← Newsletter Jan./Feb. 2011

On March 25th, Barry Holubeck and Will Kitto came to visit Skydive Arizona for another XRW training camp.

Skydive Arizona was a new location for us, as well as an unfamiliar discipline to the local staff. Over the weekend, we completed 8 jumps.

Similar to CRW, the warm afternoon air can create turbulence even at higher altitudes, which forced us to stand down at noon. Here are some images Will and Barry captured over the weekend, as well as some Go Pro footage.

We would like to thank Skydive Arizona and its staff for having been so helpful with their operations!

Also featured on the Cypres Blog.

Wingsuit Pilot: Barry Holubeck
Canopy Pilot: Niklas Daniel

Wingsuit Pilot: Barry Holubeck
Canopy Pilot: Niklas Daniel

Wingsuit Pilot (black): Will Kitto
Wingsuit Pilot (red): Barry Holubeck
Canopy Pilot: Niklas Daniel

April Fools' Day Malfunction

The intension was to do a high altitude hop and pop from 13000 feet to work on some canopy flocking (relative work without contact).

During the opening process, or perhaps due to a packing error, one of the lines of the left front riser ended up out of place creating an unusual malfunction.

The canopy was unable to inflate fully on the left side, and a control check revealed that it was not possible to land the parachute safely. In order to prevent the canopy from drifting to far away form the drop zone by the upper winds, I held onto it until 4000 feet AGL, after which I cut it away and deployed the reserve.

A hook knife may have remedied the situation, however my personal preference was to land under my reserve.

Foundations of Flight is Axis Flight School's monthly "trick tip" colum which is published by USPA's Parachutist.

Parachutist's April issue will feature an article on the Barrel Roll: Learn step by step in's and out's of this basic transition.

Click here to read the article.

Here is a compilation from some of our last training jumps at Eloy.

2011 marked the 27th consecutive year for the Valentine’s Day Meet! As usual, there were USPA and FAI judges scoring the event using Omniskore.

The IPC met two weeks prior to the competition, since there were a couple changes made to the dive pool, which were implement in this years competition. 

Arizona Airspeed:

Airpseed video also featured on the PD Blog!

Scores:

Click on image to enlarge.

Also featured on the Cypres Blog.

 
New AXIS Flight School T-shirts now available!

New AXIS Flight School T-shirts now available! Designed by Nik and printed by Adrenaline Obsession, our new Axis Flight School t-shirts are available in both mens and women's v-necks.

Lightweight without being overly sheer, this tee is knit with a distinctive thick-and-thin slub yarn that has a unique look, adds subtle texture and just gets better with age. Purchase at AdrenalineObsession, Square2, or come on by our office!

Katana Over Arizona

I captured this shot of Brianne Thompson during a fun jump over Skydive Arizona. 

Canon EOS Rebel XTi - Focal length: 10 - FNumber: 9 - Exposure time: 1/1250 - ISO: 400
 
Also featured on the PD Blog.

Australien Skydiver Magazine

Iss. 54, vol 1/2011,
pg. 48-53, with  article
"VFS Camera - Tricks and Traps".

Click here to read the article.  

90 Percent

WebNews no. 32, 03/2011,
pg. 37, 39, 40, 41  

Blue Skies Mag

#18, pages 6 and 7