Skydive Arizona News

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, skydivers from all over the country traveled to Skydive Arizona to participate in a Head-Up Formation Camp organized by some of the most experienced skydivers in the industry; Sara Curtis, Steve Curtis, Amy Chmelecki and Mikey Carpenter. The purpose of the camp: to train participants in preparation for the Upright World Record 100 Way Attempts at Skydive Chicago taking place July, 2019. Over the course of the weekend, the group made 14 jumps from 16,000ft.

Skydive Arizona AXIS and X-Force's Niklas Daniel featured on Fox 10 Phoenix news cast.

Meet a girl who grew up on the drop zone & has worked almost every aspect of the business. Meet, Windee Hill!

He began his piloting career before becoming a jumper in North Dakota. He now is one of Skydive AZ's pilots and local jumpers. Meet, Jason Hanson!

Today we meet an eccentric fella who has lived several different lifestyles before he discovered skydiving and makes wickedly hilarious skydiving films. Meet the one and only, Dave Arnett!

This guy made a static line jump in 1997 and now competes on a 4-way FS team and is a load organizer at Skydive Arizona. Meet, Jason Jones!

Today we meet someone who always knew she wanted to fly and is incredibly ambitious with awesome goals to progress in the sport. She earned her A-license here just last year - meet, Amanda Santiago!

I’m a child welfare social worker. I spend my time saving children and keeping families together. As much as I love it, it’s incredibly stressful and skydiving allows me to just worry about myself, relax, and have fun. For 60 seconds I can fly. Lots of things matter, but the small insignificant problems fade away and you can live in the moment

Today, we meet a woman whose often behind the scenes coordinating pilot schedules, training pilots or behind the wheel of one of the many Skydive Arizona planes.

Meet an inspiring woman whose overcoming a brain tumor and channeling her recovery in positivity! Meet, Emily Quinn!

Meet Robert Ross who just graduated and earned his A-License!

Boogie bucketlist for experienced, licensed jumpers! Win a chance at a FREE JUMP DAY! Details here!

You can't miss this guy at the DZ. He's usually found at the school, Adventures in Skydiving teaching students. He's an instructor full of humor that loves to teach. Meet, Bob Tyson.

With a stacked resume including earning the USPA 2015 Regional Achievement Awards, this lady has blazed the trail continuing to inspire skydivers of all disciplines. Meet co-founder of Axis Flight School, Brianne Thompson!

Meet a guy who made his first solo jump here in 2012 and now is living his dream of flying! Meet, Luis Villa!

Meet a 2nd generation skydiver who calls Skydive Arizona home, and his goal in skydiving is to compete in MFS - meet, Ty Freegard!

Meet someone you could recognize in an instant by his dreadlocks and yellow sunglasses. He's a talented swooper, a passionate videographer, and thinking about getting his Instructor rating - meet, Eddie dePaiva!

An extraordinary couple made Skydive Arizona home for a few weeks. Meet Rebecca Avison and Adam Merino from Australia & New Zealand!

This week meet an airline pilot with a great sense of humor who saw the Hale Bopp comet light up the sky while flying - meet Jay Stewart!

Meet a guy hailing from the potato state who made his first tandem at the age of 21. He now calls Skydive Arizona home and works for the school, Adventures in Skydiving. Meet, Danny Berg!