Did you know that Bodyflight Storm reports Pilatus Porter bloopers and success? posted: Apr 18th, 2008 More information and the first meet videos have arrived from Elsinore where the Southern California Skydiving League launched its 2008 season last weekend. The NSL News story on 15 April 2008 mentioned that UK's national 4-way team in IPC's female category, Bodyflight Storm, competed from the left-hand door of the Twinotter, even though the team trains for a right-hand pattern from the Pilatus Porter this year. (more)
Did you know that Evolution has documented the 4-way family career on a new DVD? posted: Apr 17th, 2008 The story of the Canadian national 4-way team Evolution has been covered by the NSL News several times in the past. It is one of the most amazing stories in the history of Formation Skydiving competition, and it is far from being over.
Father Michel LeMay (Center Inside) and his three sons Martin (Center Outside - 22), Vincent (Tail - 19) and Benoit (Point - 17) have started their second year as a complete family team. Michel LeMay's teammate in the late 70's and early 80's, the time when Canada was on top of the world in 4-way and 8-way, Daniel Paquette, is filming the team.
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Did you know that Colorado launched 2008 season despite weather troubles? posted: Apr 17th, 2008 The Colorado Skydiving League launched its 2008 season last weekend, and the four teams managed to complete two rounds at the Mile High Skydiving Center. The 4-team field included last year's NSL Champion in the Rookie Class, Mayhem, which is coming back in the A Class this year. COSL Director Travis Roth provided the meet report. (more)
Did you know that two AZDW Mentor Camp teams battled with a UK team in Eloy? posted: Apr 16th, 2008 The Arizona Skydiving League held another 4-way competition this past weekend. Although the meet was scheduled for Saturday, April 12th, due to the extreme winds of the desert, the competition wasn't able to get started until Sunday. Out of the five teams that registered for the competition, only three were able to make it back on Sunday. However, the competition was great and the teams were close in every round of the meet. (more)
Did you know that the Founding Fathers challenged Bodyflight Storm once again in Elsinore? posted: Apr 15th, 2008 The season opener of the Southern California Skydiving League at Skydive Elsinore attracted eight teams to post their first scores of the 2008 season - except one. Bodyflight Storm had already scores on the NSL leaderboard at the World Challenge 2008. The meet in Elsinore was the first outdoor competition for the UK national team in IPC's female category. (more)
Did you know that events struggled with the weather last weekend? posted: Apr 14th, 2008 Last weekend's events reported weather trouble at almost every location, including Europe. The Arizona Skydiving League had to wait until Sunday before the weather allowed the teams to get in the air. AZSL Director Annie Peterson reported that "the winds were topping out between 25-30 mph consistently" on Saturday. Only three of the five registered teams were able to come back on Sunday. (more)