{"id":20260,"date":"2018-05-14T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.onehat.io\/b\/?p=20260"},"modified":"2023-10-29T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:30:51","slug":"is-indoor-skydiving-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/blog\/is-indoor-skydiving-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Indoor Skydiving Scary?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving.jpg\" alt=\"an instructor and student fly high in the tunnel at Skydive Perris\" class=\"wp-image-23292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-1120x1120.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/skydive-perris-experience-indoor-skydiving-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people decide to try indoor skydiving because the outdoor version involves falling thousands of feet out the door of a plane, and they\u2019re not entirely sure they\u2019re up for it. We <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absolutely<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> understand that perspective. If you\u2019re feeling tentative about the idea of taking flight, you might be wondering, exactly, how scary indoor skydiving might be even in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a plane. We\u2019re here to help give you some context on what to expect to move forward with grace and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accept The Learning Curve.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a species, we human beings have trouble when we try new things. It\u2019s no wonder, either&#8211;resistance to the new is an adaptive response that has served us well! Resisting new situations, especially high-pressure novelties like putting your body into an unfamiliar physical environment, is part of why your bloodline has survived to the point where you can contemplate walking into a great big tube full of high-speed wind.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indoor Skydiving with Skydive Perris, A Must-Do on Your Bucket List - Perris, Ca\" width=\"565\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QY7mCq5xbcM?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What to do? Give yourself a break! You\u2019re trying something new. There\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">going<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be a learning curve. You\u2019ll feel awkward at first. Everyone does! You\u2019ll need the guidance of your professional instructor to feel supported and safe. (That\u2019s what they\u2019re there for, after all.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning to fly is like learning to ride a bike for the first time. While they\u2019re not scary inherently and they certainly won\u2019t always send you nail-biting, they\u2019re reliably scary learning situations for first-timers in some way or another.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take A Tailored Approach.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scariness of indoor skydiving is directly relative to the scariness you subject yourself to on a regular basis. The best way forward will be to take that into consideration and plan accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris.jpg 960w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/indoor-skydiving-wind-tunnel-perris-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you rarely step outside your physical comfort zone, you can expect that the experience will be very stimulating, and it could feel overwhelming if you don\u2019t approach it with care. What we\u2019ve found is that timid new flyers do best when they come to the tunnel about an hour early before their reservation and relax in the observation area. Watching other people fly can give you the sense of familiarity you need to relax and have a great time. After all, it\u2019s hard to ignore the out-and-out joy in those faces, especially when the flyer makes the conscious choice to relax and have fun. That\u2019ll be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a little while!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re already a daredevil, your experience will almost certainly be very different. What we notice most often is that \u00fcber-adventurers try to carry over the tools they\u2019ve picked up over years of pursuing other sports and apply them directly to tunnel flying. Indoor skydiving may get very scary, very fast when you realize that the stuff that generally works for you&#8211;making rapid, aggressive corrections; muscling through difficulty; getting tense\u2013doesn\u2019t work in the wind. If you think that might describe you, you should do yourself the kindness of entering the tunnel with a beginner\u2019s mind. Listen to your instructor. They\u2019ll help you find that delicate middle ground.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-1120x746.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/indoor-skydiving-at-perris-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worried About The Risks Of Indoor Skydiving? Here\u2019s Some Real Talk.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While absolutely no sporting activity is without risk (heck, that\u2019s what the waiver is for), the wind tunnel is gentler than it sounds. There\u2019s no big leap required (or advised) to enter the tunnel. Unlike \u201coutdoor\u201d skydiving, there\u2019s no heavy equipment to wear. There\u2019s no landing. In fact, flying in the tunnel with a capable, professional instructor places less stress on the body than most weekend bicycle rides. (That\u2019s why people from 3 to 103 are welcome&#8211;and happy&#8211;in there.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said: Let\u2019s get real. Tunnel flying is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a totally risk-free, harmless environment. As with anything that\u2019s worth doing, there\u2019s the potential for injury. Your pro tunnel instructor is there to prevent the eventuality&#8211;but when they happen, tunnel injuries generally show up as bumps and scrapes. You can expect your instructor to be hands-on throughout the whole experience to keep you stable and safe in the airflow, and that whatever curveball you throw at them, they\u2019ve seen before.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the final fact, though: First-timer anxiety is as real a thing in the windytube as it is in the sky or any other sporting pursuit, but you\u2019ve <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">got<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this! We can\u2019t wait to share these high-fives with you when you come and join us. 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