WHAT IS BODYFLIGHT?

The legend about Icarus and his dream to become free as a bird dates back to the ancient times. The humans have always been aspiring to get off the ground and enjoy the feeling of flying. Nothing has changed in our times – the majority of the existing types of sports are related to overpowering gravity. One of them – flying in the vertical wind tunnel or bodyflight – gives the opportunity to come as close as possible to this dream, allowing to stay airborne for an indefinite time period and unattached to anything else, and what is the most important – to fly indeed.

HISTORY

The age-old dream about free flying became true in the year 1979, when the Canadian inventor Jean St. Germaine created the first wind tunnel intended for people. Before that, the technologies for such tunnels were used only for industrial purposes, such as testing the aerodynamic characteristics of aircrafts and vehicles.

As the time passed, the technologies continued developing, became more accessible and safe, until this opportunity to become airborne without any attachments was made available for each and every one. There are countries in the world, where for nearly 10 years now people have been actively engaged in flying.

Initially only skydivers used bodyflight tunnels as the training equipment for their sporting activities. However, approximately 5 years ago, as trustworthiness and popularity increased step by step, bodyflight gained the status of a type of sport itself, because it could offer inexperienced opportunities, dynamics, and emotions. It attracted both children and youth, who quickly grasped the bodyflight technique and appreciated the offered opportunities, and adults alike, for whom flying gave new, unexpected emotions in their daily lives.

DEVELOPMENT

Nowadays, the majority of people, who have tried to fly in the wind tunnel just once, wish to do bodyflight as a hobby or a type of sport. Ever more new types of flying are appearing, confirming the unlimited opportunities of human beings – we can not just take off, but we cal also get around the space at an incredible speed, manage a succession of acrobatic elements, or dance in the air, defying the gravity itself.
As any other type of sports, flying in Aerodium tunnels is a unique entertainment and challenge for own abilities. Flying is interesting both on the level of amateurs, and engaging and dynamic on the level of professionals, the latter having had championships and shows on a global scale for several years now. With every year, the level of the flyers and recognisability of the bodyflight increases rapidly – it allows thinking that flying in wind tunnels in the nearest future will become a very popular type of sport around the world.

POSSIBILITIES

A little bit of diligent work, and flying on a professional level can be possible for everybody, regardless of the age or talent. Regular training sessions do wonders – already during the first or second time of flying, the beginners can fly together with their friends and do visually impressive but technically simple stunts. Each of the following acquired flying skills allows feeling more relaxed and enjoying the flight wholeheartedly. When mastering the flying opportunities, any one of us – including you! – can overcome the boundaries of dimensions.

THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL

Flying gives you loads of positive emotions and releases stress. It evenly engages the most varying muscle groups, teaches to relax, and profoundly develops the control over the whole body and movement precision. Emotionally, flying offers you unbelievable sensations of having felt and used the wind element for your own benefit – and that you have handled the wind!
Bodyflight is one of the rare sports, where the learning process in itself is pleasant – excitement and enjoyment does not leave the faces of the people also when they fail. Moreover, the understanding of that you are experiencing something previously felt only in dreams and what is still only a secret to many, is so inspiring…