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Category: Publications
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The FAI World Championships are set to take place this fall right here at Skydive Arizona. It’s time to get ready: to train, to plan—or even to sponsor and spectate! …And, if you’re a speeder, there’s even more for you. The official competitor bulletin for the 6th FAI World Skydiving Championships of Speed Skydiving is…
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In case you missed it last September, this feels like an apropos time to reshare the Skydive The Mag cover Nik shot: Brianne (of course), flying past a dewy dandelion at SDAZ. Also check out some of AXIS’s other contributions to that September 2025 issue of the magazine: Page 8 – ‘Speeding Towards the Future’…
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🪂 What actually separates good bodyflight athletes from great ones? It’s not how many jumps you have. It’s not raw talent. It’s whether you understand the instrument you’re flying—your own body. How you train that body is foundational. We set out to address the best protocols to do just that, and we covered them for…
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In this installment, we help you to stay calm, navigate a couple of tricky cognitive traps, and—quite literally—use your head. Enjoy! To view past issues of the series, click on the links below: Part 1: Beyond Imprinting Part 2: Holding Area Part 3: Landing Pattern Part 4: Pattern Transformations Part 5: Pattern Adjustments
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In this installment, we help you to develop your gut instincts to the point you can trust them. Enjoy! To view past issues of the series, click on the links below: Part 1: Beyond Imprinting Part 2: Holding Area Part 3: Landing Pattern Part 4: Pattern Transformations
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In this installment, we help you use the precision landing protocols shared in the previous installments even when the world is not cooperating with your plans. Enjoy! Editors Note (illustration clarification): In the second image above (Medium/Strong Winds), the final leg should be shorter and the base leg closer to the target than the No/Light…