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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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FOX 10 News Camera flying interview

February 28, 2017

PICTURE PERFECT: Man takes pictures, 15,000 feet up in the air “Skydiving, as one can imagine, is dangerous enough, but try to imagine the added element of trying to capture the perfect picture, 12,000 feet up in the air. One photographer does exactly that, as a career. “As a kid, I’ve always been pretty active, always enjoyed extreme sports, whether it…
Skydive Arizona Ad February 2017

February 2, 2017
AXIS Foundations of Flight: MFS Block 1 – Double 69

January 4, 2017
Body-flight Theory

December 16, 2016

I would like to thank Lesley Gale at Skydivemag for publishing a series of papers I have put together about body-flight. These articles highlight some observations I have made over the years while skydiving and tunnel-flying. The ideas presented in the paper are a type of bookkeeping that can outline the different ways a skydiver or tunnel…
AXIS Foundations of Flight: Belly forward drive

December 10, 2016
Using a skydiving ring-sight

December 9, 2016

Published in Parachutist issues 686, DEC 2016
USPA Parachutist Cover December 2016

December 8, 2016

EagleBear (Andre Gerner, Joseph Gerner and Nathan Roth) turn points on the way to taking the silver medal in open mixed formation skydiving at the USPA Nationals in Eloy, Arizona. Parachutist online
Skydive Radio Photo of the Week Show #227!

November 26, 2016

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.
AXIS Foundations of Flight: 2-way MFS Block 7

November 21, 2016
10 years and counting

November 10, 2016

It has been 10 years since I first started experimenting with creating skydive related educational videos. Back in 2006, the internet was a very different place. As connection/download speeds started to improve, and online videos become more prevalent, new platforms of communication started to emerge. One of these was called Expert Village; a site I was…

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