Wear clothes you can move in, tie long hair back, and show up ready to listen more than perform. Check the tunnel’s own rules on age, weight, shoes and medical limits—those beat any blog post.
The briefing is part of the flight
You’ll get a short class on body position, hand signals and how instructors will help you. Expect a belly-fly demo: hips up a bit, chin up, arms forward, knees bent. You’ll also learn how to enter and exit without inventing your own choreography.
If you zone out here, the chamber will feel random. If you lock in one shape from the class, everything else gets easier.
Inside
Helmet and suit go on. For early flights an instructor is usually with you in the airflow. You’ll do short intervals—enough to feel lift, make a correction, step out, breathe, go again.
- Enter when they say so.
- Watch their hands more than the urge to perform for the camera.
- Change one thing at a time.
- If you panic, return to the belly shape from the briefing.
What people notice first
It’s loud. The lift can feel sudden. A lot of people expect a roller-coaster drop and get a firm, continuous push from below instead. Hands and legs usually do too much. Stillness is often the breakthrough. Sliding toward a wall is common; that’s why the instructor is there.
Your first flight isn’t a performance—it’s about finding a stable shape and trusting the cues.
When you land
Ask what improved. If you liked it, decide whether the next visit is another novelty package or time aimed at learning—those are different buys. Photos are fine. Remembering one cue is better.