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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.

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The Power of Mentorship—Operation Enduring Warrior Skydive Continues Its Mission

May 6, 2016

Posted on 03. May, 2016 by Parachutist online. Words by MURV, Photos by NiklasDaniel.com. The Operation Enduring Warrior Skydive program began in 2013 (it was then called Operation X-Wing) to facilitate initial skydiving training for combat-wounded veterans. Since then, nine students have earned their A licenses through the program. But just like other recently A-licensed…
AXIS Foundations of Flight: Climbing onto the camera step

May 3, 2016
Camera-flying Essentials

April 22, 2016

I would like to thank Blue Skies Magazine for including some articles I wrote about camera flying in their “Get Current” column. This is the magazine’s annual spring refresher series, with the idea of addressing safety concerns so jumpers can come back from winter hibernation safely. I have created links to the three part series below which…
AXIS Foundations of Flight: Back-fly turns

April 3, 2016
AXIS Flight School – Dream of Flight

March 30, 2016

Reposted from the PD Blog When you meet Nik Daniel and Brianne Thompson, the first thing you notice is their energy, passion, and boundless enthusiasm for the sport of skydiving. These two founding members of AXIS Flight School seem like they are perpetually running between coaching, competing, tunnel flying, training, and fun jumping at their home dropzone Skydive Arizona. But no matter…
AXIS Foundations of Flight – Daffy Head-down forward movement

March 10, 2016
AXIS Foundations of Flight – Backfly Range of Motion Drills

February 22, 2016
AXIS Foundations of Flight – Head Down Range of Motion Drills

February 3, 2016
PARAMAG ÉDITION SPÉCIALE ! COVER

December 15, 2015

I would like to thank Bruno at Para Mag and congratulate Alex Swindle on his first cover photo. Alex took the image below with a GoPro Hero 4 that was mounted to his helmet via two GoPoles. The December 2015 cover is part of a special edition of the French skydiving magazine. Please click here to view the accompanying article.
Skydive Radio Photo of the Week Show #216!

September 9, 2015

I would like to thank Dave at Skydive Radio for making my image below their pic of the week! Skydive Radio is the world’s leading internet radio show dedicated to the sport of skydiving. Weekly episodes include commentary, feature interviews with industry insiders, listener-contributed photos, and e-mails from an audience that spans the globe. Click here for a behind…

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