THE S,
JILLIAN: CIRCULATE MORE THAN
150 MILES AN HOUR, SAME VERTICAL
WINDS TUNNELS TO TRAIN THE
MILITARY.
ROB: INDOOR SKY DIVING IS WHAT'S
IT'S CALLED.
JILLIAN: TODD PIRO CHECKED IT
OUT WHEN HE CHECKED OUT THE
SKYDIVING CHAMPIONSHIP, WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
>> I LOOK LIKE A BEACH DOLPHIN.
[LAUGHTER]
>> LITERALLY SWEPT ME OFF MY
FEET AND WE HEADED DOWN THERE TO
COMPETITION MILITARY AND TAKING
MORE THAN JUST HOT AIR, CHECK IT
OUT.
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>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> INDOOR SKYDIVING, HAVE YOU
EVER HEARD OF IT?
>> I HAVE NOT.
>> 350 HORSE POWER FANS ON THE
TOP OF OUR BUILDING THAT WE
CIRCULATE AIR, 150 MILES AN
HOUR.
YOU READY?
>> I'M READY.
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>> OUR CEO DREAMT UP THIS IDEA.
>> KNIVES THE NAVY FOR 26 YEARS,
NAVY SPECIAL OPERATIONS.
>> YOU'RE USED TO DEALING --
>> WE USE TODAY TRAVEL TO
FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND WE WOULD SAY WHY ISN'T THERE
A VERTICAL TUNNEL.
>> WHILE MAY LOOK LIKE FUN AND
HAVING FUN AT COMPETITION, THIS
IS A TRAINING TOOL TO KEEP OUR
COUNTRY SAFE.
>> I WAS A NAVY AND WE BASICALLY
STARTED OUT WITH TUNNEL, GIVES
US THE TOOLS WE NEED TO COMPLETE
MISSIONS WITHOUT ANY HAZARD.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF
THIS IN.
>> CHILDREN ARE THE BEST THING
THAT HAPPEN IN THIS BUILDING
EVERY SINGLE DAY, FAR NONE.
>> WHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN
THE TUNNEL?
>> IT'S SUPER FUN, IT'S LIKE A
RUSH.
>> WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST PIECE OF
ADVICE FOR ME?
>> LISTEN TO INSTRUCTOR AND HAVE
FUN.
>> IF I HAVE FUN, I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO THIS?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
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>> THE FIRST THING WE WILL DO IS
TALK ABOUT OUR BODY.
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD JOB, YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
ARE YOU READY TO FLY?
>> LET'S DO IT.
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>> I'M GEARED UP.
>> 3, 2, 1.
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>> THAT WAS AWESOME.
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY.
>> VIRGINIA BEACH IS YOUR SECOND
HOME NOW.
>> WE ARE HERE THE USA CHAMP IN
THIS AMAZING SPORT.
>> WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE HERE.
THE OWNER BOB HAS BEEN GENEROUS
TO US.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF
THIS.
>> DEFINITELY SPIRIT THAT
CONSUMES EVERYBODY WHEN YOU'RE
AROUND MILITARY PEOPLE.
THE SAME SPIRIT THAT I SAW WITH
THE INDIVIDUALS HERE.
>> IT'S INCREDIBLE.
I'M A MEMBER OF A BROTHERHOOD
THAT WILL LAST FOR THE REST OF
MY LIFE.
THE SUPPORT WHEN I HAD WHEN IT
WAS AN IDEA UP UNTIL TODAY IS
INCREDIBLE TO BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN ARMS.
>> THERE'S A CHARITABLE ASPECT
ON ALL OF THIS, DONATING HOURS
IN THE TUNNELS TO KIDS, ALSO THE
FOLKS AT ANOTHER VETERAN-OWNED
BUSINESS, SEAN IS FREQUENTLY ON
OUR AIR, THEY SPONSOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE THE FOLKS
YOU SAW RIGHT THERE, TOOK HOME
GOLD FOR THE SECOND YEAR RIGHT
THERE WATCHING THEM IN THE
TUNNEL, YOUR JAW JUST DROPS,
THEY DON'T CRASH INTO EACH
OTHER, THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SO
BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR COORDINATION,
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
AS YOU SAW ME, NOT SO BEAUTIFUL.
JILLIAN: WOULD YOU GO ACTUAL --
LIKE REAL SKY-DIVING AFTER YOU
HAVE DONE THAT?
>> I FEEL COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IF
THE WIND WENT AHEY I'M NOT
FALLING THAT FAR.
YOU GUYS WENT TO REAL
SKY-DIVING, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M
BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
THIS IS AMAZING TRAINING TOOL.
ROB: I LOVE THAT.
>> WAY MORE DIFFICULT THAN YOU
THINK.
I WAS TELLING YOU WHEN WE ARE
OFF AIR, IT'S ALL ABOUT BODY
STRENGTH, CORE, IT WAS COOL.