Bodyflight And Indoor Skydiving Two Names, One Game

Indoor skydiving UK the art of stepping gracefully into an updraft of wind in an upended wind tunnel, and hovering there with the genuine sensation of flying, also called bodyflight, takes the flyer into a world of fun.

The act of bodyflying adds directionality and control to the flight. A bodyflyer is able to travel to specified points in the wind tunnel and enter and exit at will even to fly upside down! There is already an international governing body for the activity the IBA which ensures that trainers have the correct competencies and health and safety certification; and indoor skydiving UK centres recommend that you take up taster sessions and get some experience in the tunnel before starting to learn about bodyflight proper.

When you are ready to start learning some tricks, youll find that you are able to travel like a bird inside the wind tunnel. Bodyflying allows you to move yourself around in mid air using your arms and legs as wings in other words, to genuinely fly. Like anything, the more you practise the better youll get until you are able to do everything your instructors can do!

For your safety, all indoor skydiving UK bodyflying is done as a structured course, taught by certified IBA instructors who will lead you through the increasing levels of aptitude. A typical bodyflight course will start you off with the 10 basic levels of flight (which include, towards the end, moving forwards and backwards, or side to side, and flying to given locations in the tunnel. After that youll start to learn more complex tricks and manoeuvres which is the point at which bodyflying becomes an exciting activity rather than a simply enjoyable experience.)

If youre really hooked, you can start by booking multiple sessions to work on your bodyflying. Do the activity enough in your local indoor skydiving UK tunnels and you might even get a chance at becoming a member of a competitive team or training up to become an instructor. The current list of bodyflight instructors employed at UK venues reads like a Whos Who of medal winners and team members, and they all started somewhere. Theres no reason why you cant be a part of the crew too, one day.

Technically, the act of bodyflying is open to anyone. Its a feeling that cannot be replicated controlling yourself in genuine flight. Certainly most people who try it once are keen to go back and do it again so much so, in fact, that the current indoor skydiving UK centres offer bulk discounts for customers looking to take their flying to the next level. After a few years practice, youll be able to fly upside down; to manoeuvre yourself around the tunnel like a bird; and even fly in formation with other practitioners! Mark your progress with International Bodyflight Association Levels and see how good you can get.