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AXIS Flight School offers structured, progressive training designed to help sport skydivers of all levels achieve their personal and competitive goals. Whether you’re looking to improve your canopy skills, master new freefall techniques in the tunnel and sky, or prepare for competition, our world-class coaches will guide you every step of the way.

AXIS sets two new Arizona Speed Records

On April 20th, Brianne Thompson and Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School set out to break the Arizona State absolute record for greatest freefall speed (Female and General respectively). Skydive Arizona flew one of their twin otters to 17,650 ft AGL which gave the team extra working time to accelerate. The freefall performance lasted approximately 30seconds before they had to pull out of their dives. Brianne’s top speed was 500.364 km/h (310.912 mph), and Nik reached a top speed of 563.829 km/h (350.347 mph). The freefall data was gathered using Bionic Avionics FLYSIGHT (GPS). The pair was happy with their performance and plan to use the experience gained to improve their competitive edge for the upcoming USPA Nationals and FAI World Championships.

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