IFLY STEM Field Trip And Flight

For grades K-12

Length: 3 hours  

The Elementary School Education Program at iFLY uses iFLY’s unique vertical wind tunnel facility to make STEM exciting, relevant, and accessible to students. 

Field trip includes:

Interactive STEM presentation, delivered by iFLY STEM Educator

Physics demonstration in the wind tunnel

Classroom experiment to investigate the effects of parachute parameters on flight performance

Flying instruction & safety training

Flying time, with one-on-one supervision from a highly-trained and certified instructor

The educator introduces the science, engineering, and math concepts involved with flying in vertical wind tunnels and skydiving.

The group will be walked through a hands-on investigation where each student will practice

science process skills such as measurement and analyzing data.

Each student gets a turn one-on-one flying with a certified world-class iFLY Flight Instructor.

During the demo, students see how various balls and other objects behave in the wind tunnel and are asked to predict in which order the items will fly with increased wind speeds due to their size, weight, shape and surface area.

The educator reviews STEM trends, careers and answers any outstanding student questions.

Space is limited to 20 students. Chaperones can fly too for the same student price. If you are a chaperone and are interested in flying, please make sure you purchase a ticket for your student and one for yourself. If you do not wish to fly there is no cost to you. 

$68 per child/chaperone. 

Additional Resources: (videos) 

https://youtu.be/6w2LbmbNWjs

https://youtu.be/fBlcoE0T2PU

How to Prepare

You’ll put a flight suit on over your clothes, so wear a comfortable outfit you’d wear on a regular day. Eating prior to flying is okay.

Do’s

Lace-up sneakers

Casual, comfortable clothes

Style hair for fitted helmet, like a low bun

Glasses are okay

Don’ts

Jewelry, watches, accessories

Loose clothing & shoes

Items in pockets

Open-toed shoes or sandals

Who can fly?

Flyers from 3 to 103. If you have reasonable health and fitness you can fly. 

There are a few exceptions:

Flyers must be over 3 years of age or older.

Flyers who weigh between 260-300 lbs may not be able to fly. Additional evaluation by an iFLY staff member upon check in will be required to determine if the flyers can be accommodated and whether additional restrictions apply.

People who weigh over 300 lbs will not be able to fly.

Women who are pregnant should not fly.

Participants with a hard cast or hard prosthetic that cannot be removed are not permitted to fly.

People with current or prior head, neck, back or shoulder injury, heart condition, or any other condition that may impede their ability to take part in physical activity or increase the risk of injury, should not fly.

iFLY recommends people with prior shoulder dislocations DO NOT FLY!

Educator Material - Includes educational resources, interactive project ideas, direct experiential opportunities to help better connect the experience with your students and complimentary chaperone ticket. 

Important Info

AGE/GRADE REQUIREMENTS

Must be 5 years of age or older to participate in this program

ALLERGY ALERT

If your student has a food allergy, please let us know in the comment section when registering so we can make the necessary arrangements for the group

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY

Tickets for field trips will remain open until sold out or at the cut off date (shown in the event above), whichever comes first. Changes to your order can be made only while the field trip is open. Once a field trip closes, we are unable to offer refunds. Issues with orders such as insufficient funds or incomplete funds withdrawal may be subject to cancelation. 

CHAPERONE POLICY

Ad adult chaperone is required to accompany student(s) on a field trip regardless of the student(s) age or grade level(s).

FOOD/DRINK RESTRICTIONS

Please bring a packed lunch and water bottle as we will be taking a break for lunch

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS

There are plenty of spaces in the lot outside of the venue

SICK POLICY

To ensure the health and safety of all attendees, please do attend a field trip if you or your student(s) is ill or showing possible signs of illness

*This venue is not supported by IEM Charter (South Sutter, Ocean Grove, Sky Mountain)

If you are a parent using charter school funds, you will still need to register here for the event in order to hold your spot. Use the coupon code listed below when checking out. You will also need to put in your order with your charter school. They will reach out to us with your request and this will confirm your field trip reservation.

Charter Coupon Code: CHARTER