So I got to fly... sorta. As a part of my "do sh*t I always wanted to do so I'm doing it in my last year of my 20s" list, I went indoor skydiving / windtunnel flying. Long story short, it is both fun and harder than you would think. The instructor my group had was great, but took a very hands-off approach, which meant a lot of flopping around at times. You can't even feel him
holding you so it really wouldn't have hurt if he guiding us a bit more in the beginning like the other instructors I observed, but anyway, still a blast to do. I highly recommend it. Everyone should have a "flying" sensation at least once in their lives and this is one of the safest ways to do it. (Because jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet ain't for everyone!) I'm a bit of a rollercoaster wimp and even I loved it. Admittedly, reviews from the group were mixed but I think the key is to get an instructor who will give you a comfortable level of support until you know what you're doing.I recommend to anyone interested (in the northeast) to check out the facility in the Meadowlands that will be complete in the next year. Otherwise, the closest location to NY is in New Hampshire.
I flew for about 3 total minutes (1 minute flights) but here is a brief clip...
2 comments:
Cool! I'm jealous =)
Did you say this was in Boston? or somewhere else?
:D I visited the one in LA. The New Hampshire one is about 45 minutes outside of Boston, which is where I originally was planning to go in March but it didn't work out.
If the Meadowlands NJ one is as close to being done as they claim, that'd be a good spot to go; not that far away.
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