Author: xReality Group Ltd

xReality Group Limited (XRG) specialises in building and operating immersive XR products and experiences that enhance lives. xReality Group’s portfolio includes physical and digital simulation used across the enterprise, defence and consumer markets. Using technology we create experiences without the physical limitations found in the real world.

XR stands for eXtended Reality, and is a catch-all term for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR). Extended Reality combines physical and digital simulation for both consumer and enterprise market segments. The XR category is growing rapidly with the market predicted to grow from US $26B in 2020 to US $905B in 2027. Facebook’s parent, Meta, is investing $10Bn US/year alone into accelerating development of the Metaverse.

The Company was founded by two ex-SAS soldiers to bring the joy of simulated human flight to the region through cutting-edge indoor skydiving facilities. In recent years, the Company has expanded its simulation portfolio from indoor skydiving to include out of home virtual reality entertainment, defence XR training and XR software development.

xReality Group companies include Operator XR, a Defence and Law Enforcement simulation training company, Red Cartel, an XR production company, two Australian iFLY Indoor Skydiving Facilities, and four FREAK Virtual Reality venues.

The Company listed on the ASX on 18 January 2013 as Indoor Skydive Australia Group Limited (ASX:IDZ) and was rebranded to xReality Group Limited ASX: XRG on 8th December 2021.

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CORPORATE CHRISTMAS PARTIES

Make this Christmas party the most memorable yet with iFLY Indoor Skydiving. There’s no better time to fly with these incredible offers to get you and your team in the air for less.

The following discounts are available on the iFLY Private Group Package which includes the following:

  • An exclusive 30 minute flight session
  • 32 flights to share with up to 16 people
  • Videos of your flights on USB
  • Full training and gear hire (helmet, flight suit, goggles, ear plugs)
  • Function room hire for 2 hours
  • Personalized flight certificates

iFLY Gold Coast

Special Offer – 33% OFF* Private Group Package

Usually $1,200, now offered at $800 Monday to Friday = $50 per person! Additional flyers can be added for $50 each.

iFLY Downunder (Sydney West) and iFLY Perth

Special Offer – 20% OFF* Private Group Package

Usually $1,400, now offered at $1,120 Monday to Friday = $70 per person! Additional flyers can be added for $70 each.

Use the promo code XMAS CORPORATE at the online check out, or submit an enquiry below to speak to the local event specialest.

*For full terms and conditions of the above offers, please click here.

Gifts, Rewards & Incentives

Not looking for an event location, but still want to reward your staff? iFLY Indoor Skydiving gift vouchers are the high flying, adrenaline pumping gift you need! Click here to grab your gifts.

If you’d like to discuss ongoing incentives, gifts or rewards for your staff, clients or network, please submit an enquiry below.

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AIRWAX at iFLY Downunder

Greg Crozier and Karine Joly are team Airwax and have been skydiving for over 35 years between them and competing as a skydiving Freefly team for 10 years. Team mates in life and the sport of skydiving, they get to travel the world to share their love of human flight. Currently in Australia for the World Parachuting Championships on the Gold Coast earlier this month, the duo and their camera flyer Baptiste Welsch flew to victory taking the Gold Medal in the Freefly discipline. Freefly is like sky gymnastics and dance put together in a beautiful flowing routine and to make their performance extra special for the Australian competition, Airwax wore Aboriginal inspired jumpsuits that they designed and commissioned.

Greg and Karine are now at iFLY Downunder in Penrith to pass on some of their knowledge and skills to Australian skydivers and indoor skydivers. Their 3 day tunnel-camp teaches a range of ages and abilities to fly their bodies. Training in a wind tunnel allows skydivers to accomplish lots in a day without the plane ride or having to pack their parachutes. It also means coaches can give their students in-air instruction without also having to purchase a plane ticket as an added expense. Patrick Sullivan is the youngest athlete at 14 years old to join their camp. Patrick took 3rd place at the Junior Freestyle at the Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships in August and it’s great to see his flying being taken to the next level by these international superstars.

After their tunnel camp, Greg and Karine will take some time out to explore the Blue Mountains and Sydney, before jetting off to Alice Springs to skydive over Uluru and learn more about the Aboriginal culture that inspired their jumpsuits.

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Epic Australia Sale

For a limited time only, we have our most EPIC SALE YET!

