Luciano was great. I did this for my birthday with my husband and friend. We all had a great time. Luciano is hilarious, made us feel welcome, thanked us for coming, was nice and understanding and was great at reading how comfortable people are during their "flight." My experience was really fun and great, except it is a bit pricey and had to call a few times afterwards to get the right video and the staff wasn't too familiar with the discounts taken, but was very friendly and very willing to help. I'd recommend it. It's worth doing at least once. read more

SUPER sweet time at iFly today, our instructor Luciano was awesome and really patient and made sure we all had a great time!

Thanks Winston! Our girls had a great time, and we hope you are our instructor on or next visit.

We had a fantastic time at Ifly and Luciano made the experience even better! He put us all at ease so we could enjoy flying to the fullest. He is a great asset and we will definitely be back because of him!! read more

Even though it was done with strangers I had so much fun!!! I want to skydive but need to prepare myself before hand and this will help me I hope get beyond my fears. Customer service was great from the moment that I walked in. Justin was our instructor and he was extremely nice, attentive, patient and very handsome ladies. I was VERY nervous but I survived. :) The one thing that I will say is to not forget to breathe.....for some reason I was trying to focus on what I was doing that I forgot to breathe and ended up taking these huge gasps for air later in flight. I'll be back. read more

What a great experience. Went with three adults, a ten year old girl, and an eight year old girl. Everyone had a blast, due mostly to the joy that the instructor "Waz" brought. Funny; energetic; cool! One warning: you do not just "float" like in a Willie Wonka movie. The wind tunnel is pretty kinetic and requires physical effort. But still, great fun! I highly recommend going here! read more

BEWARE!!! Took my 14 yo there for his birthday. They have you sign multiple pages releasing them from liability! In those documents it mentions shoulder injuries a number of times. This should be a notice to all that shoulder injuries probably occur frequently there! My son never had a previous shoulder injury ever. His shoulder became dislocated while flying and the instructor did NOT stop the session!! After he asked how his shoulder felt??? Are you serious??? The manager could have cared less that we were at the Hospital, I called him from there, and his employee knew my son was injured and didn't stop!! read more

First off, I'd say that it is fun. And there's nothing else like it. Get to feel like you're skydiving without having to hit the ground. The staff is friendly and would've been a great experience. The thing that left such a sour taste in my mouth was at the end of everyone's turns there was an extra minute of time before we had to leave for the next group, so the instructor offered if someone wanted to go for one more short ride. My daughter jumped up and no one else wanted it so she went again. I thought that was really nice until we're getting changed out of our suits and they guy tells me he can ring me up for the extra minute over here at the register. I was a little dumbfounded that a place like this with a fixed overhead (the wind machine is on whether someone is in it or not) would nickel and dime people like that. If I'd have know ahead that it would be an extra $20 for that minute, I'd have still let my daughter go, but the way he offered it implied it was just a free minute. I hope the $20 was worth the loss of a repeat customer. read more

Totally fun? Yes! Totally safe? Heck no! The "training" is a five-minute video that teaches you hand signals. We purchased a Groupon and then bought an add on higher-up experience for 10 bucks. Our first flight was good, though you stay only about 3 feet off the ground and just get swirled around a little bit. On the second flight with the add on, the instructor is supposed to take you up to the top. About 10-12 feet up, I started to veer off and hit the wall. Basically, if you've ever seen a bird fly into a window and then fall straight down, this is what happened to me. Thankfully, I was wearing a helmet. The instructor then fell on top of me crushing my guts. He specifically said to me that it was his fault and not mine, because he was too slow in correcting my posturing. You do have to sign a disclaimer waiving them from liability. However, we were told over the phone that we would have an hour long course before our flight. How this translated to a five-minute, hand signal video is still unclear. My biggest complaints are that the training was inadequate and that iFLY touts itself as being safe and having skilled instructors. It is incredibly dangerous. Don't do it unless you have great health insurance, because you just may need it! read more

Exorbitant amount of money for two 60 second "flying" trips in a small tube. It's offensive that on top of that fee they charge you $10 more for a 60 second video and another $10 more to do the "high fly" (with an instructor holding on to you), that lasts about 15 seconds of your already-paid-for two minutes (that should be included in that price!). Overall I call this experience unique, but not at all a good value. read more

What a fun way to celebrate a birthday! Everyone in our group had a great time! The staff was very professional and friendly. Our flight instructor, Waz, was awesome! He helped us relax and have a great first time flight experience. Highly recommend! Will be returning soon! read more

This was an amazing experience, the staff was friendly, the building was immaculate and the wind tunnel was truly fantastic. I went with a group and our instructor, Greg, was incredibly friendly and informative, and although I was in a group of 8 and sometimes instructions can be lost on a group, this was not the case, it was as informative and well communicated as it would've been with 1 on 1 instruction. I would definitely recommend this to a friend, to family, and even to coworkers. read more

