posted Mar 28th, 2026 - Two 4-way teams and two 8-way teams from Germany are registered for the FAI Indoor World Cup next month. Both 4-way teams are part of the NSL Power Rankings in Motion, and one of them had been considered a strong medal contender prior to the recent changes.

In fact, the 4-way Women team Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen has already earned FAI medals in the past. Linda Köb, Franziska Wiesler, Andrea Kleinschmidt, and Claire Rebhahn won World Cup bronze at Norway 2023, with Pablo Fahrenschon on camera, and also secured European FAI silver medals at the same event. They previously represented Germany in 4-way Women at the outdoor world championships in Eloy 2022 and Crystal Coast 2024. Linda Köb and Petra Jastram were founding members of the original 2021 lineup, and they are now training and competing alongside Franziska Wiesler and Nadeja Sievers.

Meltemi’s projected position behind China and Nephtys—within a competitive group of bronze medal contenders—shifted when the British 4-way Women team NFTO was added to the leaderboard with a late entry after the official deadline. Another adjustment to the NSL Power Rankings followed when the German 4-way Open Class team AERA Flystation was also accepted as a late entry by the host.

German Indoor Nationals 2026			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		1,B,P,2	20,D,22	O,Q,10,21	L,H,9,12	F,13,J,K	11,G,8	19,3,N	E,A,15,C	14,6,M	18,4,16	Total	Avg
G	Dynos	INT	30	24	27	31	35	25	27	34	27	24	284	28.4
1	Airbus 4-way Illertissen	DE	24	21	24	26	34	21	22	30	24	17	243	24.3
G	Skynamite	DE	23	19	21	24	31	18	23	27	22	20	228	22.8
2	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	23	19	21	21	29	19	19	26	20	17	214	21.4
3	Paratus	DE	23	17	20	21	28	19	18	25	16	16	203	20.3
4	Paratec Saar	DE	18	16	21	22	28	16	17	27	20	16	201	20.1
G	Triad	DE	21	14	21	20	26	16	19	26	19	17	199	19.9
5	Fi4na	DE	19	14	18	18	25	16	16	22	17	14	179	17.9
G	Air-W	CH	16	15	17	21	25	16	16	21	18	12	177	17.7
6	AERA Flystation	DE	18	13	17	20	26	15	15	21	17	15	177	17.7
7	Pace Gojump Gransee	DE	17	16	17	18	25	16	18	20	15	11	173	17.3
8	Feierabendflieger	DE	17	14	17	18	23	17	17	19	16	14	172	17.2
9	Vollgas	DE	16	13	16	14	23	14	12	20	15	11	154	15.4

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Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen at the German Indoor Nationals 2026

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NFTO in 2023—when Meltemi won the FAI outdoor bronze medals at Skydive Voss—did not feature the same lineup that will compete at the indoor world cup. At that time, Vana Parker and Sian Stokes were introducing Lucy Davies and Danni Hurt to high-level 4-way training and competition, with Simon Brentford on camera. The Norwegian team Thyra also placed ahead of NFTO.

The NFTO signature lineup (Vana Parker, Sian Stokes, Anna Lea, Elizabeth Kennedy) was already back together by November of the same year. Meltemi must therefore assume that either the 2022–2024 signature lineup, or a similar variation including Julia Swallow, will compete at Weembi Lille. This likely puts the bronze medal position out of reach for the six teams that had previously been considered contenders.

At the same time in 2023, Linda Köb and Petra Jastram were training and competing with the 4-way Women indoor team Piteraq, representing Germany at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023. The new Meltemi lineup has nearly reached Piteraq’s scoring level, posting a 21.4 average and earning silver medals behind the 4-way Open Class national team Airbus 4-way Illertissen. Airbus concluded their indoor season at the German indoor championship and will begin preparations for the outdoor world championship with a training camp at Skydive DeLand in early April.

FAI Indoor World Cup 2026			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	NSL Power Rankings 4-way Women		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Total	Avg
1	China 1	CN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	Nephtys	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	NFTO	UK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Thyra	NO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Aeroxs	FI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Airdrops	CH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	WingX	CH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Valkyrie	IT	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Les Hermines	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Indonesia Women	ID	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	China 2	CN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Meltemi have defined their schedule leading up to the upcoming indoor world cup, while the option of continuing through to the next indoor world championship in Germany in 2027 remains very realistic. Franziska Wiesler joined Meltemi for the 2023 season without prior AAA Class experience and finished the year with an FAI bronze medal. She had to leave the team at the end of the season to return to university, but she was ready this year to resume 4-way competition while continuing her studies.

Newest member Nadeja Sievers developed through the Paranodon Futura 4-way program in Illertissen. Her progression through the competition classes came with several local teams, and she has now reached the AAA Class world. Last year’s national outdoor championship with Paranodon Futura's 6.9 lineup marked her first AAA Class competition.

Linda Köb and Petra Jastram followed her development closely and completed several training weekends with her last year. They then decided to offer her the open spot on Meltemi. After concluding the 2025 season with the Futura team, she began training with Meltemi. The German 4-way Women team finished in second place at the national indoor championship earlier this month, posting a promising 21.4 average.

FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		3,G,N,19		11,17,L		13,7,C		2,D,O,8		14,K,J,12		9,M,P,H		5,4,18		15,1,10		16,21,E		F,20,6		Total	Avg
1	XPG4	US	21		20		20	-1	19		17		38		16	-1	16	-1	18	-2	18	-1	203	20.3
2	France 4-way Women	FR	17		15	-1	20		17		15		33		14		14	-1	14	-2	18		177	17.7
3	Meltemi Oceanside	DE	12	-2	15		16		16		11		25	-1	12		12		15		16		150	15.0
4	Thyra	NO	11	-1	12		14		13		11		21		10		12		12		14		130	13.0
5	NFTO	UK	11	-2	11		12	-1	12	-1	11		25		10		10		12	-2	13	-1	127	12.7
6	SNE Fly Girls	US	13		11		15		11	-1	10		21	-1	11		11		9	-2	11	-1	123	12.3
7	Alola	UK	11		12		13	-1	12	-1	10		20	-4	11		10	-1	11	-1	11	-1	121	12.1

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Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen - NFTO at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023

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