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But these super cheap deals are mostly if you fly in the middle of the night, right? I am not sure that flying jetlagged like a badger will be so nice.

Does anyone have any videos of near accidents or mistakes made in the tunnel? Just out of curiosity.

I am not interested in videos where people get seriously injured. I just want to see what happens when things go wrong - it could be a beginner that panics or whatever. Also, I am interested in seeing how coaches act when things go wrong.

Thanks!

Westerly

******Jeeze, after 6-7 hours of tunnel time, one would think you would have a pretty good ability to adjust your fall rate to maintain a level. I mean, that's about 400 skydives worth of free fall (but you're not distracted by other important things, like deploying a parachute before you smack the earth).

A skydiver would have to learn this skill do be able to jump with others that may fall faster or slower than they do, and in general it involves shrinking or expanding the cross-sectional area you present into the wind.

I've never been in a tunnel, but level changes would seem like something you'd work on by now. Maybe focus on that ability so that you gain the confidence that, regardless of the wind speed, you are able to position yourself anywhere you want? (Maybe have the operator first vary it for you, and you work to keep yourself at a relatively low, but constant, level. Then work on changing levels with a constant wind speed. Do it until it becomes instinct.)

Alternatively, as someone else suggested, take up real skydiving: you start high, but gravity will ensure that you get down to where you want to be.

I have no problem maintaining a level technically in the tunnel. The problem is that that I start to panic when I get above head height. I am also able to fly in different wind speeds without problem.

In the tunnels I have been in, the wind is very constant up to 5-ish meters.

I think I need to do some VR therapy or CBT or something.

Maybe try to increase your height slowly overtime. For example, one one day spend a bit of time working at 6'. Then the next day spend a bit of time at 7' and so on and so on. Or you could try forcing yourself to spend a bit of time higher than you feel comfortable every time you fly. Say ok I am going to spend 30 seconds at 10' no matter what today. If you do that enough eventually it will become the norm and you'll probably lose your fear. Most fears in most sports universally come down to the same thing. People are afraid of the unknown.They like to be in situations they can control, or at least have enough experience that they can accurately predict the outcome. If you do something that is unfamiliar often enough, eventually it becomes familiar and then the fear goes away.

Great advice! Will try to set aside time for just getting used to going higher and higher slowly. Usually, all the focus is on doing new tricks/skills. Since I am scared of going high that is a skill in itself which most other flyers don't have to "learn".

Divalent

Jeeze, after 6-7 hours of tunnel time, one would think you would have a pretty good ability to adjust your fall rate to maintain a level. I mean, that's about 400 skydives worth of free fall (but you're not distracted by other important things, like deploying a parachute before you smack the earth).

A skydiver would have to learn this skill do be able to jump with others that may fall faster or slower than they do, and in general it involves shrinking or expanding the cross-sectional area you present into the wind.

I've never been in a tunnel, but level changes would seem like something you'd work on by now. Maybe focus on that ability so that you gain the confidence that, regardless of the wind speed, you are able to position yourself anywhere you want? (Maybe have the operator first vary it for you, and you work to keep yourself at a relatively low, but constant, level. Then work on changing levels with a constant wind speed. Do it until it becomes instinct.)

Alternatively, as someone else suggested, take up real skydiving: you start high, but gravity will ensure that you get down to where you want to be.

I have no problem maintaining a level technically in the tunnel. The problem is that that I start to panic when I get above head height. I am also able to fly in different wind speeds without problem.

In the tunnels I have been in, the wind is very constant up to 5-ish meters.

I think I need to do some VR therapy or CBT or something.

Am not super interested in skydiving. Prefer the tunnel.

I am scared of heights in a way that I can not climb a ladder. When I do that I start feeling panic, I get dizzy etc etc.

However, I have no problem of living on a very high floor, sitting on high balconies, taking flights.

This kind of limits me when in the tunnel. I feel comfortable up to head height. As soon as I go higher than 2 meters I start feel that dizziness and I feel the panic not being far away. I start doubting my skills.

I have spent around 6-7h in the tunnel so far but I still feel very scared higher up in the tunnel. I can fly comfortably on my belly and back. But I am also scared of trying to fly in higher wind speeds because of this - I am scared of that the wind will shoot my up where I don't feel at ease.

How can I get rid of this? I really want to fix this.

Yeah, sand can hurt a bit.

Maybe it is a good idea to get both.

I am about to buy my first suit and I am hesitating between a short suit or not.

I have always been very warm in the suits that I have borrowed so I figure that a short suit would be better for me.

But I have never seen anyone fly in short suits in tunnels. Why is that? Is there something that I have not thought about? What are the cons of using a short suit in the tunnel?