The Drop
News and Resources from AXIS Flight School
Category: Competitions
-
The 2013 USPA Nationals were held at Skydive Chicago (SDC) in Ottawa, IL. In the VFS category there were five teams in open (two of which were guests – SD Nexus & 4Speed SD), and five in advanced. The crisp 50 degree morning started with a 7am wheels-up for the 4-way VFS competitors. All 8 rounds were completed on…
-
Photo by Amy Chmelecki Article by Sara Curtis “On July 6th, during the Patriots Boogie, Skydive Arizona and Arizona Arsenal hosted a 2-Way VFS competition. This will be a new test event at this year’s U.S. Nationals at Skydive Chicago in September. 2-Way VFS was developed by SoCal Converge and Arizona Arsenal in order to…
-
The AXIS Flight School Draw Generator is now available to the public! Just visit the AXIS home page and scroll to the bottom menu. The Draw Generator is located in the second column, just above the Skydiving References link. Enjoy! First screen – enter the event name, date, and select your discipline and devision. You…
-
I would like to thank CanPara (Canadian Skydiving Magazine) for utilizing one of my VFS Team Evolution photographs for the February – March 2013 cover spot.
-
Sweet footage of World Champions France VC2 flying their CF Storms & Comp Velocities.
-
I would like to thank 90Percent (Italian Skydiving Magazine) for utilizing one of my Arizona Airspeed photographs for the January 2013 cover spot. The photo depicts the U.S. Arizona Airspeed 4-way formation skydiving team’s videographer, Bill Schmitz, filming Thomas Hughes, Josh Hall, Niklas Hemlin and Mark Kirkby as they fly their way to become the 2012 USPA National Skydiving…
-
I would like to thank USPA‘s Parachutist for utilizing one of my USPA Nationals photographs for the January 2013 cover spot. The photo depicts the U.S. Army Golden Knights 4-way formation skydiving team’s videographer, Scott Janise, filming Laura Dickmeyer, Angela Nichols, Jen Schaben and Dannielle Woosley as they exit a Twin Otter on their way to become the first…
-
“The USPA Constitution binds USPA “to sanction skydiving competitions, to document officially all state, national and world skydiving records set by citizens of the U.S., and to select and train the United States Parachute Team for world competition.” The Skydiver’s Competition Manual prescribes procedures by which national competitions are selected and conducted, how judges are rated, how…
-
Here is some basic information regarding the upcoming 2012 USPA National Skydiving Championships hosted by Skydive Arizona. Individual Event Registration Forms FS (4-Way, 8-Way, 10-Way, 16-Way & VFS) / Artistic Events (Freestyle, Freefly) / Style & Accuracy / Canopy Formation (4-Way Rotation, 4-Way Sequential, 2-Way) / VFS Team Event Registration Forms 4-Way FS / 8-Way FS / 10-Way FS /…
The Drop 