This place is a rip off. Very very expensive. We went for my son's birthday and they sold us a group package for five. I want to be clear that it wasn't a birthday party, just a regular 5 person package. Even though we were only four. $329 which Included 2 min of flying per person and a one minute video each. Really a rip off. They were trying to upsell us on high flies $10 each and extra 1 min $20 each, on return packages and then the instructors expected tips. Wind tunnel itself was not fun for me. My kids seemed kind of neutral about it too. My 13 year old son said it was too intense. read more

We took my Dad to iFly to celebrate his 75th birthday with his first flight! He had a great time and so did my kids. All the staff were friendly and helpful and a wonderful time was had by all. read more

Background information: I became a licensed skydiver in 2010. Once I got into the sport, I started hearing other skydivers say how great the tunnel was for training. I started researching tunnels and always wanted to try it out, but there weren't any tunnels in Texas and I didn't want to have to travel to Orlando, Arizona or Colorado. I should also mention that I had done about 5 minutes in the Las Vegas Wind Tunnel, which is about 25 year old technology and doesn't even compare to the modern iFly tunnels of today. Then finally I heard the amazing news that iFly was building a tunnel in Austin, TX. Just a short 3 hour drive from my home in Houston, TX. I got a discount by pre-booking an hour of tunnel time before the building was even complete. I think I paid $750 for an hour block. So I ended up splitting the hour into two 30 minute sessions that I split with my girlfriend, who also skydives, so 15 minutes each one day and 15 minutes each on a second day. Our first trip to iFly Austin was on 3/22/13. I had called ahead and told iFly that we both wanted to focus on freeflying (specifically sitflying), which is a more advanced freefall position. They explained that even though we were both experienced freeflyers in the sky, we would still have to prove our RW skills in the tunnel before jumping straight into freeflying. I understood that this was their policy with everyone and agreed to see how it went. When we got to the facility, we restated that we wanted to focus on freeflying, however the instructor we were paired with wasn't rated to be a freefly instructor, so even if we proved ourselves in the first few minutes, we would be stuck on our bellies the entire 30 minute session. I tried to see if there was a freefly instructor available, but iFly wouldn't let me switch. This was a huge disappointment to both me and my girlfriend, since this isn't the reason that we booked our tunnel time. I did still enjoy myself. There's no way you can spend 15 minutes in the tunnel and not drastically improve your skills at whatever you're working on. I almost considered doing a 30 minute session myself, but I'm glad I didn't cause after just 15 minutes my whole body was sore for the next 2 days. We made our second trip to iFly Austin on 7/5/13. This time we made absolute sure to get a freefly instructor (sorry I don't remember his name), and he was awesome to work with. After a couple minutes of RW, I was backflying, then five minutes after that, I was working on my sitfly skills. It was so much fun. My girlfriend was slower learning the backfly, but we both had a much better time. The only real complaint I have is sometimes it's hard to understand the instructors directions when you're in the tunnel sine you can't hear anything and he's only using hand signals and miming. Obviously, I know all the basic skydiving signals he was using, but that wasn't enough to understand everything he was trying to tell me. It probably would've been better if I did 5 minutes instead of 15 so I could get more frequent debriefs. That probably would've helped my progression a little bit. Overall, iFly is an awesome experience that I would recommend to just about anyone, regardless of skill level, who is looking for some adventure. I heard that they are building an iFly that's supposed to open in north Houston in 2015, so I'll definitely be checking that out. read more

I've been to ifly 3 times now with my sister. Luciano our instructor/ sky diver is awesome. He has a great attitude and is a phenomenal teacher. He really takes the time to break down things your doing wrong and to let you know which areas you're excelling in! It's a lot of fun and pretty stress-relieving. read more

great time! decided to visit this place last minute and glad i did. checked their website for availability of flight times, location and what to wear. was very easy to get to since it was right off the freeway. plenty of parking. i was greeted right away and checked in easily. i sat and watched others fly while i waited for the class to start. had caleb as my instructor and he explained what to expect. used the lockers that were free of charge to put all my purse and jewelry then suited up! had 2 flying sessions and bought a package for flying to the top and pics! was a blast! will come back. read more

