The Drop

News and Resources from AXIS Flight School

recent posts

about

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: Publications

  • Skyventure Arizona Photo Gallery

    I would like to thank Skyventure Arizona for offering me some of their wall space to show off some of my art work. Skyventure AZ is located at Skydive Arizona. Just in case you have never been to this tunnel, here is a great video (oldie but goodie) by WindWorx.

  • AXIS Foundations of Flight – Head Down Flower Exit

    In the September issue of Parachutist‘s Foundations of Flight, we examine the 2-way head down flower exit.

  • Publications

    Over the last couple of years I have been compiling a list of all my publications. This list includes: Printed Media, Online News, Blog Posts, and Films/Videos. The majority of course is skydiving related. Please click on the image below to view the list in its entirety.

  • AXIS Foundation of Flight – Launching a 2-way Side-body

    Here is AXIS Flight School’s latest installment of Foundations of Flight: Launching a 2-way Side-body piece

  • UPT Ad

    Check out UPT‘s latest ad in Blue Skies Magazine. It includes our AXIS Flight School digital night camouflage rigs! Click here to order yours.

  • Thank you Blue Skies Mag!

    AXIS Flight School has been posting information about coaching, events, photos, videos, and their trick tips on Facebook for the past year. Recently however, facebook has been making a lot of changes that effect businesses with personal profiles. In order to keep our information out there, we have created a business account. Unfortunately, now we…

  • Great Balls of Fire!

    It turns out that torching a parachute is much more difficult than you would expect. There was a lot of prep work involved in this stunt, such as creating a deployment-system involving a plastic bucket filled with gasoline, a special cutaway system for a third parachute, and a detonation system that could withstand the forces of…

  • Kid Savant Music Video

    Here it is! The long awaited music video by Kid Savant. Enjoy!

  • Foundations of Flight

    Foundations of Flight is AXIS Flight School‘s monthly “trick tip” column which is published by USPA‘s Parachutist. So far AXIS has covered everything from basic belly flying to free flying. Our latest addition in the series now also includes canopy skills. Be sure to check out AXIS updates on their Facebook page! Also featured on the PD Blog!

  • AXIS Flight School Canopy Day

    AXIS Flight School is Skydive Arizona’s Training Center. AXIS specializes in coaching individuals as well as groups to further jumpers knowledge and skill sets. Here is an article that appeared in the most recent Parachutist (July 2011 page 23).    Also featured on the Cypres Blog, Skydive Arizona News, and 90Percent Magazine!