Tammi D.
Yelp
I've totally been wanting to check this place out forever, and finally seized the opportunity. I know my daughter is a huge thrill seeker and would love it. My boyfriend likes adventure, too, so I brought him. I RSVP'd for the 5:30pm slot, and was in a major rush to make this time, only to sit there for half an hour before we got going. That was kind of annoying. I mean, I get they want us there on time, but I would have loved an extra 15 minutes to not rush our food before coming here. Anyway, while waiting, I took a couple videos. You can't bring your camera in the area when you're flying, so I was bummed I couldn't get pictures of them in flight. We did a short instruction class which showed a very short video, and then we were off to fly. The flight itself is extremely short. I paid for the four 1 minute flights for all of us, and got them the high rise flight which takes you higher up on your last flight. I can't understand why for the price of this that the flights aren't longer. I mean, I really am glad I did the four flights, because two isn't even worth driving all the way down here, but even with that, it seemed short. It was thrilling and different to do this, but I can't see myself paying hundreds to do this again. My daughter had a blast and so did my boyfriend, and it really nice to share such a unique experience, but it felt short for me. I wouldn't have minded the cost nearly as much if the flights had been longer. Also, I hated wearing the ear protection plugs, although necessary and the helmet shield was so hard to get up, for me anyway.
After everyone flew, the instructors got in and did some tricks. Wow, they are amazing. I wonder how long it took them to get that good. They do offer private lessons..but yeah, that's gonna cost you like everything else. Our instructor was really nice, peppy, made things fun.
Oh, they give you lockers if you want to secure your belongings. I took out my earrings, because no way did I want to lose them during the flight. And of course, you can't and don't want your phone on you while flying.
Make sure you book in advance, because this place actually was pretty booked for the weekend. I was lucky to secure the last 3 spots on a Sunday. I'd say it's not something I regret doing because it was fun for us all, but not something I'd do again with the steep cost and short flights.