Suuuuuuuuuuuupermaaaaaaaaaaan (er, girrrrrrrrrl) is how i felt after this experience. We, me and my 6'4" fiance, made our way to iFly with a small group of friends yesterday. I had seen the place along 183, and wanted to try it for the past year. When I initially heard the price, I was thinking it was too expensive and we tried to back out of our group rate. we were told, by our group leader, that we wouldn't get a refund, so we said "what the hey!" (The group rate was $70 for 2 flights (one high one) and it also included pics and video) I'm so happy that was the case. As I watched before it was our turn, I was excited and a little nervous. I was also slightly concerned that my fiance would fit well in the tunnel, he's sorta big! They told us to relax our mind and just go for it. It was a total thrill. I LOVED it, and want to go back. I was happy to report that the 6'4" is not too big at all :) Our instructor was Drew, and he was AWESOME!! His tricks in the end were by far the best, and he's a total badass. Save up, and go try this very unique adventure! read more

Me and my friend went this week and had a wonderful time. I'm scared of heights so I could've done without flying up the tube but it was, all in all, a great time. The 30 minute wait before the training was silly though. Not sure why they make you do that. The best part was our instructor, Devon. He was not only perfect looking (in every way) but very nice and funny. Ladies, ask for Devon and just sit back and enjoy the ride. read more

This is an amazing experience. It's super fun and super easy. The high-dive option is 10 bucks extra but it's definitely worth it.

First time flyer but now I'm hooked! Such a blast and we will def be back. ASK FOR NICK R. ( long curly brown hair and rad mustache:) as your INSTRUCTOR. While we were getting ready putting on our sweet flying suits and helmets I was able to observe a few of the other instructors and our guy NICK blew them away. He made it fun for the whole group, was super positive and patient and encouraging. It took me a while to get the hang of the flying but he was SO supportive in the tunnel and was there helping me the whole time. My husband had a easier time because it came more naturally to him. NICK totally gave my husband a few advanced pointers and he was able to do cool stuff like spin and go up and down. NICK R. was really helped ease any anxiety in the group with his fun and professional personality. Thanks iFly for giving us new memories! read more

I signed the family up as a surprise gift for my wife's birthday. I think we were all a little nervous when we got there. But Jason, our flight instructor, put us at ease very quickly. First he took us into a class room and explained everything and addressed our nervousness. After the class we were much better prepared and relaxed for our flights. Jason, and everyone that worked with us were very kind and encouraging. I think they could see we needed some coaching and did it a a very relaxed and effective manner. Right after the flights my wife and I thought, we've done it, that's enough, now we are planning on doing it again. Chin up, thumbs up for the experience. Great job Jason! read more

Loved it! I took my boys, ages 5, and 7, for the first time today, and we had a blast! My 5 year old was a little scared, and our instructor, Justin, was wonderful. Very patient and friendly. We would definitely recommend, and look forward to coming back again. read more

Luciano was amazing!!! We had a great experience and it was the perfect team building event. Definitely will return.

Great experience & employees. Total 2.5 hrs, with training & a fun place to watch others before your "jump". It is a safe thrill & I wish I could go every weekend. Age 6 on up I saw the day I did my jump with a friend. You can purchase a DVD or single photo if you wish. The "team" you jump with makes for an enjoyable experience. Management must treat their employees well, because everyone was so helpful & good customer service. Safety is key, so don't worry about the kids & or Grandparents getting hurt. Wonderful over all. read more

First off, JUST F#@%IN GO! Second, GO! Trust me, had a bad day? World seems a little bit hard? Can't focus? Need a reminder on what it is to feel something new? Need a quick kick in the pants? Simple, if you dont just once try, you will live the rest of your life seeing and wishing you tried. Great people, great facility. Spot on! If the instructors seem a little bit hard or forward, think about this, you are the risk, not them. They are professionals at this art and only want you and them to be safe. I for one had total 120% respect for the men and women there and I am looking forward in learning the art of that sport/activity or what ever you want to call it, and I only expect one thing fron the instructors. Pure honesty and guidance, and if the bathrooms weren't up to "your" pair or the staff was trying to facilitate a large group for you and didn't kiss the ground you walk on. Well they might have had some other things to attend to. Like BEING SAFE and DEALING with scared novices. "Yes, I read some other posts about the place and got really upset at those people." But back on topic. GO! Just get off you but and go. It will at least give you one great adventure story to tell in your life. Well unless you are already a seasoned dare devil. And even still then, you might just find a new home! read more

What an awesome experience and great outing for our son's 12th birthday! Our daughter 14, son 12, son 5 and myself did two flights each plus the high flyer. Jake, our instructor was amazing. He made each of us feel comfortable, explained the instructions throughly and even gave our little one some extra encouragement when he seemed nervous. Jake and Greg helped us send our videos to my email while we were still there, but we couldn't figure out how to save each individual video to my iPhone. My daughter really wanted to post on Snapchat right away. That would be a big plus for teens. read more

My 12 year old went in for 4 flights today & loved it! Greg, our instructor, was very thorough helpful and made the experience fun!

