ELEVATE YOUR SKILLS

"When I came to AXIS, my goal was simple but ambitious: I wanted to become a better flyer—more confident, more controlled, and more versatile in both the tunnel and the sky. I wasn't a natural at this sport, and many skills didn't come easily to me. I knew I needed structured, thoughtful coaching to make real progress. Over the past year and a half, I've trained with AXIS eight times. That consistent exposure to high-level coaching has made a huge difference. Thanks to AXIS, I've achieved several milestones that once felt out of reach: I've learned how to sit fly and fly head down, gained experience with multiple types of free fly exits, and made noticeable improvements in my tracking. More importantly, I now have a clearer sense of how to train with purpose and continue progressing on my own. If you're serious about improving—especially if you feel like you need more structure, clarity, or support—AXIS is the place to go. Their coaching is professional, tailored, and genuinely invested in helping you become the best version of yourself in the sky."

"Before starting their program, I was a below-average belly flier with aspirations of podiuming at Nationals in MFS in under 18 months. Chad, Dan, and I trained under Nik and Brianne's guidance—both in person and remotely—throughout that time. Their professional training approach struck the perfect balance between aggressive progression and safety. As a result, my team, AF Dice, won second place at USPA Nationals in MFS and VFS after just one month of training with AXIS. A few months later, we went on to win Indoor Nationals in MFS. Our final training phase served as a proof of concept for the USAF Parachute Team's capabilities in Speed. I had never trained or attempted Speed before, yet in just eight jumps, Nik coached me to a maximum speed of 442 km/h. In short, AXIS is the premier skydiving organization, exemplifying exceptionalism, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to inspiring their athletes to perform at their absolute best."

"AXIS was our introduction into competitive 4-way, and it couldn't have been a better experience! In May of 2019, I was asked to join an advanced 4-way team with Brianne as the coach, and Nik on video. I had flown some informal 4-way, but at the time, didn't have a complete knowledge of the dive pool. My husband, Tripp, was learning to fly video, and we became a package deal. I was excited to finally have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge with a consistent group, and Tripp was going to get training to capture flawless video. Brianne is an exceptional coach! She worked with our goals and skills as a team to develop a training plan for the season. She was patient and encouraging as she drew out the best in each of us. One of the most impressive things was her knowledge of the dive pool and ability to communicate the techniques for successful maneuvers. I finished Nationals grateful for the foundation I had received, and hungry for more. With Nik's guidance, Tripp went from a guy who did an "okay job" with his video to the guy who completed Nationals with zero video busts. Nik and Brianne are talented and knowledgeable in so many skydiving disciplines, and they love sharing their knowledge. We wholeheartedly recommend their services!"

While I've known about AXIS Flight School for years, I didn't meet Nik and Brianne until 2022 while competing in Speed Skydiving at the US Nationals. What impressed me right away was how genuine and approachable they are, even for an "old school" skydiver (D-8186), old enough to be their dad. Since that initial competition, Nik and Brianne have taken a personal interest in my development as a speed skydiver.  From my initial struggles with stability in extreme head down flight, they have coached and encouraged me along every step. Due to their personal involvement, my speed skills have improved dramatically. So much so that I was on the US Speed Skydiving Team in 2023 and 2025. While I may never set a world record, my personal goal of flying 300 mph is in sight and achievable!  Not bad for a 67-year-old!

Emma and I began training with Nik and Axis at the very start of our journey to become a competitive freefly team. Little did we know just how beneficial all the information and skills Nik taught us would be, not only as a foundation for our training, but for the rest of our skydiving careers. We came to Nik as very novice skydivers, learning the basics of belly and back flying, and continued training with him all the way through to the intermediate stages of freeflying. We trained in both the tunnel and the sky at Skydive Arizona. What set Axis apart from other coaches, and the reason we stayed training with them for so long, was the amount of effort they invested in their students. We were always impressed by the depth of technical information we were given, always delivered in a way we could understand no matter what level we were at. If we struggled with a skill, we were given endless variations of drills to help us until we progressed past it. While we often saw other coaches rushing students through sessions, Nik consistently took the extra time to debrief us, offering tips and tricks to improve and prepare for the next jump or tunnel session. Emma and I went on to compete at multiple world championships for the UAE and build successful careers coaching freeflying at the highest level at Skydive Dubai. I personally modeled my own methods and approach to coaching after the way Nik taught us all those years ago. We can't praise Axis Flight School enough for the incredible impact they had on our careers as professional skydivers. We definitely recommend Axis to anyone looking to improve their skydiving knowledge, no matter what level you're at!

I first worked with Axis in 2011/2012 doing 4-way with Brianne. Since that time I have participated in several canopy control classes (including a PRO Rating), tracking training, and several hours of tunnel learning new skills and breaking my old bad habits. Whether my tunnel goals were specific, or towards breaking old habits to fly more efficiently, or drilling something into muscle memory, AXIS always had the skills and drills to achieve my goals. I never hesitate to recommend Axis to anyone. Whether a beginner or an experienced jumper they have the skills to coach you in belly, free-fly, speed, or canopy control to achieve whatever your development needs and goals.

Eleven years ago, as a brand-new, A-License skydiver, I stumbled onto the "Xpansion Project" by AXIS. The goal of Xpansion was to introduce new skydivers to basic 4-way FS. The typical team was three new skydivers, a coach from Axis (usually Brianne) and camera (often Nik). After one session, I was hooked and began to explore the little known universe of competitive skydiving. Over the next 7 years, AXIS coached me on three teams with jump planning, video review, countless tunnel sessions and canopy piloting. i was guided though not only the techniques of body and canopy flight, but though the emotional swings of a competitive team in an extreme sport competing at the National Skydiving Championship. I am continuously impressed with the innovative ability of the AXIS team in competition and instruction. They have extended skydiving and body flight through technique refinement, equipment adaptations and skill standardization.  But more impressive are the innovations AXIS has contributed to skydiving and body flight instruction through visualizations, publications and hands=on instructional technique.   It's one thing to be the best but it's quite another effectively teach newbs and rookies in such an extreme activity.  In skydiving, canopy piloting and body flight, Axis sets the standard for innovative instruction as far as I'm concerned.

We booked a speed skydiving training camp with Axis aiming to boost our speed skydiving performance and were really impressed by the administration, team room set-up, and quality of coaching from Nik. We smashed our sporting goals a week later, adding at least 25kph each onto our previous averages - thank you AXIS!