After much anticipation and a number of hold-ups, iFLY Indoor Skydiving has actually lastly shown up in London Town at none aside from Greenwich’s famous O2 Arena. Myself and our Video Producer Phoebe were lucky adequate to be welcomed down to attempt it out – and it’s safe to state we had an outright bloody blast.
But initially, prior to we enter into our real experience, here’s a little background information from the iFLY people themselves:
“Replicating the precise experience of freefall, budding daredevils can experience the pleasure of human flight without even a parachute. Guided by knowledgeable trainers, each session lasts as much as 60 minutes, consisting of a pre-flight rundown, trainer training and naturally the flights themselves – followed by an incredible flight demonstration from the trainer.
For those who choose to spectate, a 360-degree totally free watching platform is available for visitors to observe the leaflets, whilst high-definition electronic cameras record your entire flight, making it simple to share your experience with mates and liked ones too.
Pioneering the indoor sky diving experience – and the progressing sport – iFLY is the world leader in vertical wind tunnel innovation. Founded in the U.S.A. back in 1998, iFLY now runs in more than 45 areas around the world, consisting of 3 existing areas in Milton Keynes, Manchester and Basingstoke”
And now they’ve included our precious capital onto the lineup…
The Actual Experience:
After a complete safety rundown and a possibility to see a video explaining all the hand signals and body positions we’d require to utilize throughout our flight, we directed to the wind tunnel location, where we were fulfilled by the beautiful Hannah.
She offered all of us the background information we required pre-flight, and after that it was off to get fit and booted in some rather honestly bring sky diving equipment. Think helmet, full-body flying fit, ear plugs and some relatively gorgeyyyy safety glasses – one for the old Hinge profile perhaps…
Post getting dressed, we then made our method into the flying zone, where we were fulfilled by our friendly trainers Brooke and Steve. After a fast chat on how we need to get in the real wind tunnel – generally leaning forward with hands above our heads – it was time to fly a la Superman.
Now as somebody who has actually been lucky enough to toss myself out of an aircraft two times, I can truthfully state that the entire experience was precisely the very same. Only you’re in a tunnel and not at 15,000 feet in the air.
It was a total adrenaline rush, and since the trainers are with you every action of the method, providing you ideas on how to enhance your position utilizing hand signals, you never ever feel out of control and are for that reason totally at ease.
Our group was lucky adequate to have 2 flights throughout the experience. The initially of these was a possibility to get our bearings, get our positions appropriate and feel the rush of flight at eye level. The 2nd saw us fly as much as a height of around 10 metres in the air – assisted the entire method by the trainers naturally – in what was a definitely thrilling and fun-as-hell experience.
Of course, if you’re feeling somewhat frightened and don’t wish to fly up high, then you don’t need to. It’s definitely as much as you and as much as how comfy you’re feeling.
To get more of an insight into the entire experience, have a glimpse at our Insta video listed below:
Post-flight, we then had the ability to enjoy the trainers do their thang, which as you can see from the video above, was definitely mindblowing. Seeing them in action has actually seriously made me question getting a real sky diving licence and attempt and replicate the pro-fliers themselves. Though understanding my luck I’d most likely look a bit more like Bridget Jones in The Edge of Reason…
Overall I couldn’t advise iFLY extremely enough. The flight itself was terrific enjoyable, the trainers and staff are all beautiful and it’s extremely fairly priced, we believe at simply £69.99 per individual.
So, if you’ve ever wished to dip your toe into the exhilarating world of sky diving and don’t wish to leave the huge smoke, then you understand precisely where to head! See if you can fly like a bird…
