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About AXIS Flight School
Since 2010, AXIS Flight School has provided premium training to ambitious, goal-oriented skydivers of all disciplines to achieve skill mastery safely and effectively.
Founder/instructors Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson are highly decorated, world-champion competitors with extensive experience across both sport and military skydiving applications. Nik and Brianne personally teach every single bespoke progressive training program AXIS offers.
Our cutting-edge training methodology is singularly effective, cross-disciplinary, and born in the fire of the sport's highest-level training environment.
One thing is certain: you will not walk away from AXIS performing at the same level you were when you arrived. No skydiver ever has.
The AXIS Training Programs
SPORT SKYDIVING
From foundational mastery to advanced competition training, our individualised, bespoke coaching removes the barriers between you and your skydiving goals.
- 1:1 canopy piloting courses for all skill levels and achievement goals
- Individualized freefall training, to improve skills and/or discover new disciplines
- Custom-tailored wind tunnel instruction, in an immersive "camp" format for quicker results
- Competition preparation and coaching for podium-focused athletes
- We remove all logistical distractions, frustrations and friction from your training experience: manifesting; talking to the pilot; equipment setup. You are then free, quite simply, to learn at your best.
MILITARY TRAINING
For the last decade, our specialized programs have provided the highest level of Military Freefall (MFF) and equipment training to enhance mission effectiveness and safety.
- Customized curriculum based on unit requirements and mission objectives
- Focus on tactical applications and operational relevance
- Comprehensive documentation and progress tracking
- Strict confidentiality and security protocols
- Courses may be conducted at AXIS' Eloy, AZ headquarters, at your military installation, or at any designated dropzone worldwide
Why Choose AXIS Flight School
We're committed to providing top-quality instruction with respect and professionalism to recreational, competitive and military jumpers.
World-Class Instructors
Learn from champions with proven competitive success and extensive teaching experience
Personalized Approach
1:1 instruction, tailored exactly to your unique goals and skill level
Data-Informed Curriculum
Progressive, methodical programs drawn from decades of experience and customised just for you
Prime Location
Based at Skydive Arizona, offering world-leading lift capacity and ideal weather conditions year-round
What Our Students Say
Hear from those who have trained with AXIS Flight School
"This is the first time I have seen skydiving lessons where I can have the same instructor in the wind tunnel as well as in the sky. […] As a new skydiver I was looking to refine my basic belly skills and exits. The lessons, advice, and feedback were exactly what I needed to improve and I could see it occurring throughout the week."
Derek Smith
Sport Skydiver
"I've had the pleasure of attending multiple training courses with Nik and Brianne (AXIS Flight School) over the course of a decade, consisting of numerous canopy courses and over a hundred hours of coached body flight instruction. AXIS Flight School has allowed me to safely reduce the learning curve in both body flight and canopy piloting, while providing me with skills that were applicable to both civilian skydiving and tactical military freefall operations."
Price R.
US Army Special Forces
"I am 58 years old and have attended many different schools throughout the world. I have had more than 1000 teachers in my lifetime. Without a doubt, the instructors at Axis Flight School are definitely in the Top 1% of all teachers! They can take a complex problem in skydiving and make it simple to understand. They are patient, positive, supportive and extremely knowledgeable."
Keith Ballard
Sport Skydiver & Milken National Educator
"As the Skydive Program manager for Operation Enduring Warrior, Axis Flight School has been my first choice for training severely wounded combat veterans, due to their inherently innovative approach to instruction. I can always depend on the students who attend Axis Flight School training to come away with solid fundamentals in the particular area of instruction and overall safety aspects of the sport."
Lt Col Iveta Riggins
USAF/AZ ANG
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