Up Up and Away!
The dream of flying without wings is closer to reality than ever before. Check out these fantastic ways in which human beings can fall through the air, glide through the sky and even feel completely weightless.
Skydiving
Do you fancy throwing yourself out of a plane at 13,000 feet? Well why not try a terrifying skydive and get your adrenalin really pumping? Stand on the edge of a plane before tumbling through the sky and experience what it is like to freefall before safely releasing your parachute. There is simply no way of describing the true excitement you will feel as you see the world below you with nothing under your feet. Be as free as a bird and enjoy a truly life-changing adventure.
Indoor Skydiving
Incredibly, you can now go skydiving without even getting into a plane. Head to an entertainment centre like Xscape in Milton Keynes and you can actually enjoy the feeling of skydiving inside a specially-designed wind tunnel powerful enough to test the aerodynamics of a Formula 1 racing car. A specially-trained instructor will help you get into a neutral flying position before teaching you all the basic moves – does it get any cooler than that?
Para-Gliding
If you are brave enough, try your hand at paragliding and experience the thrill of a free-flying glider aircraft. Although there is no engine insight, a paraglider can stay in the air for more than two hours and can cover many hundreds of kilometres. What better way to see the world like never before and get a totally different perspective of life. Discover things you would have never noticed before while suspended in a harness and let the fabric wing get caught in the breeze.
Zero Gravity
Believe it or not you can now actually experience zero gravity without heading into space. The Zero Gravity Corporation actually introduced commercial Zero G flights so that people had a sense of what it would be like to work as an astronaut. Costing around £1,800 for a 3-hour flight, this incredible weightless experience is a much cheaper way of achieving this bizarre sensation than rocketing to the moon.
Air Rollercoaster
Feel the exhilaration of being weightless onboard Air, one of Alton Towers' most unique and terrifying rollercoasters. Defy gravity and face your fears by twisting, turning and looping through the air narrowly missing footpaths, trees and rocks. Tilted forward so you are facing the ground, this ride is certainly not for the light-hearted but is fantastic for anyone who wants to feel like they are flying.
Wing Walking
Consider yourself an adrenalin junky? Well why not have a go at wingwalking? This extreme sport involves strapping yourself to the top of a plane and holding on tight as you soar around 500ft into the air and face breathtaking speeds of up to 120mph. A wonderful way to see things like never before, this is definitely an experience you won’t forget – if you are brave enough to try it.
So there you have it, a selection of ways in which flying is virtually a reality.
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15 Respones to "Up Up and Away!"
looks tempting.. I wanna try that someday, haha. that Zero Gravity Corporation looks awesome.
November 23, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Skydiving is certainly the thing I'm gonna try once in my life. The only thing I need to do is to pull myself together))
November 23, 2011 at 9:58 PM
@Dimaks: All of them are indeed awesome but am afraid kinda have the fear of heights :/
@Eugene: That would be a hell of adventure for us who are not thrillseekers :D
Did you just say flying? I think I need to pass ... :D
November 23, 2011 at 11:01 PM
@Maricel: Do you have the fear of heights?
I really want to try these activities. While indoor skydiving sound cool, I still want the real thing. :D
November 24, 2011 at 5:02 AM
No, not really fear of heights. Just not feeling too adventurous nowadays. :D
November 24, 2011 at 1:24 PM
I want to try that indoor skydiving thing!!! And the zero gravity *kinda seems the same but still*
I hope there is actually a chance for me to do those stuff. I am altophobic so this is more likely not going to be on the top of my things to do list.
November 27, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Having acrophobia really sucks! I would love to try these activities but my body won't give in :(
November 28, 2011 at 4:24 AM
@PinayWriter: Conquer your fear, that'e the only to overcome it :D
@Greg: Try and try Greg, you might overcome the phobia some time :D
@Maricel: Busy at work I guess :D
I'd really love to try sky diving. I have only done ziplining and bunjee jumping. I hope I could try sky diving soon. :)
November 30, 2011 at 8:06 AM
@Ira: Wow!! Thats good for you :) I only tried Ziplining, I can go for bunjee jumping, too scary :D
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