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News and Resources from AXIS Flight School
Category: Travel
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On April 22-23rd, iFLY Virginia Beach hosted the first meet of the 2017 IBA series. This competition acted as the US Team Qualifier for the World Championships in Montreal in October. AXIS Flight School‘s Brianne Thompson and Niklas Daniel took part in the event, competing in both the 4-way FS and 4-way VFS categories in the open class.…
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On February 25-26, Arizona X-FORCE attended the 2017 Paraclete XP Indoor Championships in Raeford, North Carolina. This was the first competition in VFS history where the discipline was expanded to 10 rounds with the addition of new blocks and randoms (18-22 & O-Q). Check out Skydivemag.com and NSL for more information about the event, and or watch…
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On December 8-9, AXIS Flight School and Arizona X-Force attended the indoor skydiving competition “Battle of the Blades” at iFly Seattle, Washington. This was the the 3rd and final stop of the 2016 IBA (international body flight association) competition tour. The event was streamed live online where anyone could watch the athletes compete in their…
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On August 11-14, AXIS Flight School went to Vector Camp #1 at Chicago Skydiving Center (CSC) to organize and coach in both FS and free-fly disciplines. Brianne put together large belly groups and challenged them with formations AXIS put together. These jumps involved stepping out of the usual FS skill sets and rules and required participants…
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Published in Blue Skies Magazine Issue #79: July 2016 To learn more about Vector Camps, and to sign up for the upcoming CSC event, please click here.
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Over the 4th of July weekend, AXIS Flight School visited Skydive Suffolk in Virginia to coach and organize. Skydive Suffolk is the premier skydiving center in the Virginia Beach area and has been in operation since 1960. On the first day, the DZ enjoyed good weather with partly cloudy skies. Jumps were made from the DZ’s…
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Sign up here! Building on the success of the famous Vector Festival event in Europe, UPT has spearheaded a group of manufacturers, coming together to deliver a skills camp experience like no other. The goal is to work with top coaches and provide camp participants with a safe and personalized way to further their skills. Number of slots available per…
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Published on May 14, 2014 A bowling ball has never looked so light and free-falling as it does bouncing from person to person in midair after being launched from a moving airplane. | For more Outrageous Acts of Science, visit http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows… Catch Outrageous Acts of Science Saturdays at 10/9c on Science! Subscribe to Science Channel! | http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c……
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The 2014 USPA Nationals were held at Skydive Chicago (SDC) in Ottawa, IL. In the 4-way VFS category there were five teams in open, and five in advanced. Unfortunately the first three days of the competition were weathered-out, but all 8 rounds were completed on the the last day. The judges decided not to include round 7 in the final scoring, as some individuals were competing…
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Every two years some of the best skydivers in the world converge on one spot to compete for the coveted title of World Champion in their discipline. From August 25th to the 31st, Prostejov a city in the Czech Republic, played host to the FAI event. USA VFS Team Arizona Arsenal attended the 2014 World Meet, having qualified a…
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