Every adrenaline junkie has held a sweet spot for synchronized skydiving. There is just something really beautiful about the formation made in the sky as the skydivers descend. It is hard to mimic something of this sort on the ground. It turns out that you can! If you Google flyboards, a number of videos from championships and events held around the world will pop up and the thumbnails will have scenes of many people hovering over the water in tandem. It is as close to synchronized skydiving as it gets. It is quite easy to buy a flyboard or rent a flyboard at Gull Lake in Brainerd MN.
There were times when Iron Man and his gravity defying suit looked like something that would remain a fascination but thanks to Franky Zapata and his company Zapata Racing, things are changing. Flyboarding is the commercially available alternative to taking flight like Tony Stark’s Iron Man although a real life hoverboard that can reach heights of 10,000 ft is also under development. The device has been seen numerous times in videos on the internet and what was eventually considered a hoax is now being considered for military usage. The prospects are looking up for the French inventor and his company.
How It Works
Steph Souza is one of those people who had been intrigued by flyboards for quite some time. Her dad had shown her a video back in 2011 of some people giving it a go on a lake but back then the concept was in its nascent stages so her search on Google didn’t yield any results. After a year she finally found the sport commercially available near her parents’ home, but it was just too expensive for her to try. However, as they say, persistence pays dividends. Another year later she was on vacation with her husband in Costa Rica and she finally found an opportunity to try flyboarding.
The way she describes it, flyboarding is harder than it looks. While the controls are simple; you rise above the water with the help of the thrusters under your feet. Once above the surface, you simply tilt forward to move ahead, lift your right foot to left and lift your left foot to go right. Sounds easy but when you get to try it, its not such a walk in the park. Steph says that it took her several crashes to rise above the water and numerous more to hover six feet above the surface.
However, when you finally master it, the feeling is simply surreal. You rent a flyboard in Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN and as you use the propellers to surge above the surface, the mesmerizing sceneries that you witness are beyond what words can describe. That feeling of standing tall on the power of the thrusters on a jet of water is simply fantastic. No matter how much is said about it, there are no words that can describe it accurately. It is only after you try it that you realize the magic.
Lessons For First Timers
Steph took two lessons out of her first experience. These might be helpful if you rent a flyboard in Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN for the first time. To stabilize your flight, she says that you try to focus the thrusters at a single point. Keep the board as steady as you can, and your hover will stabilize before you know it. For when you crash, it is important that you assume a diving position with your arms straightened out above your head. This forms a spearhead shape to break the surface of the water before you crash into it. Lastly, try to divert your attention from the obvious. Focus on the sceneries that surround you. This will help divert your attention and reduce the number of times that you crash.
Experiences You Will Never Forget
When you rent a flyboard in Gull Lake Brainerd, MN, you sign up for the experience of a lifetime. Josh Andrew had a similar tale to tell. He was so excited about his first experience on a flyboard that he prepared for it as if he were to appear in a final exam. He spent several hours looking at YouTube videos on how to operate a flyboard. The tutorials available on the internet helped him understand the basics of operating the device but as he puts it, he wasn’t prepared for what was actually to come.
As he arrived at the site and was taken by Jet Ski to the point where he has to operate the flyboard, adrenaline was already pumping through his veins. The instructor strapped the board to his feet and he took his position in the water, ready to take flight for the first time. As the thrusters powered up, all those videos, tips and tricks in his head were lost due to the excitement that you experience as soon as you break the surface of the water. Josh says that you learn as you go.
The standard time to rent a flyboard in Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN is half an hour. Josh had thought that for the price he was paying, 30 minutes seemed too scarce, but he changed his mind once he was out there. Half an hour is more than enough time once you get to experience the thrill first hand. After falling, losing balance and crashing into the water, Josh too, was able to get a hang of it. He describes that nothing he has done in his life gets close to the feeling you get once you’re hovering above the water on your Iron Man style board above the water.
To rent a flyboard in Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN, there is not a lot that you have to do. It is a simple process of making a reservation and heading to the location to get started on your fun filled ride as king of the waves. To reserve your experience, get in touch with SkyHigh Flyboard today.