Oct 2003 >> November 2003: I was fortunate enough to recently visit Sky Ventures in Orlando, Florida. This vertical wind tunnel is used by skydiving teams for advanced training but is also open to the public who just want to experience the thrills of skydiving without ever having to wear a parachute or jump from a plane. Carlos took me into the tunnel for about 2mins at a time and by the end of 30mins I had learnt more than during a week of skydiving. Its wonderful to feel relaxed and be able to experiment with different body positions. In the event that I have to bale out of the balloon during the record attempt I will feel a lot happier in free-fall. Thanks to all of the Skyventure team and especially Carlos.