Did you know that Monaco Vitalsea got no FAI medals after a 10-round indoor battle with HF Chicks? posted: Nov 24th, 2014 There were more interesting topics coming with the results of the FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving at iFLY Austin earlier this month.
The reunion of three Aerokart Deep Blue members, with Clementine Le Bohec as the 4th member in Austin, was covered with the updates on 15 November 2014 and on 20 November 2014, and the VFS 4-way competition found attention on 16 November 2014.
There was not much competition for the winners, Bad Boys in the 4-way Open Class and Deep Blue in 4-way Women. However, there was a race between Spaceland Lite and eXact from Sweden for FAI's silver and bronze medals,... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP has a unique team atmosphere? posted: Nov 23rd, 2014 The next Dubai Cup is coming up soon, and three participants at the NSL Championship 2014 will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz visited DeLand with their player-coach team of the Midwest Skydiving League, SDC Rhemix, and SDC Rhythm XP videographer Thad Parker is also in the travel group on the way to Dubai.
SDC Rhemix completed three competition rounds on Friday, together with a few other teams, before bad weather kept all teams on the ground on Saturday.
Quick arrangements with iFLY Orlando allowed all teams to compete in the 12-feet flying chamber... (more)
Did you know that Foxtrott has a very interesting lineup? posted: Nov 22nd, 2014 The annual NSL Championship brings together the teams in DeLand that still have not had enough of 4-way competition at the end of the year. It is also a competition opportunity for player-coach lineups who cannot attend the USPA Nationals.
Four of the teams were ready to start with the first competition rounds on Friday afternoon, while the rest of the field was supposed to get into action on Saturday morning. The weather conditions kept all teams on the ground, and the Sun Path Products NSL News used the opportunity to learn more about the lineups.
AAA Class team Foxtrott comprises of the... (more)
Did you know that Deep Blue results in Austin also show the potential of the new French lineup? posted: Nov 20th, 2014 The Sun Path Products NSL News reported on 15 November 2014 that three of the original Aerokart Deep Blue members (Amelie Tirman, Sophie Deremaux, Francoise Simons-Hamouchi) competed at the FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving and finished on top of the combined AAA Class leaderboard.
Clementine Le Bohec, new member of the French national team in 4-way Women, was flying in Berangere Duplouy's center inside slot.
The story featured four of the competition rounds at iFLY Austin, and the new video is now showing all rounds.
The Deep Blue performance did not only show how competitive the French... (more)
Did you know that 4-way power is shifting in Germany? posted: Nov 19th, 2014 The results of the German Nationals 2014 did not really create any big waves. However, the live coverage by the Sun Path Products NSL News actually included a very significant shift of 4-way power in Germany that went by almost unnoticed.
The national 4-way team that competed for Germany at the FAI World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2014, Paratec-Saar, had dominated the 4-way competition since 2006 when Markus Bastuck, Dieter Schwarz and the Thiele brothers Joern and Max, with Alexander "Dude" Hau on camera, took away the national 4-way title from EADS (Thomas Spielvogel, Olaf Biedermann,... (more)
Did you know that the Paraclete XP Indoor and Outdoor Championship double-header is back on for 2015? posted: Nov 18th, 2014 The new banner on the SKYLEAGUE.COM front page is good news for the Formation Skydiving competition fans. The popular Paraclete XP Indoor and Outdoor Championship double header will find its repetition in 2015. Paraclete XP's John D'Annunzio confirmed the same format and logistics earlier this year, and several teams have the event combination in their 2015 calendars by now.
The timing of this year's events in Raeford and DeLand turned out so successful that it was not difficult for Paraclete XP to copy the format for the 2015 schedule. The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2014 had record participation,... (more)