ABOUT AXIS FLIGHT SCHOOL
WORLD-CLASS TRAINING FROM WORLD CHAMPIONS
OUR STORY
AXIS Flight School was founded in 2010 by Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson. Operations are based at the perpetually sunny Skydive Arizona, one of the world's premier drop zones.
Brianne and Nik coach jumpers with incredibly diverse backgrounds all over the world, full-time, year-round, alongside competing at multiple world championships in various disciplines, organizing at boogies, hosting tunnel camps, and coaching all over the United States and Europe. Despite the AXIS team's unequalled breadth of disciplinary experience, they are not "jacks of all trades." Rather, the pair has strategically specialized in each discipline to achieve true (podium-proven) mastery of each.
Brianne and Nik put this singularly broad, deep perspective to work in the form of a training methodology and teaching techniques that unlock success for an unparalleled cross-section of the skydiving public: not only sport athletes and military operators, but also adaptive athletes (such as wounded veterans, with amputations and other life-altering injuries).
AXIS also contributes the team's vast domain expertise to the safety & training section in Parachutist magazine in the form of the monthly column Foundations of Flight, which presents in-depth tutorials to shed light on the various skill sets used by different disciplines in the sport. To serve the competition community, AXIS developed the most comprehensive draw generator and performance analysis tools in the world, free of charge.
Today, AXIS continues to compete, innovate, and teach, encouraging everyone to fly smart and train hard.
Founded by world-champion skydivers Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson, AXIS Flight School was born from a vision to revolutionize skydiving education. Our founders' combined experience in competitive skydiving, coaching, and military training has shaped our unique approach to teaching.
OUR APPROACH
AXIS Flight School is committed to providing top-quality instruction—with respect and professionalism—to recreational, competitive and military jumpers. We do this by sharing valuable insights, creating useful resources and designing custom-tailored learning programs that lead to a lifelong enjoyment of the sport.
Nik and Brianne personally teach every single AXIS course. As a student, this means that you are guaranteed to receive your instruction from the instructors you know and trust.
OUR FOUNDERS
Niklas Daniel
World champion skydiver and instructor with extensive experience in both sport and military applications.
Brianne Thompson
World champion skydiver and instructor specializing in advanced canopy control and freefall techniques.
THE SKYDIVE ARIZONA CAMPUS
Based at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, AXIS Flight School benefits from year-round jumping and access to state-of-the-art facilities, including:
- Multiple, high-capacity aircraft for efficient operations
- An on-site wind tunnel for bodyflight training
- Industry-leading access to equipment for rental and purchase
- A private, dedicated, comfortable classroom environment (with a well-loved espresso machine)
- Top-tier, on-site rigging and packing
These resources allow us to provide comprehensive training programs that integrate ground instruction, wind tunnel practice and in-air work, all within a comfortable, variable-limited environment that promotes efficient learning.