If you’re thinking about buying some tunnel time, here are a few reasons why you should take advantage of this EPIC deal*:

✔️ We’ve got the BIGGEST tunnel in the southern hemisphere (iFLY Downunder) 
✔️ We’ve got some of the world’s best coaches on our roster
✔️ EPIC sale time is our CHEAPEST rate yet!
✔️ EPIC sale time is valid for FIVE YEARS!

GET EPIC PRICES HERE: https://bit.ly/2CvyxkB

*Sale ends 10:00am AEDST 24th October 2018. Terms and conditions apply: http://bit.ly/2CHCBiw

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iFLY Celebrate Disability Action Week

To celebrate Disability Action Week (9-15 September), Multicap is launching “Flying High” week, with the focus on the heights that people with disability can reach. 2018 will be the inaugural year for this week long celebration and iFLY Gold Coast is proud to be collaborating by giving people with disabilities a once in a lifetime opportunity to try indoor skydiving.

The aim is to raise awareness for the positive contribution people living with disability make in the community, as well as raise much needed funds to support people with disability in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make fundraising for us even easier, Multicap have partnered with Everyday Hero to give you the ability to create your own online fundraising page. In just minutes you can build and customise your page, then start sharing the link with your friends, family and colleagues and asking them to make a donation. Every donation is then recorded on your fundraising page along with a message of support from your donors. So what are you waiting for? Create your own online fundraising page today!

iFLY Gold Coast also have a special offer to help celebrate Disability Action Week – if you purchase a flight experience at iFLY from September 9 – 15 (for use anytime in the future) you get 25% off AND iFLY will donate $10 to Multicap. How cool is that?!

Simply use the promo code: FLYING HIGH at the checkout on iFLY’s website and help support people with disability.

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Event Wrap Up – 2018 Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships

By Holly Jaadla

I love the Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships. Now in its fourth year, I’ve had the pleasure of working at two and competing at two. The atmosphere starts building about five days before the event, people from all over the country are meeting up with fellow flying buddies they’ve not seen in a long time, teams are practising their routines and for some it’s the first time they’ve flown with their scratch team mates. For me that’s what it’s all about, giving it a go, it doesn’t matter if you’ve not entered a competition before or you don’t think you are good enough to win. At the other end of the scale are the top teams, incredibly talented and battling for the top spots and the chance to represent their country at an international level.

Day One saw the 4-Way FS Rookie (Blast) and A teams competing, alongside the 2-Way VFS Inter and Open. These are some of the biggest categories and see lots of scratch teams. It’s amazing to see so many mentors flying player/coach in these newbie teams. A particular shout out goes out to LG who competed in all four FS categories, one of those being with Rookie team ‘All My Spoons’ whose goal was to prove indoor skydiving has no boundaries when it comes to disability. Teammate Bek Cramp has mobility restrictions and has only been flying since December. A second ‘All Abilities’ team, quirkily named ‘7 Left Feet’ and featuring right-through-knee amputee Peter Pellegrini, took a silver medal in the same category.

Other comp pig nominations go out to Andrea Boerkamp, Mark “Stretch” Szulmayer and Russell Blackman who all competed in three 4-Way FS teams plus 2-Way VFS Inter (Head up), with Russell and Andrea bagging themselves a silver medal here too. I love the cross-discipline competitors, these guys are super talented all-rounders, Tanya Cale must get a mention here, part of four-time Australian Indoor Skydiving Championship team ‘Rotor Out’ and flying in the 2-Way VFS Inter and Open. Also to Gary Nemirovsky, standing on the podium for both 4-Way FS AAA and 2-Way Dynamic Intermediate. Ultimate comp pig award goes to Sarah Yates for competing in a whopping FIVE categories across three very different disciplines. Love your work, Sarah!

This year we saw a large contingent of WA flyers getting and what’s more impressive is they achieved podium positions in every category they flew in. Chief Judge Peta Holmes was representing the WA crowd for the judges and iFLY Perth General Manager, Dicey Bergic was event MC alongside the banter of Kellie Morrissey and Matt Boag (from Australia) from the Gold Coast. We were also lucky to have some very special international guests join us this year to join the artistic/dynamic panel – FAI AE Judge Ron Miasnikov (Israel) and the Soltyk family (Poland), featuring Andrzej (Team Vipers), Ola, Kasia and Krzysztof. If you missed it, you can catch all the action on the event livestream replays on our Facebook page.

