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News and Resources from AXIS Flight School
Category: Skydiving
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Congratulations Todd! It was an honor to meet you and jump with you. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to next time 🙂
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Todd Love is a USMC veteran who lost both of his legs and his left hand to an IED in Afghanistan, who’s determined to not let that get in the way of ANYTHING (Watch Todd’s story: http://vimeo.com/23424390). He has been surfing, skiing, scuba diving, wrestling alligators, and now learning to skydive. After completing his first tandem…
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“Here are some nuggets from the Vertical Challenge at Skydive Arizona. The song is Colours by Grouplove. Oh yeah, and The Final Countdown by Europe :)” – Video edited by Brandon Atwood The Az Vertical Challenge, ran along side the celebrated belly version, the Arizona Challenge, was held this year May 24- 27, 2013. The event…
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Turbine Madness Skydive Arizona hosted the annual Turbine Madness Boogie from May 24th to the 27th. The event featured $21 jump tickets, tons of load organizers, boogie beer, and a DJ. In addition Arizona Sponsored teams AZ Arsenal and AZ Airspeed hosted their annual Challenge events for their respective disciplines. Arizona Arsenal Vertical…
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Anyone who has been in the sport for more than ten minutes knows or recognizes the name Rickster Powell. Rickster is a professional test jumper for Performance Designs and has logged more than 20,000 jumps! In addition to being an amazing canopy pilot, he is also a highly accomplished photographer with many national and international competitions under his…
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This morning Ernie Torres set a new World Record for the number of pine boards broken in freefall! The previous record was 7, set by Jason David Frank, best known for his role as the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver. Ernie shattered the old record by breaking 12 boards. He was supported by Skydive Arizona,…
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“Todd Love – you might not know the name…yet, but you’ve probably seen some pictures or videos of him. You’d remember because those were the images that immediately made you stop whining about how hard your day was and how you just couldn’t do something because it was too difficult. He often has that effect…
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“If you’re like me, you love skydiving because it makes you feel alive. If you’re like Todd Love, everything you do is to celebrate the fact that you’re still alive and you live your life to the fullest. 25 October 2010 is what Todd calls his “Alive Day.” This is the day he survived stepping…
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A video I uploaded over a year ago has been getting some new attention. First picked up by iLoveSkydiving.org in october 2011, Right This Minute, and then theCHIVE are now featuring it on their news feed. Check it out!
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