The day after I climbed up and over the top of the O2 we went to the I-Fly centre in Basingstoke for my indoor skydive! To date, this is definitely the best thing I've done this year and this comes as a total surprise. When I included it on the list and booked it, I started regretting not actually just going for a proper skydive - though I've now decided I'll look into doing a tandem skydive after this list is completed.
So, this centre in Basingstoke, you arrive, you sign a risk assessment form, you meet your instructor, watch an instruction video, learn some hand signals - straight legs, bend your legs, smile and relax, and chin up! You get given the groovy flying suit, then goggles and finally your helmet. Is it a cool look?
Four of us were booked to do it at the same time and I was going to be going last so it was good to be able to see how the others did before it was my turn. I'd booked for two 'flights' - the first time it was good just to get a feel of it all. The only slightly scary bit is the 'leap of faith' when you are standing at the door of the tunnel and told to just drop forward - and you float!!!!
The instructor(s) are in with you the whole time and make adjustments and make sure you don't go too high, initially, or crashing to the floor. I enjoyed my first flight and when we'd all had our first go we were offered the chance to upgrade to the 'high fly'. Well, why not! In for a penny......this second flight was intense! I think the average wind speed for a normal go is 90 miles per hour, for the high fly they increase this to 150 miles an hour. Below, and hope it works - is the video for my high fligh! Enjoy.
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