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2015 Take flight with new attraction With summer time vacations just around the corner and the economy the way it is it may not be in everyone’s plans to travel this summer. For those who will be “hanging around the house” there's a new attraction not too far from home that can be experienced with only a short drive. Aerodium St. Louis, pronounced “air-oh-dee-um”, is located at the Chesterfield Athletic Complex off the north outer road in Chesterfield. Owner Jason Siegel said they have three instructors. Two of them are from Latvia and the other is from Argentina. They are world class flyers and they have been doing this for a long time. “Everyone signs waivers and the instructors will go through instructions with the participants because they can’t talk in the wind tunnel ... it’s too noisy,” said Siegel. “They tell them how to position their bodies and what body movement will do to them while flying. They will go over hand signals to help correct their body position while in flight. There are four different hand signals and if they are doing well they won’t give any. The important thing is to just relax and that will make it a comfortable flight. Once they get the instructions done, they will gear them up with a flight suit, goggles and a helmet.” Daily Journal employee Tory Gray suited up to experience the Aerodium recently. She said at first she was a little nervous about the whole thing. “It ended up being really fun, even though at first I thought I wouldn’t end up doing it,” said Gray. “I don’t like roller coasters or anything with heights, but it wasn’t that bad. I haven’t ever done anything like that before because I was too afraid. It really felt like I was floating, but with a little more pressure. I was only in there for a couple minutes, but being in there it felt so much longer, at least 10 minutes or more.” Gray added that she felt the turbine blowing her up and that if the instructor would have taken his hand off her back she surely would have kept going up and away. “After doing it, I really want to go and do it again,” said Gray. “I’m going to take my sisters because I think they would really enjoy it. The instructor said that any age can do it and that his 3 year old son has done it, so I think my sisters will really like it.” Siegel said that customers go in for two minutes apiece. They will go in for the first minute to experience it, be brought back out and then go back in for another minute. “That first minute gives customers time to absorb it. It’s a sensory overload,” said Siegel. “During that second minute they can actually concentrate on what they are doing and that is when the instructor likes to take them up ... high fly with them, spin
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When beginners fly in the Aerodium they are accompanied by an instructor through the whole experience. Tory Gray, of Park Hills, was able to fly for the first time in the new attraction during a recent visit. Find videos and a photo gallery at www.dailyjournalonline.com.
Top left: An instructor goes over the flight rules. Bottom left: The Aerodium is 26 feet tall and 43 feet wide and it is reportedly the most advanced open tunnel available in the world. It's an attraction the whole family can enjoy and is set up at the Chesterfield Athletic Complex. Center: The ascent. Top right: Preparing for takeoff. Bottom right: Liftoff is achieved. them around and bring them up and down. It is very similar to skydiving.” Siegel added that most of them actually skydive, so they use it as a training tool because it is more affordable than actually jumping out of a plane. “Not only that, but you can really hone your skills up there, when skydiving you don’t have a point of reference to know if you’re going to the side or if you’re going front and back,” said Siegel. “In here if you make any movement you’re going to know what movement you made, so
skydivers use this quite a bit as a training tool.” This specific Aerodium will be in place until Aug. 2 and then they will have another unit coming in September. The current unit travels the world and will be heading to Korea next. Siegel said the plan is to build a permanent facility in the same location and it will be about a yearand-a-half project. The company will have a portable unit there through the winter and the summer until they get the permanent complex built. “When the new complex is
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built it will be year round and have a 14 foot tunnel, which is exhibition level, so we can actually have pro flyers,” said Siegel. “We can do shows in it. It will be 40 feet tall and glass, so we will be able to take customers 40 feet in the air in a solid glass enclosure.” Some fun facts about the Aerodium are that the wind speeds reach 127 miles per hour, which is the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane; the unit in Chesterfield features a custom-made electric motor; the overall dimensions of the unit are 26 feet tall and 43 feet
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As visitors leave the performance of the Chinese Acrobats, one of the first sets that is visible is "Joyous Greetings." The scene depicts the greetings of three diverse groups in southwestern China, the country's most diverse minority area. In addition, the area also has some of the most diverse botanical life as well.
