Did you know that the Northern California Skydiving League needed the second tie breaker in the second meet? posted: Jun 17th, 2015 The Sun Path Products NSL News update on June 15th mentioned that the two Californian leagues did not interfere with each other at all last weekend. The teams of the Northern California Skydiving League competed only in the A and Rookie Class this time, with five teams in the A Class competition.
NCSL Director Lori Connor reported from Skydance in Davis that it was a successful event: "Relaxed vibe, warm and sunny, friendly winds with everyone having a super fun time while learning lots! We got our fast rides to 13k all day in SkyDance's Super Van and our exits made easier with its nice big... (more)
Did you know that the Clash of Champions has a "sand-bagging rule" for the AA and A Class competition? posted: Jun 16th, 2015 The Sun Path Products NSL News reported on May 11th that AA and A Class teams can win serious cash at the Clash of Champions at the end of the year in Dubai:
"The prize money for the AA and A Class teams is also something that has not been seen yet in the history of the sport.
The three best AA Class teams receive a total of $20,000 ($10,000 - $7,000 - $3,000) while the A Class teams share a total of $13,000 ($7,000 - $4,000 - $2,000) for the three winners."
The host, Inflight Dubai, has followed up with the rules for the competition in the meantime, which include the qualification and... (more)
Did you know that Christy Frikken and Sarah Smith turned an old table last weekend? posted: Jun 15th, 2015 The teams from California treated each other very friendly last weekend. They kindly staid away from each other and avoided any confrontation in all four competition categories.
The Northern California Skydiving League competed only in the A and Rookie Class, while the teams of the Southern California Skydiving League filled the leaderboard with scores in the AAA and AA Class.
Yvonne "Yo" Owyeong reported a successful event from Perris: "We had a great Saturday and the weather was awesome. Everything went smoothly, the clouds broke early, and it was a beautiful day, light winds and all smiles.... (more)
Did you know that the 8-way battle of 2012 will have a repetition next year? posted: Jun 14th, 2015 The 8-way fans in Formation Skydiving competition were probably excited when they heard that France is coming back with the best 8-way lineup that national coach Jeremie Rollett has to offer at the moment to challenge the Golden Knights for the next FAI gold medals. The French lineup is identical with the one that posted the highest French 8-way average in history at the Mondial Dubai 2012.
It became even more promising for the 8-way competition in 2015/2016 when the Golden Knights managed to bring back Larry Miller into the active lineup after he had officially retired with two gold medals... (more)
Did you know that Evolution is the winner of the "4-way Elite Club" poll question? posted: Jun 14th, 2015 It was to be expected that the world's two current top contenders, NMP-PCH Hayabusa and Arizona Airspeed, would be in the mix for the answer to the current poll question:
"Which team was the last one posting only 20-pointers and higher at a 10-round outdoor competition?"
It is also not a big surprise that the bronze medalist at the last world meet and winner of the 5th Dubai International Parachuting Championship, Evolution from Canada, would get their votes.
Other than that, the SKYLEAGUE.COM audience quickly filtered out the serious contenders of the five options.
France is on top... (more)
Did you know that the "4-way Elite Club" is looking for new members? posted: Jun 12th, 2015 The Sun Path Products NSL News switches back to outdoor competition before the 4-way teams in Southern and Northern California will post scores this weekend. There is an interesting topic that has not been given much attention recently.
Today's update begins with a quiz question for the 4-way experts: "Which team was the last one posting only 20-pointers and higher at a 10-round outdoor competition?" Of course, the question includes naturally when and where it happened the last time.
It was a topic that was covered on a regular basis at a time when it was impressive to see how the best teams... (more)
Did you know that the Northern California Skydiving League needed the second tie breaker in the second meet?
Did you know that the Clash of Champions has a "sand-bagging rule" for the AA and A Class competition?
Did you know that Christy Frikken and Sarah Smith turned an old table last weekend?
Did you know that the 8-way battle of 2012 will have a repetition next year?
Did you know that Evolution is the winner of the "4-way Elite Club" poll question?
Did you know that the "4-way Elite Club" is looking for new members?