Day One saw lots of high fives, smiles and a few brain farts! The day was a huge success and the perfect warm up for Day Two, which saw 4-Way FS AA and AAA, 4-Way VFS, Dynamic and Freestyle teams competing. The freestyle kids always attract the biggest cheers and this year was no different. We had three kids flying over from Perth, two from the Gold Coast and three home-grown Junior iFLYERS. We had superhero moves, gorilla-style chest beats, carving and beautiful ballet moves. In the Freestyle Open, Amy Watson wowed us with her technical, flowing and incredibly bendy moves, no surprise taking out the Gold. Newcomer Elise Brown has also been working hard over the past year and gave us a spectacular display of tunnel gymnastics. Amy and Elise will also be representing Australia at the 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Bahrain later this year. A special shout out to Patrick Sullivan who learned the Freestyle compulsories the day before his comp, enabling him to enter the Junior Freestyle Open category. Awesome work!

The FS teams on Day Two were launching from the door which added extra complexity to their dives and well as having more moves to remember and perform in each round. What always baffles me is the slot swapping, from the start to the finish of the round. It was a close battle between previous AAA champions ‘Rotor Out’ and team ‘Kinetix’, with just three points separating them after Round 10. An even close battle took place in the AA with team ‘Stetchy McStretch Face’ beating team ‘What’s the Point’ onto the podium by just one point. Congratulations to ‘Smokin’ Darts, Breakin’ Hearts’ taking the gold here – we want to see you lads in the AAA next year!

I was pleasantly surprised we had five 4-Way VFS teams this year. Team Focus showing us why they deserve a place on a world stage with a staggering 248 points over 10 rounds in the VFS Open event. They also set a new Australian Indoor record of 32 points in Round. In the VFS Advanced event, it was awesome to see three teams that had really put in some hard work to prepare. Team ‘Block Party’ had been extremely dedicated to their training and it showed. A special shout out to Jacob Mulder from the ‘ADFPA Frothy Dawgs’, who only mastered head down a few months prior.

Dynamic is a category we’ve been trying to grow for the past five years of operation, but it also takes a lot of skill before you can jump in and just give it a go. We had eight 2-Way teams flying over the Inter and Open. It was the battle of the Instructors in the open with Kyle Chick and Jimmy Cooper shredding their way to the top spot, incredible to watch and too fast to photograph! Junior iFLYER’s James Dehombre and Jordan Bassett-Smith winning Gold in the Inter, these guys have been a dedicated and humble team from the start and they deserved to be standing in the top spot. Not only that, but they also gave the 4-way Dynamic a crack and as there was only an open category, they put on a great show. Instructor team ‘Down to Fly’ getting a perfect score here, as well as setting a new Australian record for fastest speed round! These guys are keen to grow this discipline so hit them up for some coaching and we can see you competing here next year.

Thank you to our sponsors: E-Waste Management Solutions; 1300SKYDIVE; Australian Parachute Federation; Red Bull; Up & Go; Direct Accounting; FireSafe ANZ; Energy Action; Penrith Panthers; Cookie Helmets; Atmosphere Gym; LVN; Sydney Prop Specialists; Mabuzi; Gold Coast Skydive; Mercure Penrith; Vertical Suits, Boogieman Suits; Paradise Jet Boats; Hot Air Balloon; and Mantra Legends Gold Coast.

Thank you to everyone who came along, whether you flew or just cheered your mates along; all the iFLY staff who worked long days and endured the behind-the-scenes craziness. We can’t thank enough the expert judges and our ground coaches for the event. And lastly a huge THANK YOU to Michelle for organising the whole thing, please give her a high five (or something Cookies’n’Cream flavour) when you next see her. Until next time!

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WINNER – Trip for 2 to the Gold Coast Competition

CONGRATULATIONS Jessica Avendano – you’re the winner of our competition “Win a Trip for 2 to the Gold Coast” (valued at over $4,000) in celebration of the 2018 Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships!

The prize includes:

We had over 450 entries in the competition; Jessica’s answer to “who would you take indoor skydiving with you and why?”:

“My adventurous fiancé tops the list;
as this will be an experience not to be missed.
A honeymoon filled with adventure galore,
will be a wedding present we’ll adore!”

We hope you enjoy this amazing trip for your honeymoon!

