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>>> IF
>>> IF SKY DIVING IS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST BUT YOU ARE NOT
THRILLED ABOUT THE IDEA OF
JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE, YOU ARE
IN LUCK.
IN LUCK.
IN LUCK. YOU CAN EXPERIENCE FLYING IN
MINNETONKA, NO PLANE REQUIRED.
I FLY IS NOW OPENED NEXT TO
RIDGE DALE CENTER.
>> WE GOT TO TRY A CLASS WITH
LEE AND LAURA LAST WEEK.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> FOLLOW ME.
COME ON OVER.
WE
WE GOT
WE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
EVERYONE
EVERYONE GOES THROUGH TRAINING. I WANT YOU TO BE AWESOME.
MY BIG HOPE IS THAT I CAN LET
GO OF YOU IN A GOOD BODY
POSITION TO LET YOU FLY BY
YOURSELF TODAY.
YOURSELF TODAY. >> HOW DO YOU COME BACK DOWN?
>> ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE AND DISCUSS WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE WIND.
WHEN YOU GET IN THIS SHAPE,
I'LL GIVE YOU A THUMB'S UP.
I WANT YOU TO LEAN FORWARD.
IT IS GENTLE, SLOW AND EASY.
YOU ARE LEANING INTO THE AIR.
I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU AND GUIDE
YOU IN.
YOU IN.
YOU IN. ONCE I CAN FEEL YOUR BODY
BALANCING, I'LL BE ABLE TO
COACH YOU AND GIVE YOU
ADJUSTMENTS TO GET YOU INTO A
GOOD SKY DIVE BODY POSITION.
I
I FLY
I FLY LET'S YOU FEEL WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE A SOLO SKY DIVER IN
UP TO 100 MILES PER HOUR PLUS
IN WIND.
IN WIND.
IN WIND. WE WORK AS A TEAM TO DO THE
RIGHT WIND SPEEDS AND HAND
SIGNALS TO MAKE IT FUN AND EASY
FOR YOU ON YOUR FIRST FLIGHT.
>> Reporter: I HAD NO IDEA IF I
WAS IN THE RIGHT POSITION.
THAT'S ONE THING WHERE YOU HAVE
TO REALLY WATCH THE GUY.
HE WAS SO GREAT.
OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT A NICE
GUY.
GUY.
GUY. >>
GUY. >> WHEN YOU ARE STANDING IN THE
DOOR YOU DON'T FEEL ANY AIR.
THE MOMENT YOU LEAN INTO THE
AIR IT IS INSTANTLY 100 MILES
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR. AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE
I'M SUPER MAN.
HERE WE GO.
IT IS CHUCKING ME AROUND.
HE'S STRUGGLING.
HE'S STRUGGLING. I'M NOT A LIGHT GUY.
>> WHEN IT IS WINDY, THERE IS
ENOUGH AIR IN THERE TO SUPPORT
YOUR WEIGHT.
YOUR WEIGHT. IT IS LIKE DRIVING DOWN THE
HIGHWAY IN A CONVERTIBLE.
THERE IS WIND MOVING OVER YOUR
BODYISMISM.
BODYISMISM. >> I DON'T THINK I WAS SCARED
GOING IN.
GOING IN.
GOING IN. I WAS EXCITED.
IT WAS SO AWESOME.
I WAS LAUGHING ON THE INSIDE
EVEN THOUGH I LOOK SCARED ON
THE OUTSIDE.
THE OUTSIDE. >> I HAVE FLOWN MANY FLIERS, UP
TO A 98-YEAR-OLD GRANDMA.
THEY ALL DID GREAT.
>> HE GRABS ON.
YOU START SOARING UP IN THE AIR
30 FEET.
30 FEET.
30 FEET. THE WEIGHTLESS FEELING IS
REALLY, REALLY COOL.
OUR INSTRUCTOR, MICHAEL, WAS
AWESOME.
AWESOME.
AWESOME. >> SECOND-TIME FLIERS AND
RETURN FLIERS WE LOVE TO WORK
ON MORE ADVANCED SKILLS.
NEW TRICKS AND MANEUVERS.
NEW HAND SIGNALS.
IN EACH FLIGHT WHEN YOU COME
BACK, WE PROGRESS YOU THROUGH
THE SPORT TO TEACH YOU NEW
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> THE BEST PART, BY FAR, HANDS
DOWN IS WHEN I FLEW WITH HIM.
HE WAS SPINNING ME AROUND.
IT FELT LIKE I WAS ON A
ROLLERCOASTER.
ROLLERCOASTER. >> THE SECOND ONE WAS
FANTASTIC!
FANTASTIC! HONESTLY.
HONESTLY.
HONESTLY. WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE THE FIRST
ONE FROM THE SECOND ONE.
IF YOU DON'T REALLY LIKE THE
FIRST ONE, WAIT!
THE SECOND TIME YOU GO, OF
COURSE WHEN HE FLIPS YOU UP, IT
IS REMARKABLE.
IS REMARKABLE. >> I FEEL LIKE SUPER MAN.
>> THAT WAS SO COOL.
>>
>> OH
>> OH MY
>> OH MY GOODNESS, DON'T KEEP YOUR MOUTH OPEN.
>> YOUR MOUTH DRIES OUT REALLY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> YOU'LL HAVE MARKS FROM THE
GOOGLES GOGGLES FOR A LITTLE
BIT.
BIT.
BIT. >>
BIT. >> A
BIT. >> A COUPLE OF HOURS.
>> THREE AND OLDER CAN GO.
I FLY IS LOCATED