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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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  • 2-Way Mixed Formation Skydiving (MFS) 2019 Competition Updates

    The USPA Board of Directors, with guidance from seasoned mixed formation skydiving competitors, approved changes to the MFS event for the 2019 National Skydiving Championships. Based on competitor feedback from the 2018 Nationals, changes were made to allow for closer synergy between the advanced and open classes, as well as to continue to increase national…

  • 2019 Arizona Airspeed Challenge

    This years Arizona Airspeed Challenge proved to be especially difficult as it unfortunately did not complete. The 88-way formation consisted of a combination of “donuts” and “compressed accordions”. Special thanks to Arizona Airspeed for hosting the event during the Skydive Arizona Turbine Madness Boogie.

  • Ty’s 2019 AZ X-FORCE Experience

    Some of the highlights of Ty’s special day. Thanks to all who supported Arizona X-Force during the 2018 season, especially Skydive Arizona, Skyventure Arizona, and all who participated in the Experience Raffle!

  • Fly Smart. Train Hard.

    Fly Smart. Train Hard.

    Being competitors at heart, Niklas and Brianne do their best to improve on a daily basis. This applies not only to competitions, but also their business and life’s work – AXIS Flight School. AXIS has gone through an incredible online transformation, which could be called a “Cyber Grand Re-opening”. These changes have been taking place behind the…

  • AXIS Foundations of Flight: One-armed canopy flight (aka “switch-blade”)

     

  • AZ X-FORCE 2018 season recap video

  • AZ X-Force takes 2nd at the 2018 USPA Nationals.

    AZ X-Force takes 2nd at the 2018 USPA Nationals.

      After nearly two full days on the ground due to weather, the first events wrapped up at the 2018 USPA National Skydiving Championships at Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle, Illinois. The vertical formation skydiving event completed five of 10 scheduled rounds, with five teams in each division.   In the open class, SDC Core…

  • Congratulations Jonathan!

    Congratulations to OEW Skydive’s latest USPA A-Licence graduate, Jonathan. Spending 2 weeks with AXIS Flight School at Skydive Arizona, Jonathan completed is training with determination and enthusiasm. Here is a short highlight reel of his experience: Instructors: Brianne Thompson, Niklas Daniel, Joost Luysterburg, and Murv Riggins. Special thanks to Skydive Arizona, UPT Vector, Performance Designs,…

  • 2018 Vertical Challenge video recap

    During the Skydive Arizona Turbine Madness Boogie, Arizona X-Force organized the Vertical Challenge. Over four days the team came up with challenging jumps for the participants, working on their strengths and expanding on essential big way flying skills. Thanks to all who attended. We are looking forward to next year. Video edit by Mike Bougher (https://vimeo.com/272681941)

  • Down for 50

    Annette O’Neil and Joel Strickland made their skydive jump over Arizona, performing an incredible air dance before pulling their chutes. They also completed jumps in New Mexico, are currently headed to Nevada, and eventually, they plan on making skydives in all 50 states (even Alaska and Hawaii) over the next six months, making it the first…