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Introduction to Indoor Skydiving

  £49
XFLYA
1½ hrs
  • Step into a 120mph wall of air wind tunnel for two incredible 60 second sessions of free flight
  • Try out different moves and positions with your instructor's help
  • Take your flight at either Milton Keynes or Manchester
  • Take home a DVD of you flying

About

Wind tunnels have been used for years to test the aerodynamics of cars. Then some bright spark came up with the idea of flipping one upright and jumping into the airflow - and body flying was born. The wind tunnel is a 120mph wall of air, easily strong enough to support your weight, so that you can experience freefall without the need to jump out of a plane. You'll start off with a safety briefing from your instructor before being kitted out with your specialist flight suit. Then step into the wind tunnel with your instructor, where you'll be lifted into the air for two incredible 60 second sessions of body flying. As a comparison, during a skydive from 10,000 feet, you would experience around 30 seconds of freefall. If you're lucky, your instructor will jump on the flow and show you some astonishing freefall acrobatics. Your flying session will end with a debrief, and you'll also get a DVD of your flight to take home.

Locations

  • Manchester, Greater Manchester
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Reviews

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Awesome Activity
Richard B
20 Feb 2010
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Totally Wicked Experience
Becky S
05 Dec 2009
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A Really Great Experience.
Michael C
30 Sep 2009
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Closest Thing To Flying Without Getting Vertigo
Steve H
30 Sep 2009
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An Experience Everyone Should Have
Garry S
22 Aug 2009
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Incredible Experience To Say The Least
Kamal P
19 Jul 2009
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I Am Going To Do What?
Frankie P
11 Jul 2009
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Swept Off My Feet
Stephen S
22 Jun 2009
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What A Fantastic Experience!
Michael P
09 Jun 2009
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I Flew Like A Bird!!!!
Emma S
09 Jun 2009
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Awesome, Terrific, Epic!
Max B
02 May 2009
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Fantastic Fun!
Keith H
16 Apr 2009
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An Experience Everyone Should Try
Martyn S
16 Apr 2009
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Brilliant Experience That Left Me Wanting More!
Elizabeth R
01 Apr 2009
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Better Than The Best Day Of My Life
Harry K
22 Mar 2009
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Amazing Experience
James G
07 Sep 2008
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Excellent Day, Good Value For Money
Julie R
24 Aug 2008
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Amazing Experience - I Want To Go Again!
Claire S
20 Aug 2008
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Great Experience, Would Love To Do It Again!
Janet S
03 Jul 2008
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Felt Like A Superhero!
Tracey J
28 Jun 2008
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Great idea but few available dates
Peter C
20 Apr 2008
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Absolutely great
Clare W
12 Apr 2008
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Had a blast
Dina D
23 Mar 2008
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Immaculate Service
Leslie W
28 Feb 2008
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Very good day
Alby W
03 Dec 2007
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Absolutely fantastic
Donna S
03 Dec 2007
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Thoroughly enjoyed it
Sharon C
30 Oct 2007

Key Info

Availability: At least one weekday and one weekend date every month throughout the year. The centres close Christmas Day but operate on bank holidays.
Participant Guidelines: Min age 5. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Max weight 18st. Anyone who's reasonably fit, including people with disabilities, can fly. If you're pregnant, have heart, back or neck problems or have ever dislocated a shoulder you can't fly.
Weather: The tunnel is indoors and isn't affected by the weather.
Duration: Expect to be onsite for around one and a half hours, including 20 min safety briefing, kit issue (15 mins), two 60 second body flying sessions and a full debrief. The time given is your report time, please check in no more than five minutes before.
Numbers On Day: Your training may be shared in a group of up to 12. Your flights are held on a one-to-one basis with just you and your fully-qualified instructor in the wind tunnel.
Spectators: Facilities at Xscape (Milton Keynes) and the Chill Factore (Manchester) are excellent and make for a good family day out. Spectators can watch the action from the free viewing gallery.
Dress Code: No jewellery or collared shirts. Please wear tight-fitting lace-up trainers (not boots). If you don't wear suitable footwear you'll be required to hire and wear trainers. Jumpsuit and other equipment is provided. Lockers £1 (refundable).
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