Did you know that the Egyptian Goddess of the Air goes after World Meet medals in 2014? posted: Jan 26th, 2013 Teams from the United Kingdom dominated the 4way competition in the female category for quite a few years. Claire Scott, Sarah Laughton, Sacha Chilion and Kate Stephens won the first test event at the World Meet in Australia 1999. Claire Scott, Sarah Laughton and Sacha Chilion followed up four years later and won the first official FAI/IPC gold medals for the United Kingdom at the Mondial 2003 in Gap. Brian Vacher was filming V-Max.
The ladies from the UK then went into hibernation, and the US team took back the top position in 2004 that Synchronicity with Eliana Rodriguez had in Spain 2001.... (more)
Did you know that there is a long waiting list for the FSL Tunnel Kicker at iFLY Orlando? posted: Jan 25th, 2013 Teams and competitors of the Florida Skydiving League and the Northwest Skydiving League continue with their monthly indoor meets at iFLY Orlando and iFLY Seattle. FSL head coach Ari Perelman called his 4way community to action last week, and it was once again a very busy evening at iFLY Orlando.
Several new participants got their instructions from player coaches Ari Perelman, Brian Johnson, Robert Chromy and Kurt Gaebel who volunteered their time and expertise to help all interested skydivers to get started in 4way competition. Ari Perelman said at the opening briefing that he now has a long... (more)
Did you know that Carolina Turbo XP is going full time this year? posted: Jan 24th, 2013 The NSL News story on 22 November 2012 brought news about the new "US Shooting Star" in 4way competition, Carolina Turbo XP. The NSL News has followed the team since it was born in 2009, and it has been a very impressive story which doesn't seem to end.
"VTSD", as the team name was in 2009, attended a total of eight meets that year. It began with a 29.3 average in the Rookie Class competition of the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship and ended with Intermediate Class gold medals at the USPA Nationals 2009. VTSD/Turbo went through three competition categories (Rookie - A - AA) in the same year... (more)
Did you know that Evolution's new lineup joins the spring competition tour? posted: Jan 23rd, 2013 The start of the 2013 outdoor competition season is just around the corner. The two indoor meets at the Sportflight Skydive Arena in the Czech Republic and at SkyVenture New Hampshire generated the first leaderboards this year, and another indoor competition will be next, the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2013.
Mostly French teams have their annual Aerokart Indoor Championship at the end of February in Paris, and the Canadian Indoor Nationals are scheduled for the beginning of March.
Arizona Airspeed's new lineup will post the first outdoor scores of the 2013 season at the annual Valentine's... (more)
Did you know that the facts of US 8way history support the Paraclete XP8 project? posted: Jan 22nd, 2013 The NSL News reported on 8 January 2013 that Paraclete XP's new 8way lineup is serious business and plans to win at the USPA Nationals this year.
The first training camp of a whole week took place in Paraclete's 16-foot flying chamber earlier this month, and all team members showed up: Brian Krause, Kirk Verner, John D'Annunzio, Solly Williams, Shannon Pilcher, Josh Hall, Thiago Gomes. The names of the lineup members speak for themselves.
It takes a lot of confidence to set a goal as highly as this 8way team does it. The main opponent is no less than the reigning 8way world champions of the... (more)
Did you know that NMP-PCH Hayabusa and Arizona Airspeed will battle for two more years? posted: Jan 21st, 2013 The last update coming from the Arizona Airspeed headquarters in Eloy was posted on 28 December 2012. The story broke the news that Chris Farina would replace Josh Hall in the Point slot. Former SDC Rhythm XP member Thiago Gomes was also heading west to serve as the Airspeed alternate.
The personnel changes for Arizona Airspeed and SDC Rhythm XP do not seem to change the situation in the USA very much. Airspeed is still the country's top team, and Rhythm will continue as the main challenger.
The picture may look differently on the international top level in 4way Formation Skydiving competition.... (more)