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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.

Category: Skyventure Arizona

  • 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…

  • Operation Enduring Warrior through Joost’s eyes

    Original article posted on skydivemag.com

  • OEW Skydive student Jonathon Blank receives USPA A-License

    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.

  • OEW Skydive Update: Jonathon Blank

    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…

  • OEW Wind Tunnel Training 2021

    Kevin and Jonathon just completed flying with AXIS Flight School at the Skyventure AZ tunnel. Having flown 3.5 hours each over the course of three days, Kevin and Jonathon are part of the January 2021 Operation Enduring Warrior Skydive class (a veteran-founded nonprofit organization). The goal of this training camp was to best prepare Kevin and Jonathon for eventual AFF and skydive training…

  • AXIS Decennial at Skydive AZ!

    November 2020 marks AXIS Flight School‘s 10 year anniversary at Skydive Arizona! In celebration of our ‘tin anniversary‘, we reflect on some of our favorite highlights and exploits over the past decade and give thanks to our Students, Sponsors, Team Mates, and Skydive Arizona. Without you, we would not be living the dream. We also want…

  • The Crucible Indoor Tournament

    The Crucible is just over a week away! This fun event, created and organized by AXIS Flight School®, exposes participants to the challenges of competition, while meeting new likeminded flyers. The Crucible is a great learning opportunity for those who wish to take their flying abilities to the next level. Bring only yourself — everyone…

  • Quick Tunnel Edit

    Location: Skyventure Arizona

  • OEW in the Eloy Enterprise

    Disabled veterans learn how to skydive By MARIA VASQUEZ, Staff Writer Feb 7, 2020   ELOY — Two paraplegic military veterans have taken up a new hobby and recently began their journey of obtaining their skydiving license. Ryan Newell and Chris Wolff traveled to SkyVenture Arizona from Kansas and Texas for their first training session…

  • OEW January Tunnel video recap