I've been itching to have a go on one of these things since I was a kid and saw some presenter have a go on Blue Peter. After a brief lesson the daredevil would be able to hover about, do flips and tricks, and generally look like they were having a right blast.

Now either I was suckered by the program and they gave the guy a few hours of lessons, or I'm simply crap - for I only managed a few seconds of free hovering before I was thrown unceremoniously onto the mats.

The majority of the time the bloke behind me had to hold my feet to keep me in the updraft, but it was a real giggle nonetheless.

Would I recommend it? Well it was quite pricey (50 Kiwi bucks for 10 mins) so I'd say save up for a real skydive if you can.