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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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  • To Go (Unbelievably) Fast, Slow Down

    Wind tunnel time improves balance, control, and safety for speed skydivers. Here’s why training slow helps you fly fast. Body-flight is balance in motion Body-flight, in all its forms, is a study in balance. By fine-tuning the drag forces around their centre of mass, a flyer can maintain control and maneuver efficiently through the relative…

  • AXIS Wins Fourth Consecutive Speed Nationals Title

    Skydive Elsinore, California — The 2025 U.S. Parachute Association (USPA) Speed Skydiving Nationals are in the books, and AXIS Flight School’s Niklas Daniel has claimed his fourth consecutive national title. Despite tricky weather and a few equipment curveballs, the event delivered intense competition, record-setting performances, and the emergence of a powerhouse U.S. national team ready…

  • Hey, France: It’s Time to Pick Up the Pace! Speed Skydiving in ParaMag

    Big news from France: AXIS Flight School co-founder Niklas Daniel has just published a two-page feature on Speed Skydiving in ParaMag, France’s premier skydiving magazine. This article, created in collaboration with ParaMag publisher Bruno Passe, marks a milestone. For the first time, Speed has been introduced in depth to French readers—bringing a fresh perspective on…

  • New MFS Blocks? Why, Certainly

    You love to play with blocks. Everybody does. And you know where to find ’em, too: the AXIS Flight School YouTube channel. Et voilá—here are more sweet, buildable blocks for you. The MFS 18-22 videos are now available for your watching (and team training) pleasure. But wait! There’s more The AXIS Draw Generator as been…

  • Slow Flight: A Tool For Clarity

    As published in Parachutist Magazine, September 2025

  • USPA Pro

    Ah, the USPA Pro: that rating that puts all the focus on canopy flying skills—more to the point, accuracy—to avoid our sport leading the news when somebody swoops in and smacks a newly-christened municipal goalpost. If you want to high-five the front row at the airshow, this is the stamp of approval you’re going to…

  • Speeding Toward the Future

    Who Says Solos Can’t Be Fun? The Challenge of Speed Skydiving ISSA.one

  • AOPA Pilot: Pure Speed by Bob Carlton

    Related Links: Vertigo Airshows – Bob AXIS Flight School – Nik and Brianne International Speed Skydiving Association (ISSA) Skydive Arizona – Dropzone FlySight – position logging device

  • VOTE ND4ND! Nik Daniel for USPA National Director

    USPA will hold a July 15-31 special election to fill the vacancy on the board. For more information visit: axisflightschool.com/nd4nd

  • 2025 FS 4-way Block 20 Video and Divepool images now online!

    The AXIS FS 4-way dive pool images and video have been updated to include the new block 20 (Zipper – Inter – Zipper). The new content is now availble on the AXIS Draw Generator. Video courtesy of Arizona Airspeed / Alex Swindel.