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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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  • Brianne on FOX 10 Phoenix

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  • Skydive Radio Photo of the Week Show #264!

    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.

  • Skydiving Fan Nation interviews Brianne Thompson

    Brianne Thompson: ‘Purposeful Training’ Led to Rankings Jump at USPA Nationals Original interview by Jen Booton, Oct 06, 2023 Thompson took third in the Open class for speed, jumping from an 11th place finish in 2022. After showing up in 2022 without any focused training in speed and ranking 11th, Brianne Thompson jumped up to…

  • RECAP: 2023 USPA NATIONAL SPEED SKYDIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

    On September 14 – 16, Brianne and Nik of AXIS Flight School attended the 2023 USPA National Speed Skydiving Championships at Skydive Paraclete XP in Raeford, North Carolina. This year had one of the largest turn outs with 15 competitors, 4 of them female. The weather was great and the meet was completed in one…

  • Recap: 5TH FAI WORLD CUP OF SPEED SKYDIVING, PROSTEJOV, 2023

    On August 19 – 25, 2023 the U.S. Speed Skydiving and Wingsuit flyers tested themselves against the world’s best in Prostejov, Czech Republic at the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (World Air Sports Federation) World Cup Championships. Brianne Thompson and Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School attended the competition representing the United States. Jumping out of a…

  • Speed Skydiving PSA

    Hey Speeders! Just wanted to share some updated information and important links. The United States Parachute Association has recently added a Speed Skydiving Section into the Skydiver’s Information Manual (SIM) 6-13. In its contents it offers recommendations guiding skydivers who are intentionally attempting to reach their highest terminal velocity in freefall. In other news, the…

  • Blue Skies – Fun Days Episode 72: Load Organizers – Why we need them

  • The World’s Fastest Skydivers (2022)

    The International Speed Skydiving Association (ISSA) has updated its World Wide Eternal Ranking page, which now includes the results of the 2022 World Championships. The scores on this list only highlight a competitor’s personal best (P.B.) in competition. To stay up to date on the discipline, check out the Speed Skydiving Facebook page. Outside of…

  • Niklas Daniel wins 2022 USPA Speed Skydiving Nationals

    The 2022 United States Parachute Association National Championships were held at Skydive Chicago September 2nd – 21st. AXIS Flight School coaches Brianne and Nik participated in speed skydiving, which had a total of 14 competitors (see scores below). Over the course of two days, the competitors completed 8 jumps to attempt their fastest terminal velocity.…

  • Arizona Challenge 2022 Prints by Niklas Daniel

    AXIS Flight School would like to thank Arizona Airspeed for including us in their annual invitational event – The Arizona Airspeed Challenge. Over the course of the memorial day weekend, members of the USA National 4-way Formation Skydiving Team organized some tricky 60-ways over Skydive Arizona. Jumping from an altitude of 16,000 feet, there were…