Did you know that the German 4-way teams have a golden opportunity in Round 8? posted: Sep 9th, 2025 The weather conditions at the Skyfactory in Stadtlohn, Germany, allowed at least a few training jumps on Monday. Airbus 4-way Illertissen Oceanside, Germany's national team in 4-way Open, did two on Sunday and Monday morning, then added another one after Airbus videographer Moritz Mack had picked up coach Michele Silvi from the airport.
Airbus were not shy of providing the NSL News with the videos of the training jumps for a good reason. It seems like the German top contender for the national championship title is just as well prepared as it was expected, after they had decided to skip the outdoor... (more)
Did you know that Spain's Papea team compete in all military events in Qatar? posted: Sep 8th, 2025 Teams and competitors at the German Outdoor Nationals 2025 are waiting for better weather at the Skyfactory in Stadtlohn. The weather situation is similar to the conditions that meet director Ronald Overdijk had to deal with at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025. It's the last training day before Round 1 for the 4-way teams in Germany, and the competition draw is scheduled for this evening.
The NSL News has time to go back to the outdoor world cup and to parts of the competition that are not always making the top headlines. However, the competition for the Top 10 spots on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard... (more)
Did you know that this week's German 4-way leaderboard will be under careful scrutiny? posted: Sep 7th, 2025 The NSL News transition from Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands to the Skyfactory in Stadtlohn is complete, and the German Outdoor Nationals 2025 have begun this weekend. The German 4-way and 8-way teams are not posting scores yet, as their competitions begins on Tuesday in 4-way, Thursday in 8-way.
However, Germany's defending 4-way champions, the Airbus 4-way team, are already in training action to become familiar with the unknown environment in Stadtlohn. The Airbus 4-way team is a completely different entity, and there is no overlapping between the Airbus 4-way and Airbus 8-way teams.
The... (more)
Did you know that the NSL News transitions to Germany's national outdoor championship? posted: Sep 6th, 2025 The unfortunate story of the German 8-way team at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025, Airbus Oceanside Illertissen, was well documented by the NSL News, and it had a happy ending.
The German 8-way story began when Henning Stumpp, President of the German skydiving federation (DFV) and Airbus member, had a landing accident, after a broken line on opening compromised the parachute. The update on August 31st explained that Henning Stumpp could not continue with the 8-way competition after Round 4. Team videographer Erik Lorenz was considered to switch to the tail slot in front of the camera if Airbus... (more)
Did you know that the Falcons won the first FAI gold medals for Qatar's formation skydiving delegation? posted: Sep 5th, 2025 The first NSL News update from the 8-way competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 came after the first two rounds, and after Prison 9 finished Round 1 only one single point behind the Qatar Falcons. It seemed like there could be more competition on the top of the 8-way leaderboard than expected.
The Qatar Falcons and coach Jeremie Rollett understood the message from the U.S. team well enough and corrected the situation instantly with a 4-point difference in Round 2. Prison 9 did even better in Round 5 when they tied the Qatar highscore of 19 points. However, there was eventually a 34-point... (more)
Did you know that the competition season is not over for the world's Top 3? posted: Sep 4th, 2025 Matt Landsmann produced the last summary of the competition action at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025, once again with Regan Tetlow anchoring the show. The 5th and last competition day had the happy ending with the completion of all scheduled competition rounds.
The 4-way Open Class competition provided the insights on the top of the leaderboard, one year away from the next outdoor world championship, where the medal winners at Skydive Teuge could meet each other again. The battle for the positions behind the medal winners was just as exciting as expected. It featured the Czech Skywalkers eventually... (more)
Did you know that the German 4-way teams have a golden opportunity in Round 8?
Did you know that Spain's Papea team compete in all military events in Qatar?
Did you know that this week's German 4-way leaderboard will be under careful scrutiny?
Did you know that the NSL News transitions to Germany's national outdoor championship?
Did you know that the Falcons won the first FAI gold medals for Qatar's formation skydiving delegation?
Did you know that the competition season is not over for the world's Top 3?