Skydiving gets an all new meaning when you sign up for the indoor version at singapore's ifly zone. It's safe and surprisingly fun, not before knocking the wind out of you. Literally!
Skydiving gets an all new meaning when you sign up for the indoor version at Singapore's ifly zone. It's safe and surprisingly fun, not before knocking the wind out of you. Literally!
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Admission time. Most adventure freaks must've secretly harboured a wish to be in Keanu Reeves' shoes as he flew across your screen in The Matrix. Now, yours truly couldn't reach that stage, or even garner the courage to jump off a plane. Instead, the next best thing was to sign up for iFly in Singapore -- a body flight experience like none other. 
At a height of 56.5 feet and a width of 16.5feet, it is the world's largest skydiving simulator. Now, when you sign up, among other things, you've got to ensure you're ready to take the plunge -- literally. Once you step in, the entire body flight facility isn't your average activity centre but more like an entertainment console.
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When our turn came, we were shown a slideshow of the experience. Next, our instructor took us through basic hand signs to move the body and stretches, to ease the muscles and nerves before the real deal. It seemed all too easy. After this tutorial, we zipped into our fancy gear and were ready. The nerve-wracking bit was waiting for our turn, as we watched the others flip, swirl, fly, glide and stay afloat inside the tunnel, guided by one of the efficient instructors.
Ten minutes later, there I was, wielded into the high-pressure dome where from beneath us, four fans weighing in at a whopping seven tones each were producing airspeeds of up to 3000 km/hr -- that's faster than the average speed of an F1 car! It was all a blur. The hand signals didn't make sense; I couldn't remember a thing from our tutorial that took place, barely 10 minutes. Like a floating vessel, aided by gusts of wind from below the panel, I found myself floating in mid-air. Those with knee, back, neck and spine-related problems should avoid this activity, mainly because of the rush of pressure that hits one's body frame.
It felt surrealistic and surprisingly, fun.The safety net at the base and the wall-to-wall airflow with its multiple fan technology ensured I never fell out of the airflow or experienced turbulence. Just as I was enjoying this Matrix-like moment, my two-minute session was over. My second trip inside was a more assured run, complete with lifts and whirls. The icing on the cake was when the instructor decided to do a little show for the audience, me in tow, as rose nearly 10 feet above, in the tunnel, for a final showdown. Spiderman would've been proud.
Two flight experiences cost $89 (adults), $79 (children), $85 (students). LOG ON TO https://www.iflysingapore.com/
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