Thanks to our partners Mantra Legends Hotel, Gold Coast Skydive, Hot Air Balloon Gold Coast, Paradise Jet Boating & iFLY Indoor Skydiving!

Competition details: www.iFLY.com.au/winaholiday

#2018AustralianOpen #flyingAussies #winner #iFLYIndoors

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WIN a Trip for 2 to the Gold Coast!

In celebration of the 2018 Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships, we are giving away a trip for 2 to the Gold Coast worth over $4,000!

This Friday and Saturday (24/25 August) iFLY Indoor Skydiving Sydney West will play host to the Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships. A family friendly, spectacular event FREE for all Sydney-siders to come and enjoy.

This year’s championships, the fourth held at the Penrith location, will see up to 200 of the worlds best indoor skydivers battling it out to win the coveted titles.  And this year for the first time ever competitors include all-ability flyers!

The competition will be streamed via Facebook LIVE on: www.Facebook.com/iFLYDownunder

Prize includes:

To enter:

Like & Share any Facebook LIVE post (from the iFLY Downunder Facebook page) of the 2018 Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships and tell us who you would go indoor skydiving with and why: Facebook.com/iFLYDownunder

  • Opens: 9am Friday, 24th August 2018.
  • Closes: 11:45pm Sunday, 26th August 2018.
  • No limit on entries.
  • Must be over 18 years old.
  • Open to people from anywhere and everywhere.
  • View full competition Terms & Conditions here.

Draw:

The winner will be drawn on Wednesday, 29th August 2018 at 12:00pm.

Thank you:

A big thank you to Mantra Legends Hotel, iFLY Gold Coast, Gold Coast Skydive, Paradise Jet Boat and Hot Air Gold Coast for the awesome prizes for this competition.

WIN a Holiday

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Australia’s First All Abilities Indoor Skydiving Competitors

This Friday and Saturday (24/25 August) iFLY Indoor Skydiving Sydney West will play host to the Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships. A family friendly, spectacular event FREE for all Sydney-siders to come and enjoy.

iFLY Indoor Skydiving (Sydney, Gold Coast & Perth) prides itself on offering facilities and experiences that are 100% accessible and inclusive for all people of all abilities, and is thrilled to have Australia’s first all-ability competitors, Peter Pellegrini and Bek Cramp, confirmed to compete.

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Peter Pellegrini

In 2015 Pete was involved in a tragic workplace accident resulting in the loss of his right leg and leaving him wheelchair bound. 2 years ago Pete turned to indoor skydiving as an alternative form of aqua-therapy and cardio exercise.

“I was unable to do the aqua-therapy because of risk of infection, but indoor skydiving {I believe} worked better in helping me build strength in my muscles. It also helped with the cardio aspect of exercise which I couldn’t gain from other training methods due to my mobility limitations.” said Peter.

“Indoor skydiving has not only taught me to fly all over again, but has shown me how to LIVE all over again. I want to meet other all-ability people and share my story with them and hopefully encourage them to think ‘I can do that too!’. Choosing this sport has changed my life and I hope changes the general public’s views on disabilities.” continues Peter.

“I am humbled and extremely proud to be able to push a mandate that promotes including all-abilities in sport and not pushing us away or segregating us from main stream events,” states Peter. “iFLY Indoor Skydiving approaches it with a no boarders, all-inclusive attitude, which is so rare for people like me; to be included as an equal is so important and what iFLY is doing for this community is indescribably awe-inspiring”.

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Bek Cramp

Bek’s first flight experience was on 3rd December 2017 at the “Gift Of Flight For All Abilities” event where

iFLY gave away 100 free indoor skydiving experiences to people living with a disability in celebration of International Day of People with Disability – more information here.

“I was hooked instantly. We have flown at least twice a month ever since.” said Bek.

“I love how genuinely dedicated iFLY is to promoting inclusion for all people regardless of age or (dis)ability. I’ve met some amazing people who have encouraged me to learn to fly my body my way. Since losing a lot of my mobility I have missed being active and flying at the tunnel has allowed me to feel part of a sporting community again. Flying at iFLY gives me periods of freedom.” continues Bek.

“I have truly loved watching friends of mine with various disabilities try flying for the first time and watching their abilities be fostered and their flying improve with each flight. Ladies Night has kept me coming back with Elise and Izaya being amazing motivators and some awesome women who jump in to fly with me. I have relished the opportunity to train intensely with Laurence and the team learning about 4 way formation flying and am sure taking part in the Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships as part of one of the All Abilities teams is going to be a genuine highlight.”

