Meantime, if you want to learn what really happens should you fall off your griffin mid flight, click here to read "The Boy's Fall".
It's a sensation common to all riders, whether your mount of choice is horse, cycle, or a beast of a motorbike. Terror grips as you realise that you've lost control and you're about to fall. The next moment, you're headed towards the ground at the speed of sound; nothing can save you, and all you can do is pray.