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News and Resources from AXIS Flight School
Category: Training
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I would like to congratulate Dan Dupuis, and thank Dave at Skydive Radio for making the image below their pic of the week! Skydive Radio is the world’s leading internet radio show dedicated to the sport of skydiving. Weekly episodes include commentary, feature interviews with industry insiders, listener-contributed photos, and e-mails from an audience that spans the globe.
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I would like to thank Bruno at Para Mag and congratulate Alex Swindle on his first cover photo. Alex took the image below with a GoPro Hero 4 that was mounted to his helmet via two GoPoles. The December 2015 cover is part of a special edition of the French skydiving magazine. Please click here to view the accompanying article.
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AXIS Flight School‘s competition devision, Arizona X-Force, is now offering free 4-way VFS video tutorials! They are available on the AXIS Flight School You Tube Channel. The first series includes the random formations A-N of the IPC dive pool. This videos offer insight on how to walk, prep, and execute the random formations. Upcoming tutorials will include:…
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It has been over a year now since AXIS Flight School got to meet and jump with Todd Love (USMC veteran who lost both of his legs and his left hand to an IED in Afghanistan). On Saturday 28th February 2015, at 08:15, ProSieben (a German television channel) featured some of Todd’s video footage flying over Skydive Arizona on the show “Galileo Big…
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photos by Samantha Schwann Training for intentional and unintentional water landings is an important part of a skydiver’s learning progression and is required to receive the USPA B license. Unfortunately, most jumpers rarely give it much thought after their instructors sign them off for this skill, and few take the time to carefully consider the…
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