Missouri Botanical Gardens' Lantern Festival With the summer months quickly passing, the thought of traveling is on the minds of many. As the cost of hitting the open road rises higher and higher, more people are looking for an alternative to an expensive week long vacation. If you are one of those travelers, consider taking a trip no farther than where a tank of gas will take you. Travel just 73 miles north of Farmington to the Missouri Botanical Garden, specifically the Lantern Festival which gives a glimpse of the east meeting west and offering a place to relax and allow the stress to just fade away. This year’s festival, titled “Magic Reimagined,” offers the visitor 22 new sets of lanterns to enjoy as they light up the night in spectacular colors and vivid imagery, with each set telling a different story and braiding the story with its botanical partner. As you enter the Botanical Garden’s driveway, you are immediately welcomed by the Chinese phoenix rising up from the ashes. According to the visitor’s guide, the phoenix is typically paired with the Chinese dragon which represents a
feminine and masculine yin and yang. Some claim when the phoenix stirs, good things are about to begin. As guest tour the festival and travel from set to set, a new story is told at every stop. At one, they hear the story of a young girl who is transformed into a lotus flower floating on the ocean and at another they are entertained by pandas playing with volleyballs and eating bamboo shoots. Although each and every set has a story, some are more subtle than others. While one tells a mythological story, the next one is a memorial and another is a reminder of ecological conservation. But the common thread for all is the beauty created from wire, silk and recycle plastic bottles - simple, basic items that leave people in awe. The event is held from 6 to 10 p.m. each Thursday through Sunday until July 31. The festival will be open each night from Aug. 1-23. Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis. Ticket prices for the Lantern
The fire eater from the Chinese Acrobatic Troupe at the Missouri Botanical Garden's Lantern
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Left: By far the most heavily traveled area along the lantern tour is the "Cherry Tree Arches." In China, the cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring. Right: One of the first lantern sets that greets visitors are the porcelain elephants. Made from thousands of tea cups, saucers and plates, the set's implied meaning is "may you have good luck."
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FLOATING Floating tips and tricks: #1 - Plan for the sun.The sun attacks you from two directions ... straight down, and as a reflection off the water. If you’re sensitive to sunburns, apply and pack plenty of sun block. Even if you don’t normally wear sunglasses, consider them for the float trip.That glare off the water can wreck havoc on the eyes. #2 - Keep all your stuff safe, and your dry stuff dry. It’s a scientific fact that a canoe will dump at least once when on a leisurely float trip with other young people. Consider fastening your keys to a cooler handle, life vest or other floatable piece of gear. A lanyard works great for this, and a clip-type fish stringer is ideal. Put a wallet or other valuables, including any car keys, in a ziplock baggie (or double or triple bag them). #3 - Wear some kind of shoes. Broken glass could be scattered along gravel bars and on the bottom of the stream. Slip on sandals or river shoes before you get out on the gravel bar or even dive in to cool off.
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Festival Continued From Page 3B Festival through July 31 are $22 for adults, $11 for members, $10 children (ages 3-12) and $5 for members' children. Ticket prices for August 123 are $26 for adults, $13 for members, $10 for children (ages 3-12) and $5 for members' children. Early arrival for the festival is strongly recommended, but not because of traffic or lack of parking. It is for the LFC Chinese Acrobatic Performance Troupe. During their 30-minute show, the troupe wows crowds with their skills of balance, juggling and acrobatic fetes, such as twirling dishes on top of bamboo poles while doing cartwheels or doing a hand stand on the shoulders of another performer. The troupe performs at 6:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. For those who have built an appetite walking the gardens, guest have two restaurants
they can enjoy. Café Flora, which is open from 6 to 9:30 p.m., offers entrees as little as $9 and has outdoor seating on the Spinks Pavilion. Sassafras Café, which is open from 6 to 8 p.m., is located at the Ridgeway Visitor Center. For those who like listening to local music, the Botanical Garden offers the Whitaker Music Festival on Wednesday nights during the summer. Admission to the park is free after 5 p.m. on the night of the music festival, but the lanterns will not be lit during these evenings. In just a little more than an hours drive, you can make a connection with a different culture, surround yourself with peace and tranquility and still be home to sleep in your own bed that evening. For more information about the Missouri Botanical Gardens and other events, contact the visitor’s center at 314-577-5101.
Working as a team, the LFC Chinese Acrobatic Performance Troupe dazzles the audience prior to the lighting of the lanterns.
Left: The set of "Wetland Wonders" at the Lantern Festival was used to bring concern to the loss of wetlands in the world.Center: Throughout the park,lanterns light the way along.Right: The chrysanthemum pathway dissects the park and leads visitors to many more displays. In Chinese culture the flower symbolizes people who maintain their virtue despite adversity and temptation.
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