Airkix indoor sky diving

andyman · 09-05-2008, 07:24 PM

Just been to Airkix in Milton Keynes, it was absolutly awsome. Blowing arround in big tube, face being pounded by the wind. £35 gets you basic instruction and 2 one minute flights. I paid an £10 for an extra flight and was taken high up in the tube by the instuctor, you then plumet downwards at an amazing speed before spining rond and flying back up.
Lynn bought me it as a Christmas present, roll on next Christmas.

dylan · 09-05-2008, 07:35 PM

never heard of this !

Lindy-C · 09-05-2008, 09:32 PM

Sounds awesome!!!!

From all accounts Jim and Sian used to do this for real

Jim · 09-05-2008, 09:37 PM

Never been in a wind tunnel, but have taken off in a small plane over a thousand times more that I have landed in one

Sian has made quite a few skydives as well

Johns_Cross_Motorhomes · 10-05-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim

Never been in a wind tunnel, but have taken off in a small plane over a thousand times more that I have landed in one

Sian has made quite a few skydives as well

Small world isn't it Jim, you might have jumped out of one of my planes m8, you never know. I used to go all over the country doing student drops and loads of demos for the Army teams.

I am the guy that flew 6 SAS blokes up to 25,000 feet over Dover Castle and they dropped and then crossed the Channel by parachute with me following them all the way across as I cleared the airspace above us for Gatwick and Heathrow arivals!

Peter

dylan · 10-05-2008, 10:06 AM

ex hubby sky dived out of Lymme near Ashford Kent. Did you ever do anything out of there Peter ? we were up ther every moment we could in the 70's.
Eileen

Johns_Cross_Motorhomes · 10-05-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dylan

ex hubby sky dived out of Lymme near Ashford Kent. Did you ever do anything out of there Peter ? we were up ther every moment we could in the 70's.
Eileen

Did a few drops at Headcorn on and off, used a Piper Seneca Twin there or a Cherokee 6.

Peter

dylan · 10-05-2008, 10:29 AM

watched headcorn many a time ! Sadly lost pilot, tutor and 3 trainees at Lymme and never went anymore. Great times and good memories.

Jim · 10-05-2008, 10:35 AM

Nice memories of Headcorn, I was jumping at Headcorn in the late eighties. Used to finish a days jumping with a nights drinking in the Bell at nearby Smarden, happy days.

Diabalo · 10-05-2008, 10:56 AM

I use a nice little CL near Smarden down Bedlam Lane, he has a couple of nice fishing lakes.