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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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Foundations of Flight | Flare Technique

June 4, 2022
Arizona Challenge 2022 Prints by Niklas Daniel

May 30, 2022

AXIS Flight School would like to thank Arizona Airspeed for including us in their annual invitational event – The Arizona Airspeed Challenge. Over the course of the memorial day weekend, members of the USA National 4-way Formation Skydiving Team organized some tricky 60-ways over Skydive Arizona. Jumping from an altitude of 16,000 feet, there were…
Playing with UPT’s Mutant Harness over Skydive Arizona

May 26, 2022
Foundations of Flight | Landing Priorities

May 2, 2022
OEW Skydive student Jonathon Blank receives USPA A-License

April 3, 2022

We would like to congratulate Jonathon on receiving his USPA A-License. Over the course of several visits, Jonathon has trained with AXIS Flight School at Skydive Arizona. He has been on a custom training program to meet all the USPA standards and we are very proud of him and his success.
Foundations of Flight | Flight Dynamics – Primary and Secondary Effects

April 3, 2022
Foundations of Flight | Flight Dynamics – Attitude

March 1, 2022
1st Swoop Du Jour Canopy Piloting Competition at Skydive Arizona

February 21, 2022

On February 18th, Skydive Arizona held its first local Swoop Du Jour canopy piloting competition. An informal Canopy Piloting competition where the main objective is for beginner pilots to learn the competition rules AND for the professionals to get practice. There were judges, prizes and soup. Coaching and video debriefing was provided by PD Factory…
OEW Skydive Update: Jonathon Blank

February 4, 2022

Back in September 2021, Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW Skydive) sent Jonathon to AXIS Flight School at Skydive Arizona to get them ready for their custom Accelerated Freefall (AFF) program. Over the course of three days, Jonathon trained with Brianne Thompson, Niklas Daniel, and Joost Luijsterburg, getting him through his First Jump Course (FJC), flying 15…
Foundations of Flight | Aerodynamics – Theories of Flight

February 2, 2022