iFly - session 14

Today was a beast! For the first time ever, I flew 15 minutes in one session (chopped up into chunks of 1:30 I believe)! It wasn't my idea, though. A buddy of mine (who I flew with for the third time) planted the idea in my head last time we were here, and although several people told us not to do it, we did. The way it works (in case anybody reading this wants to do it in the future) is you have to buy three 10-minute flights. That books you and a friend (or two) the full 30-minute flying window. So my pal and I decided to trade off flying for ~1:30 at a time for 30 minutes straight. The good news is you don't have to take turns with a large group of other flyers. The bad news is this environment makes for a very short recovery time between flights!

As nervous as I was from an endurance standpoint, I think both my friend and I fared the flights pretty well. I was super pumped because I got introduced (with no prior notice) to a couple of new moves! I don't know what they're technically called, so I'm just going to call them knee stands, doubles tunnel entrances, and "OMG I'm standing in the tunnel and it feels suuuuuuuuper freaky and unnatural!" Check it out:

The instructor really gave us a nice mixed bag of skills and drills. And I was happy to keep working on my one remaining level 1 skill: side slides. I feel like the move is getting smoother and more under control, and I'm hoping by the next visit or two I'll have it checked off on and graduate to level 2!

Total time iFlying as of today: 1 hour, 55 minutes.