seem high, but he said it comes from the cost of the equipment, the insurance for that equipment, and the company also covers the cost of insurance for the customers. “It isn’t a cheap sport,” he said. “But once people fly, they say it’s worth it.” Andrews takes people out for flying lessons all over Montana as long as the water is at least 8 feet deep. He manages a company called FlyBoard of Montana. The company also sells flyboarding equipment. “Before people get the equipment, they have to take a certification course,” he
said that is focused on, of course, safety. And when he isn’t giving flying lessons, he competes as a professional athlete in flyboard world championship competitions. “Flyboarding has become an extreme sport,” he said. He is one of only 10 other competitors from the United States and the only one from the northwest that competed in the 2015 World Cup. Andrews grew up in Polson and learned to do flips on a trampoline in his backyard. He moved onto the ski slopes around Montana before trying out his
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skills with the flyboard. He said that the trampoline is a great place to practice for a flyboard adventure if people want to work up to doing flips. “It’s about teaching your equilibrium that everything is all right,” he said. “When people get upside down their brain thinks things are not all right. You have to teach yourself that it’s okay, and then, it’s a blast.” For more information, contact Andrews through Flyboard of Montana at 406270-1787 or www.flyboardofmontana.com
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