Did you know that current and former FS competitors are mixing in DeLand? posted: Nov 18th, 2009 It's the day before, and things get busy at Skydive DeLand, host of SkyQuest 2009.
The dropzone shapes up, as the final preparations take place, while the participants register and make warmup jumps. Several smaller groups formed and have been jumping throughout the day. Master spotter and plane captain Roger Ponce de Leon, Kate Cooper-Jensen and Lou Tomasso already entertained the Kaleidoscope Divers in these groups.
The NSL News camera spotted several current and former Formation Skydiving competitors. Janna Wynne and Christy Frikken will be team mates in the Jimani lineup. Perris Fury's... (more)
Did you know that Dallas Rogue would have medaled nine times since 1997? posted: Nov 17th, 2009 The NSL News goes back to the 8-way competition at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships. The story on 2 May 2009 had introduced a new 8-way lineup for the 2009 season.
Dallas Rogue had started training for the USPA Nationals 2009 and aimed for a medal position with a strong lineup of amateur competitors. The NSL News followed up a few times on the progression of the team.
Dallas Rogue eventually finished with a 13.9 average and ended up in 4th place with this result. It was simply unfortunate timing for the Rogue approach, as the lineups of the three other top teams were loaded... (more)
Did you know that X3M4S is not only a skydiving team? posted: Nov 16th, 2009 The Norwegian 4-way teams Arcteryx, Nexus and Frost were covered quite frequently by the NSL News this year.
Arcteryx was Norway's national team of the past years and competed once again, and probably for the last time, at the World Games 2009.
Nexus was the new official national team of 2009 and represented Norway at the FAI World Cup 2009. Frost was a player coach project team that competed at the ESL Championship 2009.
Frost and Nexus competition videos at their international events were featured with the NSL News story on 16 September 2009. Finally, the story on 20 October 2009 presented... (more)
Did you know that Shannon Pilcher collected five medals at the USPA Nationals 2009? posted: Nov 15th, 2009 The NSL News had already mentioned several cross-event activities of 4-way and 8-way competitors at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships. This coverage went beyond the 10-way and 16-way events, which are part of the Formation Skydiving competition anyway. So is 4-way Vertical Formation Skydiving where a few 4-way competitors participated, as well.
The Formation Skydiving events took place during the first week of the USPA Nationals 2009. The artistic events began at the end of the same week, which made it difficult for anybody who was still competing in 16-way or 10-way, and especially... (more)
Did you know that the Top 3 used three different engineerings in Round 8? posted: Nov 14th, 2009 The NSL-TV show for the weekend features the Top 10 Open Class teams with Round 8 at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships.
It was a relatively "quiet" round where the scores of the Top 6 teams already confirmed the final rankings in perfect order. Golden Knights Gold, A4C and SDC Rhythm XP performed below their own standards in Round 8, as several teams from behind scored higher or tied their scores. However, the Top 6 had already settled in their positions, and there was a safe distance between Rhythm in 6th and Gradient Alpha in 7th place.
Only Arizona Airspeed and Spaceland Force... (more)
Did you know that DZ owner Danny Smith lives his own dream with his teams? posted: Nov 13th, 2009 The NSL News had mentioned the Virginia Tech team, VTSD, already a few times before Doug Barron (Outside Center), Joey Coffineau (Inside Center), Andrew Happick (Point), Ben Worrall (Tail) and James Sides (Camera) won the Intermediate Class 4-way competition at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships.
The last story on 14 October 2009 included a live interview with the team and coach Jan Lane, which was recorded before the competition was over. In fact, the meet management was just working on the completion of Round 5.
There was still no doubt already by then that the very young team... (more)
Did you know that current and former FS competitors are mixing in DeLand?
Did you know that Dallas Rogue would have medaled nine times since 1997?
Did you know that X3M4S is not only a skydiving team?
Did you know that Shannon Pilcher collected five medals at the USPA Nationals 2009?
Did you know that the Top 3 used three different engineerings in Round 8?
Did you know that DZ owner Danny Smith lives his own dream with his teams?