| To be able to fly like a bird has always been one of | | | | unusual form of flight. |
| mankind's archetypal dreams. In 1903, the Wright | | | | The first step is to understand what a wingsuit is and |
| brothers achieved human flight by inventing the | | | | how it produces flight. A wingsuit is a jump suit, |
| airplane. But human flight without the aid of some | | | | which creates the airfoil shape because of fabric |
| form of flying vehicle has never been achieved, up | | | | sewn between the legs and under the arms. It is also |
| until recently. Today, because of the wingsuit, human | | | | called a birdman suit or squirrel suit. When wearing |
| flight can be achieved without the aid of an aircraft. | | | | this suit during freefall, with arms and legs spread |
| While this is not for the faint of heart, it is probably | | | | out, you become a human wing and therefore you |
| the closest to flying like a bird that exists today. Here | | | | are able to glide. Your sink rate is relatively low, and |
| we provide the steps you need to take in order to | | | | you are able to glide at high speed horizontally. Most |
| fly like a bird, or at least a flying squirrel. Following | | | | wingsuit flights last from 1 to 2 minutes, sometimes |
| theses steps, you will find a discussion about this | | | | longer, depending on how high your jump off point is. |