posted Jul 25th, 2026 - It is difficult to imagine a more challenging situation in 4-way Formation Skydiving competition than the one Jeroen "Bob" Nollet faced in 2014. The Belgian national team, NMP PCH HayaBusa, had just won its first FAI World Championship title in Prostejov 2014, with 4-way superstar Roy Janssen flying the tail slot.

For Roy Janssen and brothers David and Andy Grauwels, it had been the culmination of nearly a decade of pursuing their dream alongside different teammates and videographers. Their journey even included committing to military careers after the FAI World Championship 2006, where they finished in 6th place with original team member and inside center Sven Ibens.

Roy Janssen did not continue after winning his FAI World Championship gold medal, and HayaBusa needed a new tail. Their options were limited, as they could only recruit a replacement from the Belgian military. Original HayaBusa members Roy Janssen, David Grauwels and Andy Grauwels had already begun connecting with potential new team members in 2010. They first worked with Dennis Praet and later with Jeroen "Bob"Nollet, who was training and competing with HayaBusa Beta, the team's farm squad at the time.

Wind Games 2015			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		C,17,6	3,4,M	F,11,15	D,2,5	J,13,N,K	Q,1,O,P	19,22,B	10,7,9	14,G,H,16	L,E,8,12	Total	Avg
1	NMP PCH Hayabusa	BE	33	28	31	32	32	36	28	29	29	26	304	30.4
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	32	30	30	29	34	32	24	30	29	24	294	29.4
3	Gavroche	FR	29	22	27	26	27	32	23	26	26	23	261	26.1
4	Thunder ISR	BE	25	25	27	26	26	31	22	26	24	22	254	25.4
5	Ninja4	INT	25	23	24	24	24	29	21	25	23	22	240	24.0
6	Voodoo	UK	23	21	21	22	24	28	20	21	23	21	224	22.4
7	Bad Boys	CZ	24	18	22	22	22	26	19	21	20	18	212	21.2
8	Team Tigers	FI	19	19	17	18	21	27	18	20	19	18	196	19.6
9	Savoa	UK	19	17	15	16	17	22	16	18	19	17	176	17.6
9	Jazz Republic	ZA	17	17	17	16	18	21	17	19	17	17	176	17.6
11	Barak	ES	11	15	17	12	13	18	13	16	16	14	145	14.5
12	Casual Team	ES	13	13	13	12	17	16	14	13	13	13	137	13.7
13	TBA FS	BE	12	11	14	11	11	11	11	14	16	0	111	11.1

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NMP PCH HayaBusa at the Wind Games 2015

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The farm team produced an outstanding harvest. Dennis Praet and Jeroen "Bob" Nollet have since won three FAI 4-way World Championship gold medals together, and they are currently preparing the 2026 lineup in pursuit of another world title—either this year, in 2028, or both. Farm team HayaBusa BetaFarm team HayaBusa BetaJeroen "Bob" Nollet had chosen a military career at the age of 16. He even completed his high school education within the Belgian Army.

Three more years passed before he made his first military parachute jump. However, he quickly caught the attention of the original HayaBusa members and became the official alternate in 2010. Even then, he had to remain patient, waiting another four years before a position became available.

The greatest challenge came when Roy Janssen unexpectedly stepped away after HayaBusa reached its peak by winning the world championship in Prostejov in 2014. Roy Janssen, David Grauwels and Andy Grauwels had already demonstrated how successfully they could integrate a new team member when they promoted Dennis Praet from alternate to the point slot and came within reach of their first FAI World Championship gold medal in Dubai 2012.

FAI World Meet 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		21,L,B,G		22,18,17		19,7,O		J,16,12		10,A,D,15		Q,M,F,C,N		H,20,P,13		6,14,11		E,2,5		4,1,3		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	32		21		27	-2	24		22	-3	62	-2	22	-2	20	-1	27	-1	22		279	27.9
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	26	-5	21		27	-1	24		24	-1	60	-1	26		22		27		20		277	27.7
3	Aerodyne Realfly	FR	29	-1	19		24	-2	23		24		52	-3	20	-3	17	-3	24		19		251	25.1
4	Qatar Tigers	QA	24	-2	14	-1	24	-1	21		22		53	-4	21	-1	18		20		17		234	23.4
5	Echochamber	SE	25	-1	16		21	-1	17	-2	20	-1	48	-4	14	-3	18		21	-1	15	-1	215	21.5
6	Amnesya	IT	24	-2	14		20	-1	18		18	-1	48	-5	18		14	-2	21	-1	15		210	21.0
7	Satori XL	UK	21		14	-1	21		19		19		37	-3	19		17		18	-1	16	-1	201	20.1
7	Airheads	CH	22	-3	14	-2	19	-2	17	-1	18		44		16		16	-2	18	-1	17		201	20.1
9	Evolution	CA	21	-1	13	-2	22		18	-1	15	-3	43	-2	15	-5	15	-2	19		15		196	19.6
10	Airbus FSZ Saar	DE	21	-1	14	-1	17	-5	17		16	-1	45	-1	15	-3	14	-1	18	-1	15		192	19.2
11	Tanay Wolves	RU	22		14		18	-1	17		16	-2	35	-3	17	-3	14	-1	18	-1	14		185	18.5
12	Rotor Out	AU	21	-1	13	-1	18	-2	14	-1	16	-1	32	-3	13	-7	13	-1	18		14		172	17.2
13	CTR Optimum	BR	19		10		17	-1	15		13	-1	31		14		14		18		13		164	16.4
14	Papea Masculino	ES	17	-1	13		18		13	-1	13		28	-3	14	-1	14	-1	13	-2	12		155	15.5
15	Out of the Blue Project 20+	NL	16	-1	11	-1	13	-3	14		15	-1	28	-2	15	-1	15		14	-2	12	-1	153	15.3
16	Meraki	ZA	14	-3	11		14		14		13		28	-1	12	-1	12		14		12		144	14.4
17	New Zealand	NZ	10	-4	9		12		11		10		21		7	-3	11		10	-1	11		112	11.2
18	Paraguay	PY	10	-1	8		10	-1	7	-2	9		17		7	-4	8	-1	10		8	-1	94	9.4
19	Cyprus	CY	13	-1	8		9	-2	8		7	-2	19	-1	7		8		9		5	-2	93	9.3

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Rollercoaster in Australia 2018: NMP PCH HayaBusa - Arizona Airspeed

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Jeroen "Bob" Nollet had even less time than Dennis Praet to step into the vacant tail slot, and the pressure was even greater. He was expected to help defend the first FAI World Championship title ever won by a Belgian 4-way team, following HayaBusa's breakthrough victory in 2014. He filled the very big shoes more than adequately, and the new lineup dominated the world's 4-way competition between 2014 and 2021.

Dennis Praet is now the team captain, while Jeroen "Bob" Nollet has turned into the heart and soul of HayaBusa in a similar way as team founder Sven Ibens. He did not only have the necessary patience and persistence when he was waiting for an open HayaBusa slot. It is also a part of his relaxed and humble personality structure.

Dennis Praet and Jeroen "Bob" Nollet both have shown their patience and persistence by bringing up new members Neal Willems and Ray Lodens to the world's 4-way top speed, while former team mate David Grauwels is watching and recording the progression from the camera perspective. Jeroen "Bob" Nollet enjoys to be on the top of the world, whether it is in a jump plane, or when he is running his Ultra Marathons in the mountains. He will climb up onto the FAI podium again this year, and it could be once again the top of the 4-way world.