Did you know that Just4Fun is actually very competitive?
posted: Feb 2nd, 2012 The field of teams for the World Challenge 2012 has grown by 33 teams since the NSL News posted the first preview of this year's event on 9 January 2012 and brings it dangerously close to the record number of 2011.
A total number of 63 teams competed last year at Bodyflight Bedford, and it is difficult to imagine that the current number of 59 teams will not be higher at the beginning... (more)
Did you know that the French 8way experts will once again observe the Golden Knights 8way action at Paraclete?
posted: Feb 1st, 2012 The Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2012 includes another 8way competition. Nine teams attended this event last year and made it a real 8way competition, the first one in the windtunnel history.
It was a limited dive pool, as all 8way formations and block maneuvers do not fit into the flight chamber. It was still amazing to see how much 8way can be done. However, as Ben Liston recommended to his indoor participants at the New Hampshire 4way event in a 12-foot chamber: "Knee pads encouraged,... (more)
Did you know that "training is not quite the same unless you can back it up with a meet"?
posted: Jan 31st, 2012 A surprise visitor showed up at the NSL office yesterday and volunteered to endure a quickly improvised NSL Talk session in front of the NSL-TV camera. Mark Kirkby is on his way to the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2012 and spent a few days in Florida to visit sponsors and team supporters.
He talked about the upcoming 2012 season that he looks very much forward to. Arizona Airspeed has somehow... (more)
Did you know that the NSL News brings live coverage of XL at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships this weekend?
posted: Jan 31st, 2012 The first two competitions of the 2012 season are indoor events. Teams in the Czech Republic launched the new competition season at the Skydive Arena in Prague on January 5th, and the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2012 is the next one this weekend, before Skydive Arizona will host the first outdoor competition this year, the Valentine's Meet 2012.
French teams will be next... (more)
Did you know that Satori launches the 2012 season with the Shamrock Showdown/World Challenge combination?
posted: Jan 30th, 2012 The NSL News has to switch back to the preview of the Shamrock Showdown 2012 after great news came in from the Uited Kingdom.
Julia Foxwell confirmed for Satori that her team has finalized the travel plans to Florida in March. This adds another world class 4way team to the field of top teams. Satori now represents the 11th country at this year's Shamrock, which makes it more and more like a World... (more)
Did you know that it's time for a separate World Challenge leaderboard in the female 4way category?
posted: Jan 28th, 2012 It is wide open so far whether the World Challenge 2012 will include a Super Sequence this year or not. So far, roughly half of the audience would like to see a sequence of only random formations, while the other half would like to follow the IPC rules for a competition draw.
Something else will be different this year, and the list of teams shows what it is. The female lineups will have their own leaderboard for the first time. Host Paul Mayer decided to apply the IPC categories from... (more)
