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News and Resources from AXIS Flight School
Category: Events
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Valentine’s Day rolls around each year and that means it’s time for the annual Valentine’s Skydiving Meet over Eloy, Arizona. RTM interviewed me over Skype to find out more about the event. To check it out, please follow this link: Right This Minute Valentines Meet Coverage “Right This Minute (RTM) is a daily, news and information program…
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Thanks to Cameron, one of my skydiving students, I was able to make some test jumps on a couple of new Canon lenses that he let me borrow: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye and Canon Super Wide Angle EF 14mm f/2.8L. Let me just start by saying that both of these lenses are fantastic. Even though they…
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Sisters in Skydiving is the U.S. Parachute Association‘s female mentorship program. SIS invites experienced women skydivers to sign up to act as mentors to student and novice female jumpers. By giving new women jumpers experienced female role models to help guide and support them, SIS is be able to increase retention of female students, adding depth and…
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In early spring, the skydiving season for much of the country is just crawling out of hibernation. Most skydivers don’t jump through the cold months as often as they do in the summer, and their skills are a bit rusty. That’s when Safety Day comes. Established in 1997 from an idea by Patti Chernis,…
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Hey all Skydiving Ladies attending the Eloy Christmas boogie. On Dec 27 and 28 we will be having a fun Arizona Women’s State Belly Record. Freeflyers welcome!!! Last year we did a 27 way. Come and join the fun and register ASAP! In addition, on January 27th – 29th 2012, Skydive Arizona will be hosting…
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Skydive Expo is a 6-day gear extravaganza of fun and education—seminars, manufacturers, world-class organizing, and jumping. The people who make your gear want to meet you and share all they know about their products. It’s a fun, informal event filled with education, skydiving, and skydivers. Planned Events The heart of the Skydive Expo is the…
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Here are all the scores from the USPA Nationals, courtesy of 90Percent! (WebNews Wednesday, 30 November 2011 – Pages 19 – 39)
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The United States Parachute Association (USPA) held its National Skydiving Championships at Skydive Arizona in late October and early November 2011. Competitors enjoyed near-perfect weather throughout and performed many complex maneuvers in a range of categories, including 4-way, 8-way, 10-way, and 16-way formation skydiving; vertical formation skydiving; canopy formation; freefall style & accuracy landing; and the…
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Australian jumpers Brad and Emma spent five weeks at Skydive Arizona to train in the sky and tunnel to improve on their overall body-flight. During their stay they completed 100 jumps and 16 hours of tunnel! Here are some of the highlights: Thanks for visiting us. It was great flying with you guys. Can’t wait…
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The M.O.A.B. Boogie (or Mother Of All Boogies) is an annual skydiving event held at Skydive Moab, Utah. AXIS Flight School attended the 8th annual event to organize formation and freefly jumps. In addition, I was able to take part in some of the off-site jumps, such as MOAB Airpark and Castle Valley in order to…
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