Indoor Skydiving Kick Start
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Indoor Skydiving Experience Days: Experience the weightless feeling of skydiving during this introductory indoor skydive, available in Basingstoke, Manchester and Milton Keynes. This adventure is the perfect way to try skydiving in a safe and controlled environment, taking 2 x one minute flights to simulate that 'free-fall' feeling!
Your experience begins when you arrive at your chosen iFLY venue in Milton Keynes, Manchester or Basingstoke. There, you’ll be signed in, and given a safety briefing to prepare you for your introductory indoor skydiving experience. Next, you’ll be supplied with a special flight suit, goggles and helmet, and line up outside the wind tunnel to await your turn. Watch your fellow thrill-seekers bobbing on a bed of air like a cork in water as you eagerly await to be called forward – and, when it’s your turn to step into the wind tunnel, you’ll be accompanied by an expert instructor. They’re there to help you get the most out of your experience and coach you through the hand signals you’ll need in order to communicate. Simply straighten your arms and let yourself fall forward as the powerful wind lifts you from solid ground all the way to the top of the 20 foot tunnel. Just like that, you’re skydiving! This experience includes 2 x one minute flights, equivalent to the free-fall of three tandem skydives. When your indoor flight comes to an end, you’ll be safely brought back down to solid ground with a huge smile on your face.
This Indoor Skydiving Kick Start Experience is the perfect gift experience for thrill-seekers, and makes for a fun day out!
When can you book Indoor Skydiving Kick Start Experience
Please Note: You will be required to arrive at
least 60 minutes before your flight time to cover the introduction and
safety briefing.
Dates are subject to availability at the time of booking. If you have a specific date in mind, please contact our customer service team via the 'Enquire About This Experience' button to double-check availability prior to purchase.
Flying Requirements
This experience aims to be accessible to all needs and abilities, but there may be some cases in which this unfortunately is not possible. Please contact us ahead of time if you have specific requirements.
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Weight: 18 Stone and 7 pounds (259lbs or 117kg)
You cannot fly if you: Are heavily pregnant, are under the influence of alcohol or non-prescribed drugs, are wearing a hard cast or have previously suffered a shoulder dislocation.
Anyone with a history of neck or back problems or heart conditions should seek advice from their doctor before flying. If you wear glasses, goggles can be supplied that fit over them.
How long is the Indoor Skydiving Kick Start Experience
Experience Duration: 1:30
Time Spent at Venue: 2:00
You will be at the centre for around 90 minutes in total.
Please Note: You will be required to arrive atleast 1 hour before your flight time to cover the introduction andsafety briefing.
Guest Info For Indoor Skydiving Kick Start Experience
Participants: The Indoor Skydiving Kick Start is for 1 participant.
Max Group Size: 13
Spectators Allowed on Site: Yes
There is a free viewing gallery with disabled access andspectators are welcome.
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What to Wear For This Activity
All specialist equipment including flight suit, helmet, goggles
and pads are provided by the centre.
Please wear tight, lace-up trainers (or skate shoes). In the event that your shoes are unsuitable the centre will hire you a pair. You will be provided with a flight suit that fits over your normal clothes. So come dressed casually wearing trousers and a shirt with preferably a button-down collar or no collar such as a T-shirt.
Is This Activity Weather Dependent?
This is not a weather dependent activity.
Indoor Skydiving Kick Start Experience Reviews
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On Friday 27th November the team and I hit the road and headed up to Milton Keynes for an indoor skydiving experience.
With it all being our first time flying, the journey consisted of us discussing funny stories of what could happen, and watching previous blooper videos. Definitely not the best way to calm our nerves, but an excellent way to pass the hours of stand still traffic on the M5.
Once we arrived at the centre and had all tied our hair into plaits, we met our lovely instructor Glenn, who instantly put us at ease. After we had filled in all the vital documents, we were invited to watch a safety briefing video, before getting kitted up and moving onto the fun stuff!
Now styling very fashionable attire of blue and red overalls, bright yellow helmet, ear plugs and large safety goggles, we were ready to fly…
As we made our way over to the wind tunnel to wait our turn, we caught a glimpse of what we were about to experience. The instructor and flyer were chasing each other round the tunnel in what we can only assume was a game of tag, either that or they’d totally lost control! Whatever they were doing, it looked immeasurably enjoyable.
Once their session had finished we swapped over, making our way into the glass tunnel and taking our seats in order around the screen. Luckily I wasn’t last in which meant I wasn’t going to be skydiving first!
By now the excitement was starting to mix with the nerves as we took our seats around the tunnel…
We were scheduled to have two flights, each consisting of one minute. A minute doesn’t sound particularly long but having now tried indoor skydiving and finding it to be quite a strenuous activity, I would say that it is the perfect amount of time. (And turns out that’s as much free-fall as three tandem skydives!)
First up to fly was Evie. As she stepped into the tunnel she was instantly lifted by the power of the winds, and she was flying! She made it look easy. On our first round we did some basic flying as we got used to the feeling and technique of how to hold our bodies. Those that had a slightly better knack to it were able to venture up higher, whilst the instructor supervised below.
Next up was Cat who also made it look effortless – if they could both do it I definitely could! Or so I thought up until I got into the tunnel, and was hit by the 120mph winds. It’s as if as soon as I got in the tunnel I completely forgot about keeping my body relaxed and my legs straight and I was all over the place, my legs flailing up and down – it’s fair to say I wasn’t the most graceful. It was a good job we got a second flight so I was able to redeem myself.
By my second turn I was feeling far more relaxed, especially after watching everyone else and observing the (correct) technique. On our second goes once we had mastered basic flying with the assistance of Glenn, we got to have a go at flying all the way to the top of the 20ft tunnel. Glenn began by slowly spinning us round gradually picking up the pace before we both blasted up to the top and back down again! The feeling was absolutely fantastic, as it made you feel so light and free, whilst enabling you to experience the real sensation of free fall flying. Something I would definitely recommend.
Once we had all experienced the thrill of flying, we of course needed an obligatory team photo, to document the moment! Really we should have taken this before we all went skydiving and had that wind swept look, but we managed to style it out!
We each received a certificate from Glenn showing which flying skills we had mastered, as well as a downloadable photo and DVD documenting the whole experience – this provided excellent entertainment as my first flight was definitely You’ve Been Framed worthy!
If you like the sound of indoor skydiving then grab a gift voucher today.
And don’t forget to check out the video of us flying below!
From the team at Experience Days.
iFLY Indoor Skydiving Experience Days UK: A Staff Interview with Nick Wake
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Q. Has anyone famous ever come along for an indoor skydive?
Q. What is the best thing about indoor skydiving?
Q. Do you have any plans expansion plans for the future of iFLY ?
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