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24th August 2018

Peter and Bek will be competing in the 4 Way Formation Skydiving (Rookie) category on Friday, 24th August from 10am.

Peter Pellegrini and team – 7 Left Feet

Bek Cramp and team – All My Spoons

25th August 2018

Peter & Bek will be performing an All Abilities Flying Demonstration at 1:30pm.

FREE TO WATCH – We invite everyone to come down and check out the competition and see how indoor skydiving is a safe, accessible and inclusive sport for people of any ability.

We will also be LIVE Streaming the competition via the iFLY Indoor Skydiving Facebook page, which you can follow here: www.facebook.com/iFLYdownunder/

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Who: iFLY Indoor Skydiving Sydney West

What: Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships

Time: 9.00am – 6.00pm (local time)

When: Friday 24th August and Saturday 25th August

Where: 123 Mulgoa Road, Penrith

Parking: Plenty of free parking outside of venue

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Dads fly FREE this Father’s Day!

Dad doesn’t really want another pair of socks, a brown tie, or that “World’s’ Greatest Dad” mug…he wants an EXPERIENCE! A gift to remember! Something he can share with his kids and laugh about for years to come!

Queue…INDOOR SKYDIVING!

An indoor skydiving experience is the gift that will give him a Father’s Day he will never forget, and really let his inner superhero shine. It’s safe and fun for ages 3+, fully accessible, and this special offer will get you and dad in the air for half the price.

Visit: iFLY.com.au/fathersday for all the info and to book your experience.

The iFLY Intro packages include 2 flights and the following:

  • Comprehensive pre-flight briefing
  • All crime fighting/flying gear
  • One-on-one instruction from our superhero instructors
  • Flights to the equivalent of a free fall skydive from 14,000 feet
  • And takes approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes end to end

Full terms and conditions:
• Buy 1 full price iFLY Intro package and get a second iFLY Intro package free.
• Promotional period opens on Monday, 20th August 2018 and closes on Sunday, 2nd September 2018.
• Flight bookings must be made between 27th August 2018 and 16th September 2018 inclusive.
• Both iFLY Intro packages must be flown in the same session.
• Available for bookings only; no gift vouchers.
• Customers are able to upgrade their package to a higher value package by paying the difference at the front desk, subject to availability.
• iFLY does not offer refunds, wholly or partially. Please make sure you agree to the terms and conditions before purchasing.
• Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
• Purchaser and flyer must abide by iFLY general flight terms and conditions

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Elise Brown ready to dive into competition

Elise Brown ready to dive into competition

Story by the Wollondilly Advertiser. 

Elise Brown first jumped out of a plane at just nine years old.

Born into a family of skydivers this was nothing too strange for the Narellan teen.

However it was indoor skydiving that stole Brown’s heart.

“I was given an indoor skydiving voucher for my birthday and I just loved it,” the 18-year-old said.

“It was around the time I could go for my skydiving licence but I realised I could learn a lot more at indoor skydiving.”

Brown will represent NSW at the 2018 Australian Open Indoor Skydiving Championships on August 24 and 25.

She will compete in the Adult Freestyle Open section.

“We get judged on difficulty and how the moves are presented,” she said.

“I will do three routines, one is freestyle set to one minute of music the other two have compulsory moves that we all have to do so everyone gets judges on the same maneuvers.”

Brown will also head to Bahrain to represent Australia in the third FAI (Federation Aeronatique Internationale) World Cup of Indoor Skydiving.

Indoor skydiving is an emerging sport which has been growing in popularity in the past few years.

Brown said efforts were under way to have it included in the Olympics.

“It’s a great sport because it’s forever changing,” the former Elderslie High School student said.

“There is always something new to learn and people coming up with new ways to push the boundaries.”

While it sounds like fun to fly around in an air tunnel, Brown said serious competitors needed to train hard.

“I usually fly between three to four times a week, but I will be flying every night in the lead up to the competition,” she said.

“Anyone can fly but to compete you need a high level of fitness so I also do weight training, strength and resistance training at the gym five to six times a week.

“In the tunnel you only have about 70 per cent of your normal flexibility so you have to work hard.”

Brown urged other locals to give indoor skydiving a go.

“It’s something you just can’t explain until you try it.”

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