Did you know that 52 teams shared the combined 4-way leaderboard at Dubai 2012? posted: Jul 21st, 2026 The most recent NSL News update on the Fun Flag generated enough attention and feedback to reveal that it was spotted in 2025 at the World Cup of Speed Skydiving in Austria. The flag is clearly still alive and intact, making it ready to return to the event where it was originally created many years ago—the Formation Skydiving competition. Excursions to other locations and events are encouraged and welcome, but keeping it away from its place of origin violates the unwritten ethical rules surrounding the Fun Flag. Hopefully, it will fly again at this year's FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026 in... (more)
Did you know that the Fun Flag has been missing since August 2023? posted: Jul 20th, 2026 The Fun Flag used to be a significant and cherished part of major Formation Skydiving competitions, including FAI World Championships and World Cups. The history of the Fun Flag and its purpose were summarized by the NSL News on 28 September 2006.
The last sighting of the Fun Flag was covered by the NSL News during the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 at Skydive Voss in Norway. Nephtys member Elise Poindron had placed the Fun Flag in a very special location, with the assistance of other members of the French delegation.
That was almost three years ago, and the Fun Flag has not been seen at any... (more)
Did you know that NSL Live Talk features French 4-way Women team Nephtys? posted: Mar 14th, 2024 Round 1 of the Shamrock Showdown 2024 is only one day away, and Thursday was a busy training and warm-up day at Skydive DeLand. The competition draw in the evening was the last step before the start of the competition on Friday morning.
Arizona Airspeed and France Aethers will be in the first load of the competition together, and a new colorful Teiwaz lineup joins the world's currently two best teams in the same Twin Otter. Most of the participating teams used the promising weather on Thursday for the last preparations, and the French national team in 4-way Women, Nephtys, were back in action... (more)
Did you know that Ukraine, Norway and Great Britain had additional battles at Skydive Voss? posted: Dec 13th, 2023 The Norwegian 4-way delegation was heavily involved with Fun Flag activities at the 23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving on their home turf at Skydive Voss. Actually, it was the cooperation between two of the three Norwegian 4-way teams that brought the success of possession and eternal physical presence on the Fun Flag.
4-way Women team Thyra and 4-way Open Class team Grumsen eventually presented the Fun Flag proudly in public, after the Grumsen effort that the NSL News covered on August 25th. At the same time, the third Norwegian team, Agera, were battling for a Top 10 spot on the 4-way... (more)
Did you know that NFTO were back on the podium at the national outdoor championship? posted: Sep 17th, 2023 The series of aftermath events behind the 23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving also included the British Outdoor Nationals 2023, which were held on the weekend when the German Outdoor Nationals 2023 were concluded at the Fallschirmsportzentrum Saar..
Team Apex won the 4-way AAA Class title this month, after the British 4-way champion team of 2022, Chimera, had decided to discontinue after the 5th place at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2022, as the NSL News reported on January 24th. The door to the national championship title and the qualification for the next outdoor world championship... (more)
Did you know that Whitefish had two goals for the long trip to Norway? posted: Aug 25th, 2023 The weather hold has continued for the whole Friday, however, all teams are still on stand-by in the afternoon. It's one of the most challenging situations in Formation Skydiving competition that cannot be trained well before attending a major event. It will be interesting to see how the teams will master the next round under these conditions. The days are long in Scandinavia, and there are still several hours of daylight available.
However, there are other purposes at an event like this one. The Fun Flag had another very busy day, which does not seem to be over yet. The host is supporting the... (more)
Did you know that 52 teams shared the combined 4-way leaderboard at Dubai 2012?
Did you know that the Fun Flag has been missing since August 2023?
Did you know that NSL Live Talk features French 4-way Women team Nephtys?
Did you know that Ukraine, Norway and Great Britain had additional battles at Skydive Voss?
Did you know that NFTO were back on the podium at the national outdoor championship?
Did you know that Whitefish had two goals for the long trip to Norway?