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Did you know that NMP-PCH Hayabusa's Round 8 was not even perfect?
posted: Jan 14th, 2011 All scores are posted at the Dubai Championship 2011, and NMP-PCH Hayabuswa is still on top of the leaderboard. This will not change, at least not until March when the Shamrock Showdown 2011 will bring all the top teams back together again. The French Aerodyne Cypres/Deep Blue 7-way eventually carried home the 1st place in the female category quite easily and wins once again the $20,000 for the 1st place. The US pickup team Alpha Armada surely did not make the trip for nothing. The 2nd place is still rewarded with $15,000 cash. The NSL News will surely follow up with a lot of stories covering... (more)

Did you know that Arizona Airspeed says farewell after Round 8?
posted: Jan 14th, 2011 Round 8 has been completed at the Dubai Championship 2011, and the teams have witnessed the live judging. Arizona Airspeed's Andy Delk does not think that his team pulled it out this time: "Just landed from round 8. We had a slow start with a rough first block 8. The rest of the jump went fairly well. We needed an exceptional jump to pull from behind so I don't think much will have changed on the leader board but we'll have to see what the judges think." It was the last competition jump for Arizona Airspeed with Eliana Rodriguez, Craig Girard and Andy Delk, and they also had a few farewell... (more)

Did you know that the new Airspeed lineup is impressed with the Belgian performance?
posted: Jan 13th, 2011 It seems to be time for the final countdown at the Dubai Championship 2011. The winds have slowed down more than enough on Friday morning, and the scores of Round 8 will hopefully be posted today. The latest results of the NSL Poll for the Open Class competition clearly show that the majority of the voting audience sees Aerodyne Aerokart, the new French national team, as the top favorite for winning the meet and the $20,000 for the 1st place. NMP-PCH Hayabusa, tied with France in 1st place after seven rounds, has worked out a significant lead over Arizona Airspeed. It is quite unusual that... (more)

Did you know that Dennis Praet is also a talented video producer?
posted: Jan 13th, 2011 There was obviously not much jumping on Thursday at the Dubai Championship 2011. The leaderboards are completely unchanged in all events. The strong wind was still the main obstacle. It may have been possible for the 4-way teams to find a few windows of reasonable conditions at a different location. The landing area for 4-way is still out on the top of the palm tree, while the swooping pond is on the shore line. The wind conditions are different at both locations, and the more wind sensitive events under open parachute take place at the better protected place. The host decided to maintain... (more)

Did you know that the NSL News gratefully welcomes Shannon Pilcher back to the skydiving world?
posted: Jan 12th, 2011 The NSL News announced earlier today that a live NSL Talk with Shannon Pilcher was in the works. Shannon is back in DeLand now after moving from Switzerland to his real home in Atlanta and then to his current home in DeLand. The NSL News had reported his accident on 9 November 2010. Inviting Shannon to be in front of the NSL-TV camera was a very difficult decision to make. Shannon has not only touched the lives of many people in the skydiving world and the rest of the planet, he has also brought his magic to the NSL environment, to my own life and to the life of my family. We all love him. He... (more)

Did you know that Dubai is under IPC scrutiny for the upcoming World Meet 2012 vote?
posted: Jan 12th, 2011 The meet management at the Dubai Championship 2011 was busy today trying to figure out how to deal with the windy weather situation, which will most likely continue into tomorrow's afternoon. It is a cross wind for the short runway of 400 meters, and this increases the challenge for the pilots who are hesitant to fly in critical conditions. This means that there is only a realistic chance for the 4-way teams to finish the competition tomorrow. The Canopy Pilots still have two more rounds to go, one in Speed and one in Accuracy, plus a re-jump. However, tomorrow's Canopy Piloting activities would... (more)