Did you know that the PD Factory Team recently explored the Grand Canyon? posted: Feb 25th, 2007 The NSL News just uploaded the video of a live interview with Ian Bobo where he commented the results of the Valentine's Meet 2007. He also mentioned a recent trip to the Grand Canyon with the PD Factory Team and his plans to focus mostly on Canopy Piloting and these adventure trips.
The NSL News story on May 14, 2006 (Archives > 2006 > News), covered the PD Factory Team's last exciting trip to the Italian Alpes and included some breathtaking mid-air photos. The PD Factory Team members provided some of their experiences in a live interview with the NSL News by then. The video can still be viewed... (more)
Did you know that 4-way world champion Ian Bobo adds his feedback on NSL-TV? posted: Feb 23rd, 2007 The first live NSL-TV interview by telephone with Craig Girard provided insights from the perspective of a participant of the Valentine's Meet 2007. Current 4-way world champion with DeLand Fire and national champion with DeLand Groove, Ian Bobo, followed up with his evaluation of the competition from an outside position.
Ian Bobo visited at the NSL office in DeLand the day after the NSL News had spoken with Craig Girard in Arizona. He had just completed a coaching job with a Russian team and took the time on his first day off to talk about his own situation at the present time and the results... (more)
Did you know that Craig Girard provided insights live for the NSL News? posted: Feb 22nd, 2007 Craig Girard is one of the busiest competitors and coaches. He travels all over the world and just came back from a trip to Australia before his new Airspeed Odyssey line-up competed at the Valentine's Meet last weekend. He leaves at the end of this week for a trip to Marocco.
The NSL News was very interested in feedback and information directly from the Airspeed headquarters in Eloy, Arizona. Craig Girard promised to take the time for a live interview this week, and he connected with the NSL News by telephone on Wednesday late afternoon, after a 12-jump training day with his team. (more)
Did you know that the new version of the NSL Discussion Forum is stronger and better? posted: Feb 20th, 2007 Craig Sellars was a member of the Georgia Skydiving League team GT Inviscid. He was a computer expert and webmaster when he trained and competed with the GSL team in 2002/2003/2004. He was also very interested in the development of the NSL website and had offered his help several times.
It was almost exactly four years ago when the NSL website added the NSL Discussion Forum to the usual features. The official announcement of the new communication tool for teams and competitors was posted on February 25, 2003. Craig Sellars had created and installed the forum for the NSL website in his spare... (more)
Did you know that the top teams opened the 2007 season with new record scores? posted: Feb 19th, 2007 Tim Wagner, Omniskore's former webmaster, had a comeback last weekend. He was the Chief Judge at the Valentine's Meet 2007, and he also described himself as the "humble assistant to Jan Meyer", who is now in charge for Omniskore's hardware and software support.
T2 commented that the participation at the Valentine's Meet "isn't very high this year". The NSL News became interested in the general progression of each year's season opener and evaluated the numbers of teams since 1998. The conclusion is similar compared to the progression of the sport in general: there is an upswing for the 4-way... (more)
Did you know that the Valentine's Meet has been a good starting point for many teams? posted: Feb 15th, 2007 The first 4-way competition of the 2007 season will put the NSL News services to the first serious test this year. The Valentine's Meet 2007 kicks off the new season this weekend, and feedback from Arizona indicates that it will be an exciting competition at Skydive Arizona in Eloy.
The three local teams, Airspeed Odyssey, AZ Directe and AZ Divewerkz, have been working on their team and coaching projects and expect new line-ups to join the 4-way community this year. The Valentine's Meet is also the season opener for the new Arizona Skydiving League, which will hopefully attract the old and new... (more)