Ground Control: France Special Adventure, connection, freedom. The bottom line: Ground Control skydiving is an optional no-nonsense week special alongside your jumps in France. You train short, practical tools (attention, breath, anchor), apply them immediately in the air, and take them home. Result: less noise, faster learning, calm in the plane, and the same focus
Skydiving isn’t just technique. It’s also what happens in your head. These articles focus on the mental side: doubts, stress, focus, and why a week on location can sometimes unlock more than you expected beforehand. Clear and to the point.
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What skydiving does to your brain, and why you cannot stop Last updated: 10 December 2025 The bottom line: Skydiving sets something in motion that you will not forget anytime soon. You feel sharp, alive and completely in the moment. In this blog you will read why that experience feels so intense, and what adrenaline,
How one week of skydiving can teach you more than a year of dreaming The bottom line: You can dream endlessly at home about taking new steps. But sometimes, one week of doing brings more change than a year of thinking. In this blog, you’ll discover why a skydiving holiday with Airboss isn’t just thrilling
Doubts about skydiving? Overcome them and make your first jump Last updated: 5 December 2025 Key takeaway: Doubting whether to go skydiving is normal. In this blog you will read how the desire to jump is sometimes held back by doubt, and how the first real step, booking your jump, is often the biggest victory.
The psychology of freefall: what happens in your brain when you skydive? Last updated: 9 December 2025 The bottom line: During a skydive your brain switches rapidly between stress, focus and reward. In this blog you will read what happens in your head and body, from the adrenaline kick at exit to the mental clarity
Afraid of heights and still want to learn to skydive? Last updated: 4 December 2025 Core of the story: Learning to skydive with a fear of heights is possible. In freefall your brain works differently than it does on a balcony or at the edge of a cliff. Many students actually experience calm. With good
Skydiving and stress: how do you handle it? Last updated: 9 December 2025 The bottom line: Stress is part of skydiving and that is okay. In this blog you will read how tension works, how to deal with it and why that first jump becomes not only a physical achievement, but also a mental victory.