It is true that you need some courage to do this, but you don't need to start at the level of the pro Simon Ammann: At the small ski jump in Marbach, in the UNESCO biosphere Entlebuch, first time "flyers" get the opportunity to actually fly. Experts instruct the flyers and you take all imaginable safety precautions. The fact that the actual distance jumped usually differs substantially from the distance you feel that you jumped does not diminish the fun.