Comments on: Are there places with giant indoor fans that blow you into the air?

Question: Are there places with giant indoor fans that blow you into the air?

shivohum — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:56:55 -0800

Are there recreational places with giant indoor fans that blow you up into the air and give you a simulated indoor experience of flying -- or did I just dream this idea? I can't remember...

By: reverendX

reverendX — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:01:01 -0800

I think it's called indoor skydiving. (see www.flyawayindoorskydiving.com for an example.

By: zhivota

zhivota — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:02:59 -0800

Yes, they have these at some skydiving places. I remember there being one near L.A. when I was there. Best bet: get in contact with someone who is on the "in" with the whole skydiving culture (yeah, it's a culture).

By: attercoppe

attercoppe — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:16:49 -0800

Here is a recommendation from Cool Tools.

By: buggzzee23

buggzzee23 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:17:11 -0800

Indoor Skydiving

By: maloon

maloon — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:21:01 -0800

Sky Venture, New Hampshire

By: cameldrv

cameldrv — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:39:20 -0800

According to Cool Tools, Skyventure is the better of the two. The video on their site looks like it would be a huge amount of fun.

By: striker

striker — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:15:04 -0800

Did this in Orlando. It was fun. I've been skydiving, but not much in the way of freefalling, so I can't compare the two, but it was a good time. Went with a few others so it was fun to be able to laugh at the funny uncoordinated and newbie moves that are bound to happen.

By: mk1gti

mk1gti — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:58:13 -0800

I think there's still one in Las Vegas near the Las Vegas Hilton, check'em out.

By: Nugget

Nugget — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:52:57 -0800

Indoor Skydiving sites in the UK and Europe and I know that Xscape have one in Milton Keynes and one in Braehead.

By: Marky

Marky — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:12 -0800

"...give you a simulated indoor experience of flying."

Hmm... How about real zero gee?

By: derbs

derbs — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:15:14 -0800

the Xscape one is called Airkix and i'm actually going there in a couple of weeks, funny you should ask!

By: derbs

derbs — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:16:36 -0800

Hmm... How about real zero gee?

because the indoor one is about a hundredth of the price!