Under pressure?

There's something about control that appeals to the human condition. It's a natural and inherent inclination that we possess to seek the stability and comfort found in control.

Flight breaks the logic of control and forces you to come to terms with the fragility of that control. And it is in this paradox where I've found the most interesting moments of freedom. The iFly experience forces you into a posture of trusting a seemingly uncontrollable and invisible force that leaves you at its mercy. The first time inside the tunnel was an exhilarating introduction to such trust, and once that relationship is developed, once that trust is given over to both the instructor's experience and the power of the wind to be able to hold you up, there is freedom.

Then, as suddenly as it’s taken, power is returned. Analogous to almost any time in our lives where we find ourselves in an uncomfortable and foreign environment, stability is returned in time. It is one of the most fundamental balancing acts of our existence, the contrasting desires for new and old, exciting and comfortable. And the more time you spend in the tunnel the closer you are to achieving this balance. iFly. Do you?

Written by Jeremiah Choi, CSF Winner and intern at iFLY Hollywood