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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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  • June Parachutist feat. AXIS Flight School 🙌

    We were pretty delighted to open June’s issue of Parachutist Magazine and see AXIS all over it. ✨ In case you missed it, here’s what’s in there: a feature on our three (no-joke fantastic) new courses, Nik mugging at David Cherry’s camera over Luke AFB on a demo jump at Luke Days 2026…and. Nik’s writeup…

  • Speed Nationals 2027 Has a Home—Here’s What Speeders Need to Know

    The 2027 USPA National Skydiving Championships finally have a complete venue map! For speed skydivers, the news is worth circling on the calendar: WNYSkydiving in Albion, New York will host both Speed Skydiving and Wingsuit Nationals next year. The rest of the meet—formation skydiving, artistic events, accuracy, canopy formation, and canopy piloting—will go forward at…

  • 2026 ISSA Event #2, Eloy – Recap

    Over the weekend of April 25-26, AXIS Flight School hosted the second 2026 ISSA Event of the year at Skydive Arizona. Competitors from three countries attended—the USA, Australia, and China. There are eight ISSA Events in total this year, and this meet brought together several world-level veterans alongside two newcomers who had never competed in…

  • Throwback: The Day We Dropped a Bowling Ball Out of a Plane Over Moab

    We’ve had a pretty big YouTube channel for a pretty long time, but there are certain videos that never stop finding new eyeballs. This is one of ’em. If your own eyeballs haven’t found it yet, we hope you like it. Right?! Here’s the the full backstory. The Setup It’s 2011. Prince William marries Kate…

  • Go Time!

    Is a helicopter jump on your bucket list? Check out the Skydive Arizona events page for the next available Huey jumps.

  • ISSA World Cup Series Final 2025

    The AXIS Flight School hosted the ISSA World Cup Series Event of 2025 at Skydive Arizona has wrapped, following a full-throttle weekend of Speed Skydiving on December 13–14, 2025. Over the weekend, 14 competitors gave it everything they had, chasing one simple goal: fly as fast as humanly possible. 👉 Competitor Snapshot 👈11x male |…

  • Dancing on the Tables

    Or: How to read FAI Records, for the Comp-Curious What you’re looking at If you’ve ever wondered how official speed skydiving records are tracked and certified, the FAI “at-a-glance” tables offer a fascinating snapshot. These tables summarise the current world and continental benchmarks recognised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) — the governing body for…

  • AXIS Wins Fourth Consecutive Speed Nationals Title

    Skydive Elsinore, California — The 2025 U.S. Parachute Association (USPA) Speed Skydiving Nationals are in the books, and AXIS Flight School’s Niklas Daniel has claimed his fourth consecutive national title. Despite tricky weather and a few equipment curveballs, the event delivered intense competition, record-setting performances, and the emergence of a powerhouse U.S. national team ready…

  • The 2025 FAI Speed Skydiving World Cup: The Fastest Speed Skydiving Meet in History

    The 6th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving and 5th FAI European Championships took flight in Hohenems, Austria from August 25–30—and it was one for the history books. With 61 competitors from 11 countries, this was the largest speed skydiving event ever held. And with 18 women on the roster, it also set a new…

  • Speeding Toward the Future

    Who Says Solos Can’t Be Fun? The Challenge of Speed Skydiving ISSA.one