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Wingsuit BASE: (1) Exit (2) Flight (3) Deployment (4) Landing. As suit technology and pilot skill have improved, wingsuit BASE jumpers have learned to control their flight so that they can fly within several meters of terrain. “Proximity flying” is the practice of flying a wingsuit close to the faces and ridges of mountains.
List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying This page was last edited on 19 May 2015, at 06:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
Wingsuit flying is often regarded as one of the most dangerous sports. More: Passengers sue US airline for 'emotional distress' after off-duty pilot attempted hijack.
It also seems weird that Patrick de Gayardon isn't on here when he basically invented the modern wingsuit and died wearing one. 12 December 2012 - Eiliv Ruud - Wasn't wearing a wingsuit at all. He was wearing a tracking suit (which also improves glide ratio but has no wings) and flying in a narrow canyon with his friend (Andrey Karr) following ...
Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 – 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt [1] or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [2] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.
His death was regarded as a major loss to the community of wingsuit flying, among whom he was considered to be one of the world's best. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were Sebastian Coe , Gary Connery , [ 7 ] and Danny Boyle who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".
Vincent Reffet was a professional parachutist. He completed 17,000 parachute jumps and 1,400 BASE jumps.He began wingsuit flying in 2002. He was a parachute instructor, "Jetman" pilot, licensed private pilot, wind tunnel instructor (totaling 1000 hours), and pioneer and instructor in speed riding. [1]