the exciting Rookie Class competition for the gold medals at the NSL Championship 2009 was covered on 23 November 2009. The story mentioned that Relativity from Colorado and Team DiZaster from Florida came to compete for the Aerodyne Rookie Class Cup and that Hot Flash was out for fun and competition experience.
The Rookie Class team from Texas has a very interesting short history that began in April this year. Former Hot Flash Point and current Tail Marty "Ladybug" Mahoney explained for the NSL News in a funny way how herself, Lori Mitchell, Johnny Tubbs and Grady Ferguson... (more)
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)