Have you seen the silo-like structures sitting out at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 1604 at The Rim? That's assumed to be the location of the new iFly Indoor Skydiving San Antonio facility. According to their website, iFly San Antonio is scheduled to open "Late 2015". The facility will take approximately six months to complete. According to Chris Miller, director of marketing for iFly, the facility is expected to open "toward the end of the year or very early next year".
Section of the iFly Wind Tunnel on site.
The Austin-based company currently has 35 locations worldwide with an additional 12 U.S. locations and six international locations planned for completion. No details on how large the San Antonio facility will be, but iFly does offer four standard tunnel sizes each accomodating a different number of "flyers". Given the success of nearby TopGolf, you could assume this might be one of the larger iFly tunnels. iFly Austin features a 14ft climate-controlled and re-circulating vertical tunnel with 1600 horsepower.
Just about anyone can fly, including those with physical disabilities. As you'd expect, there are some restrictions to participating in this indoor skydiving experience. Watch the video below to learn more about iFly Indoor Skydiving.
For more information, visit the iFly website.