Did you know that player-coaching lineups existed before wind tunnels were built? posted: Dec 12th, 2025 Gary Smith brought this up during the latest NSL Live Talk, referring back to the earlier NSL Live Talk conversation with Pete Allum on December 3rd. It was a coincidence that two skydiving legends found themselves in the NSL News spotlight so close together—Gary Smith upon returning from Qatar, and Pete Allum after his recent visit to DeLand.
The two met frequently as opponents nearly 30 years ago in the early days of the Florida Skydiving League: Gary Smith with South Africa’s national team DeLand Equanimity, and Pete Allum with the British national team Sebastian XL. During the NSL Live... (more)
Did you know that Gary Smith returns home to the Netherlands? posted: Dec 10th, 2025 Former 4-way world champion (2004, 2006) and professional coach Gary Smith has shared his insights and experiences with the NSL News audience many times over the years. His recent seasons were among the most eventful and intriguing of his long career. His NSL Profile highlights much of his history in formation skydiving competition, though his full story would easily fill several books.
His most important milestones include his early years in South Africa, where his 4-way team DeLand Equanimity — featuring his close friend and teammate Silvanus (Solly) Williams — rose from obscurity to win... (more)
Did you know that Valkyrie are aiming at the indoor world cup next year? posted: Dec 9th, 2025 The NSL News covered Italy’s national indoor championship in its update on November 11th. It was one of Europe’s earliest indoor events following the outdoor season and even took place before the completion of the USPA Nationals 2025. The Flyspot Open 2025 was held the same weekend, where two of the top contenders for next year’s indoor world cup—Skywalkers Most and Fly X Amnesya—posted their first indoor scores of the new winter season.
Both teams represented their countries, the Czech Republic and Italy, at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 in April and are expected to do so... (more)
Did you know that Papea had the shortest transition time from outdoor to indoor? posted: Dec 8th, 2025 The dramatic and unfortunate Papea story at the CISM World Championship was covered earlier by the NSL News, most recently on November 28th. The last three rounds of the meet were canceled due to the weather conditions in Qatar, which halted Spain’s national team’s strong recovery after the first two rounds in 4-way Male. Competition stopped after Round 5 of the scheduled eight rounds, leaving Papea just outside the medals in 4th place.
Among all military teams competing in Qatar, Papea and NMP PCH HayaBusa were likely in the greatest hurry to return home, with indoor events on their schedules... (more)
Did you know that 4-way juniors clash once again with 4-way seniors in the Czech Republic? posted: Dec 6th, 2025 The Czech Indoor Cloud League team at the Hurricane Factory in Prague was again the first to submit scores and videos for the November sequences—despite Jan Klapka's ongoing challenge of motivating Czech 4-way teams and competitors for the indoor winter season. Even so, he fielded five different teams competing for top results across the six November sequences.
There is currently no domestic rival for Skywalkers Most, who have developed into one of the world’s strongest 4-way teams. They continue to contribute significantly to the Czech Republic’s monthly totals on the Indoor Cloud League... (more)
Did you know that FS Nuts and Magic 4 represent Lithuania successfully? posted: Dec 5th, 2025 The AA Class competition at the ISR Grand Prix 2025 was almost as exciting and dramatic as the AAA Class duel between NMP PCH HayaBusa members Neal Willems and Ray Lodens, which even required an extra round to break their tie. The NSL News covered their internal showdown in an update on December 2nd.
AA Class winners FS Nuts from Lithuania and the Dutch 4-way team FS 4 The Occasion came within a single point of needing their own tie-break at the end of the 8-round meet. The Lithuanian guests claimed victory with a new team record average (16.0), a significant improvement over their previous... (more)
Did you know that player-coaching lineups existed before wind tunnels were built?
Did you know that Gary Smith returns home to the Netherlands?
Did you know that Valkyrie are aiming at the indoor world cup next year?
Did you know that Papea had the shortest transition time from outdoor to indoor?
Did you know that 4-way juniors clash once again with 4-way seniors in the Czech Republic?
Did you know that FS Nuts and Magic 4 represent Lithuania successfully?