Yeah that just happened ^.^

A HUUUUUUGE thanks to my bestest buddy  Keeko-chan for accompanying me on this adventure and providing moral support while I talked my way through the front desk and into the wind tunnel. The staff at iFLY were amazingly supportive of this, especially when I told them about my plans to skydive in suit and that I first wanted to test it in a wind tunnel. They were mostly concerned about pieces of the suit flying off, lol. I knew that wasn't going to be a problem (suits with feetpaws made from slippers would be at a huge risk for this though). What I wasn't sure about was how stable the suit would be and if the head would stay on well enough to not further impair my vision.

Stability-wise the suit is fine albeit a bit sluggish to control. So it's a bit harder to quickly correct a maneuver. I have to hold a position or pose for a moment longer than I'm used to and then ease out of it as I realign. No biggie.

The head. Ooooooh man... this'll be a fun problem to solve. So the moment I entered the tunnel the head almost immediately came up over my eyes. I spent most of the time looking through the mouth to see where I was going and that doesn't work too well because I still had to look down a fair amount to see. Looking down too much would cause my whole body to dive a little and at one point I lost control and slammed into the wall. Furlife has a crafting meet coming up next weekend so hopefully I can talk to some of the more experienced fursuiters about what to do to keep the head from moving too much while you wear it. Anyone is welcome to post advice here as well :)

All things considered this was a great experience (although quite humbling xP). The folks at iFLY gave me a video of my time in the tunnel. Normally they charge for that but it was complimentary this time. That was so cool of them and I'm really glad they did (I wasn't going to get one otherwise). I gotta admit the video is pretty darn funny, my tail was wagging like crazy from all the wind and the instructor would skillfully sneak in a goofy pose next to me from time. At one point I was durpily making a turn and nearly kicked him in the head but he dodged out of the way at the last moment. That guy was quick on his feet!

So overall this adventure was a great starting point for my skydiving plans. I know what needs to be worked on before I make that first jump in fursuit. I just gotta figure out the best way to do it.


Seriously, a big thanks to the folks at iFLY for letting me do this :) If any of you other fuzzies are interested in giving this a shot check our their website at http://www.iflyseattle.com/ifly-indoor-skydiving Shameless plug, I know, but it's the least I can do for them after all the support they just gave me.