WINGSUIT

Hello guys! I hope you are doing great, we finish this first partial maybe not so well in some subjects, like Spanish for me, but we are going for the hundred next partial! 2 weeks I go I mentioned the Wingsuit that the BASE jumper used to practice this sport. But now, let me explain you better what is the Wingsuit.

First, watch the video that I put in my last post. Now, what exactly is Wingsuit in BASE jumping? This special suit let the people that jump from cliffs, airplanes or towers to let them slow down and control the fall. Sometimes some jumpers start by skiing and throw away the ski while the air. Then they are flying with the jumpsuit of certain amount of time, which depends on the high of the jump. “The Wingsuit slow down the fall about 30m per second and lets you move 20% more horizontally than you would without it”(Safeskydiving).

I always tell you in my post that you need to take your precautions if you are going to practice BASE jumping, and the Wingsuit is a way to reduce the risk. It reduced it because of the better horizontal movement it allow you to do.  However, the advantage of the Wingsuit can turn against you; the low fall can change your perception of the attitude and distance of the objects and can cause accidents.

But we also know that with this extra safety that the Wingsuit gives you, doing these things of jumps are more dangerous. So come on try BASE jumping but remember to be always safety

LET’S GO, WHEREVER YOU JUMP; TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY FOOTRPINTS!

Yaressi Treviño

Bibliography

Velkova, Dani. Safe Skydiving. n.d. <http://safeskydiving.com/wingsuit-base-jumping/>.