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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: Swooping / Canopy Piloting

  • Bumping end-cells and kicking pilot-chutes

    Just the other day I did some fun jumps with Amy Chmelecki of Arizona Arsenal and Travis Mills from Team Disfunction. Both of them were under new canopies, and some flocking jumps proved a great way to dial them in. I took the image below by mounting my still camera on my helmet backwards. Here…

  • CReW on Velocity? You betcha!

    Brianne and I snuck out this morning to do a fun jump with our beautiful orange Performance Designs canopies. “The Velocity is designed specifically to satisfy pilots who have already been jumping high performance elliptical canopies at high wing loadings, and are looking for something more. Its rigid crossbraced structure and extremely responsive controls provide a…

  • AXIS – Swoop and Slide

    Here is some Go Pro footage of what happens when AXIS goes out to play. Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson of AXIS Flight School cool off by landing on a 200 foot slip and slide at Skydive Arizona. Also featured on Blue Skies Mag!