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Incredible Inspiration: Corp. Todd Love Finds His Wings

Andrew — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:50:07 +0000

Skydiving and the wind tunnel seem easily accessible for most of us… who have both arms and legs. Corporal Todd Love returned from the war in Afghanistan with only one arm — he has no legs and his left arm was amputated below the elbow. BUT, incredibly, Todd has found his wings and can enjoy the freedom of flying just like the rest of us thanks to his coaches Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson of Axis Flight School. Words can’t describe how inspiring this is! To learn more about Todd’s story, watch this video.

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Friday Freakout: The Longest Malfunction In Skydiving History

Andrew — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:50:29 +0000

This has to be one of the longest parachute malfunctions I’ve ever seen. In fact, I made a sandwich halfway through it. Long story short, Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School intended to do a high altitude hop and pop to work on some canopy flocking, but got an interesting malfunction instead. Sure, a hook knife might have done the trick, but Nick opted to ride it out until 4,000 feet before chopping so that his canopy wouldn’t drift too far away from the DZ. And of all the days for this to happen… it was April Fool’s Day.

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LTD, Baby! Welcome To My Office.

Sydney Williams — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:23 +0000

If you’re like most skydivers, you probably dream of “living the dream” in true skydiver fashion: where the bright blue skies or wind tunnel are your office. Check out AXIS Flight School members Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson playing around in their “office” over Skydive Arizona. LTD, baby!

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Best Idea Ever… Swoop ‘n Slide

Andrew — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:55:54 +0000

No, really! Best. Idea. Ever. What better way to cool off on a hot summer’s day at Skydive Arizona than to swoop a 200-foot slip and slide. Just another day at the office for Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School — the same guy responsible for setting his parachute on fire and skydiving with a bowling ball.

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Skydiving… With A Bowling Ball!

Andrew — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:00:17 +0000

When Niklas Daniel isn’t setting his parachute on fire with gas and gun powder, he’s having fun in the sky (as if exploding canopies weren’t fun enough). Niklas got great footage of this off-site jump with a bowling ball at the 8th annual Mother Of All Boogies at Skydive Moab. Do you think it was a strike or a gutter ball when it hit the ground?

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