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You are right. This is super fun! And very intense. About a minute and you need to take a break. The experience of staying balanced and flying uses almost every muscle, even face muscles.
My husband weighs nearly 100 pounds more than I do. The operators of the wind tunnel just cranked up the wind pressure and he flew just fine. It is fun--you are right--but very intense. The trainers who help people fly are trim and fit since it is a surprisingly demanding support
If you have enough suction from the top pulling you up, you don't need wings--unless, of course, like a flying squirrel, you consider spread legs and arms to be wings. Carole