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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.

Category: Performance Designs

  • Cutaway!

    I would like to thank Mark ‘Trunk’ Kirschenbaum of Hypoxic for accompanying me on some fun jumps over Skydive Arizona. A couple of weeks ago, Trunk captured some great footage of some intentional cutaways, which AXIS Flight School intends to enter in a film festival contest later this year. Congratulations Trunk, on snagging the October 2016  Parachutist…

  • AXIS Flight School article: Why Stall?

    AXIS Flight School printed publication in USPA Parachutist, September 2016.

  • AXIS summer fun

    AXIS Flight School instructors Brianne and Nik cooling off in style at Skydive Arizona.

  • VectorCamps: Premier Skills Camps in the U.S.

    Sign up here! Building on the success of the famous Vector Festival event in Europe, UPT has spearheaded a group of manufacturers, coming together to deliver a skills camp experience like no other. The goal is to work with top coaches and provide camp participants with a safe and personalized way to further their skills. Number of slots available per…

  • Playing with Fire: Valkyrie Photoshoot with Brianne Thompson

    Originally posted by Performance Designs on May 3rd, 2016 “For the one year anniversary of launching the Valkyrie, we wanted to create a continuation of the original Valkyrie Ad (see below) first released early last year. Sticking with the same theme, we aimed to showcase a strong female figure as the personification of the Valkyrie. Brianne Thompson of AXIS Flight…

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

    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…

  • SDAZ 2016 Wingsuit Rally

    For more info, please click here.

  • Night XRW on Discovery Canada

  • AXIS/PD Dream of Flight Ad

  • AXIS Flight School – Dream of Flight

    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…