The Art of Flying
 

Here's an activity made for the GoProHD. (check out all the body rigs using the camera)

YouTube - Wingsuit Basejumping - The Need 4 Speed: The Art of Flight

Although to quote Woody: "That's not flying. That's falling with style!"

Re: The Art of Flying
 

sheer madness, but incredible footage!

Re: The Art of Flying
 

Holy (Bleeeeeep)!!!!!

That was amazing, these guys push it to the limit and go very close to the edge. I could see that they were very close to hitting things.


Bob Diaz

Re: The Art of Flying
 

no kidding! I knew those winged suits had come a long way in their glide ratios from the early days, but I had no idea they were that efficient. at the point in the video where the second jumper plummets past the cameraman from the right and dives into that ravine on the side of the mountain, I fully expected to see him die before he reached the end of it

Re: The Art of Flying
 

I'm going to guess that these guys have done this same jump many times. The flight through the ravine must have been tried at higher elevations several times before attempting going at a lower elevation. That way the jumper could judge the glide ratio vs the ground.


Bob Diaz

Re: The Art of Flying
 

Check link below This was the view from the Observation outpost on the mountain ledge. The people watching could almost touch them as they fly past.
YouTube - Wingsuit Proximity flyby by Tom Erik Heimen & Jokke Sommer

Re: The Art of Flying
 

When you are gliding to a landing you can pick a point and see how it appears to move. If it appears to be moving up you are going to land short (ouch) and if appears to be moving down you are going to overshoot. So they probably use the same principle for their descent, but that's some glide ratio!