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This is one of the most mind blowing locations I've ever seen and a experience of my lifetime. We start off at the platform of Aiguille du Midi at 3842 m and flying in high speeds down to the Chamonix valley before deploying our parachutes at a height giving us time to open up the wingsuit and preparing before landing safely at 1,035 m.
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 ...
The unidentified skydiver − described as an Asian man sporting an orange wingsuit − was reported missing by the Gilliam Airport just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a press release ...
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Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just free falling.
A French pilot has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he beheaded one skydiver by accident.
As part of an investigation into the Parachute Center near Lodi, The Sacramento Bee determined that at least 28 people have died while skydiving there since 1985. While the circumstances of each ...
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]