I got my car broken into in the parking lot. They did not seem too surprised. They definitely need to provide better surveillance for their customers. read more

Winston was our flight instructor & he couldn't have been more awesome. He was super helpful, encouraging & made the whole experience fun! We went with a group of 7-8 yr old girls & moms for a bday - it was a blast!! I highly recommend it :) read more

What a great experience! I would definitely do this again. Its cheaper than going skydiving. I would recommend Luciano as your instructor. Luciano makes the experience even better with his patience, knowledge, and sense of humor. read more

Our instructors George and Danny were just the nicest!! They were friendly, gave us ample instructions, they were patient with our gigantic group too. The equipment they give us is clean, no stinky business, they ensured it fitted well, and overall it was super hygienic, which makes the entire experience that much easier! We paid $10 extra and chose the "high flight" experience and it was worth it! The last 30secs of your flight is spent taking you all the to the top of the tunnel and it's amazing. They have qualified instructors for the regular flying experience and the high flight. They show you a short instructional video before the flight, give you a chance to ask plenty of questions, and are super enthu and hi five friendly during the experience which is very encouraging! Great option for kids parties and corporate events too, so definitely come by if you're in Austin! They've even been appreciated by Trip Advisor for 2015 read more

I can't praise the guys working today enough, especially Winston! I went in to fly today but since I hadn't been in the tunnel for a few months, my nerves were killing me! I was so scared! First off, Eli gave me a pep talk to try and help me get my head right, and it was so appreciated. Then when I walked upstairs to change Drew, Waz, Dusty, Eric, and Winston were all so encouraging and had the best smiles and kind words for me to help me get past my anxious fears. Winston took me in the tunnel and we worked on some drills before I completely freaked out. Im telling you, tears in my eyes freak out (and we were only shooting up on our bellies and working on my control-for if I got out of control once I learned head down). Winston sat with me, didn't make me feel rushed when I was trying to calm down, and had so much faith and confidence in me! We ended up working on other drills when I got back in and he never stopped smiling, even when I couldn't understand (I can't read lips or anything of the sort) what he was saying to me and had to make him repeat himself over and over. The care I was given by him was truly incredible. He is an amazing instructor and I am so lucky to get to work with him. read more

The staff at iFly Austin is amazing! Luciano was wonderful. He made the experience even more memorable than excepted!

My husband & I had an amazing experience! The staff was awesome & our flyer Luciano was even better! We will definitely return!

Amazing experience -- brought our teenager and he loved it -- wonderful, friendly, staff -- Tara is great! photos and video came out perfect - read more

We had an awesome time! Luciano is an excellent instructor, and I hope that we can get him again the next time we visit.

Offers the fun parts of skydiving without the "unpleasantries" (the cost, the cold, the feeling you-know-where when your chute opens, etc.) Not at all scary or stressful. Yes, it's short, and yes it's an enclosed space, but it's still lots of fun. Tim, our instructor, was great. Laid back otherwise, but all business and safety when it came time for your flight - EXACTLY what I like! Before our class/flight we watched the group ahead of us with kids. The instructor was very good with the kids, easing them into it and quelling their fears. I imagine we'll take our kiddo once she's old enough. She'll have a blast. I'd definitely recommend this place. read more

We had such a great time doing this with the family! We went for my 9yo cousin's birthday, and man did we have a blast. Kirk was our instructor, and he was super helpful and upbeat the entire time. As we progressed he was very supportive and helpful with learning new tricks. I loved it so much, I even signed up for an extended package. I cannot wait to work with Kirk again, and to continue getting better. This is totally addicting :) read more

My nephew has "Nanny night" with my mom every week. She wanted to surprise him with an iFly experience without needing to try it with him, so being an able bodied aunt got me a chance to step in during Nanny night to do something super fun with my nephew. It was great to give this a try! I had no idea what we were doing, and even had to ask a couple of questions up to the last minute about what I had just volunteered to try. But there's not that much to it if you listen and watch the intro material carefully, at least for first timers. (I'm sure the more advanced stuff takes lots of practice! It looks really cool.) It's really just fun, and after a long day of work, it was personally a great way to snap out of work mode and into simple fun mode with family members. Sweet. Even more importantly, my nephew, who is about to start middle school, had a total blast as well! I'd definitely recommend this to friends that haven't tried this before. I'm giving Tyler, our instructor, a shout out here for the good help he gave us before, during and after the experience! I will say that the video system that we began to use - and then actually didn't use in the end - to choose and purchase photos and videos before leaving...it was clunky and ultimately not worth using. My mom got information we needed to purchase the pics and videos once she returned home, and that seemed to be a much smoother way to do it. The pics and videos were fun and great to have after the experience. read more