Did you know that Typhoon Molave is interrupting the skydiving activities in Taiwan? posted: Jul 18th, 2009 Quick update from Koahsiung in Taiwan, where the World Games 2009 are in full swing this week. It is not really "full swing" for the skydiving events, as the weather has not cooperated so far. Here is a current weather report, which already explains the weather situation of Sunday, July 19. (more)
Did you know that Round 5 of the World Games 2009 has a world record sequence? posted: Jul 18th, 2009 It is actually an amazing feast that is being presented to the whole world and to the skydiving community at the World Games 2009 in Taiwan.
The best six teams of the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2008 in France are in fact at the competition site, and they are all registered with the same lineups that they competed with last year. Hopefully the weather and the management of the event will cooperate and make this a great show for skydiving.
It gets even better by looking at the competition draw. There is a very good chance that the World Games 2009 will be the event where the... (more)
Did you know that the World Games had a jump plane surprise for the 4-way teams? posted: Jul 17th, 2009 Today is officially the first competition day at the World Games 2009.
The first event briefings brought quite a surprise to the participating teams in the 4-way Formation Skydiving competition.
Arizona Airspeed members Andy Delk and Craig Girard both confirmed that the jump plane will be a helicopter with a right-hand door. That was a complete surprise for the teams who expected to jump from a left-hand door in Taiwan. The training day was also much needed for the pilots who did not seem too experienced with dropping teams on the spot.
Airspeed's Center Inside Andy Delk explained more... (more)
Did you know that Ocean Kaktus had some 8-way fun in Russia? posted: Jul 16th, 2009 The Russian team Kaktus Hunter has been covered by the NSL News already several times this year. A recent 8-way video, provided by Ocean 5 videographer Fyodor Mozgovoy, directed the NSL News attention back to Russia and to the young Russian 4-way shooting stars.
Fyodor Mozgovoy told the NSL News that Ocean 5 and Kaktus Hunter train at the same dropzone in Kolomna. Their team rooms are next to each other, and the team members are good friends. Thus, during their training camps in Kolomna they decide to make an 8-way jump here and there by the end of the day.
The featured 8-way video was the... (more)
Did you know that Craig Girard is waiting for his equipment in Taiwan? posted: Jul 15th, 2009 The shift of power did not happen in Denmark. The national championships were completed in record time, as Chief Judge Ulla Mærsk reported, but Voluntas had to accept that the DaneZ are still too strong at the moment.
It was the first time in Denmark that a national championship was completed in only two days - five rounds on Monday, five rounds on Tuesday. The five rounds of the second day brought the faster sequences, and Voluntas was much closer now. In fact, for three rounds (6 - 8) it looked as if the challenger would be able to eliminate the 5-point deficit of the first day. (more)
Did you know that once you got it, you always got it? posted: Jul 13th, 2009 Last weekend's scores have already been replaced by the first numbers from Denmark where this year's national championships are in full swing. This does not mean at all that last weekend's leaderboard is complete. It will still be updated as soon as more scores are coming in.
It's an interesting battle in Denmark where the national team Voluntas tries to leave the dominating team of the past years behind, the DaneZ. It doesn't work so far, however, there are five more rounds to come, and the weather forecast is great. At the same time, the national B-Team Sequence has kept up very well, and... (more)
Did you know that Typhoon Molave is interrupting the skydiving activities in Taiwan?
Did you know that Round 5 of the World Games 2009 has a world record sequence?
Did you know that the World Games had a jump plane surprise for the 4-way teams?
Did you know that Ocean Kaktus had some 8-way fun in Russia?
Did you know that Craig Girard is waiting for his equipment in Taiwan?
Did you know that once you got it, you always got it?