iFLY Orlando First Time Flyer Experience

About This Experience

This is iFLY Orlando's package for first-timers on International Drive. After check-in, an instructor runs a training session on the basics of body flight, then everyone suits up in a flight suit, helmet, goggles, earplugs and shoes. Each flyer gets two minutes of flight time in the vertical wind tunnel, with an instructor alongside holding and guiding them the whole time.

iFLY lets children fly from age 3 with no upper age limit, and first-time packages usually split the tunnel time into two 60-second flights. Allow about an hour and a half from check-in to finish. Family members who aren't flying can watch through the tunnel glass.

It is loud, windy and more physical than it looks, even for a minute at a time. Staff evaluate each flyer at check-in, and some conditions rule people out: pregnancy, back, neck, shoulder or heart problems, hard casts, and anyone over 300 pounds. Photos and video cost extra. The listing marks this booking non-refundable, so make sure your kids are keen before you pay.

Nervous children often come around once they watch someone else fly, and instructors are used to coaching scared first-timers. For a child who hates wind in the face or loud fans, a watch-only visit or a different activity is the kinder choice.

Highlights

• Learn the flying position in a short class before you suit up
• Float on a column of air inside a glass wind tunnel
• Fly beside an instructor who steadies and guides you
• Take home a flight certificate
• Cheer on family members from beside the tunnel glass

What's Included

• ✓ Training session before your flight
• ✓ Flight suit, helmet, goggles, earplugs and shoes
• ✓ One-on-one help from an instructor in the tunnel
• ✓ Two minutes of flight time
• ✓ A locker for your belongings

Not Included

• Extra flights
• Photo prints, USB photo sets and video
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks
• Tips

What to Bring

• A passport or photo ID
• Comfortable clothes that fit under a flight suit
• Hair ties for long hair
• Refillable water bottles for after the flight

Good to Know & Caveats

• Children can fly from age 3, and there is no upper age limit.
• Every flyer is evaluated at check-in; guests between 260 and 300 lb may need an extra check, and guests over 300 lb cannot fly.
• Anyone with a hard cast or hard prosthetic that can't be removed cannot fly.
• People with current or past head, neck, back or shoulder injuries or heart conditions should not fly, and iFLY advises against it after a shoulder dislocation.
• Allow about 90 minutes in total for check-in, training, gearing up and flying.
• The listing says this booking is non-refundable.

Meeting Point

iFLY Orlando, 8969 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. Check in at the front desk; hotel pickup is not included.