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Wingsuit Flying

Wingsuit flying is an advanced skydiving discipline in which a wingsuit enables gliding flight between exit and parachute deployment. Entry requires skydiving training, current jump experience, coach briefing and first-flight course.

LevelVariant FamilyAir Sport CategoryAir sport / skydiving

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Classification

Category Air sport / skydiving

Family Air Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Advanced parachuting with wingsuit glide before parachute deployment.

Geeignet für Suitable only for experienced skydivers with licence, current jump practice and coach access.

Cost Not suitable as a first jump: first complete skydiving training, licence progression and many stable jumps. Skydiving costs, wingsuit/rental, parachute system, coach, first-flight course, dropzone fees and safety equipment. Dropzone, USPA/national-federation-adjacent structure, wingsuit coach or first-flight-course provider. Keep advanced status clear; do n…

First progress Wingsuit comes only after long skydiving progression; first wingsuit flights are coached.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

skydiving licence
jump experience
wingsuit
parachute system
altimeter
dropzone/coach

First steps

complete skydiving training
build licence and current jumps
train tracking/separation
find coach
book first-flight course

Skydiving dropzone with wingsuit coach, USPA SIM, national parachuting federation or first-flight course.

Only with dropzone approval, coach, weather window, altitude plan, emergency procedures and suitable parachute system.

Weitere Angaben

Tags wingsuit-flying, air-sport, luftsport, luftsport-skydiving, wingsuit-fliegen, air-sport-skydiving

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

After exit, maintain a controlled wingsuit flight path and deploy the parachute legally at a safe altitude.

Teilnehmer

licensed skydivers.

Teamgröße

solo or small groups by dropzone/coach approval.

Spielfeld

dropzone airspace.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

training/safety objectives; competition formats separate.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

wingsuit
parachute
altimeter
dropzone

Wichtige Regelpunkte

insufficient prerequisite
unsafe flight path
separation breach
deployment/altitude breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

United States Parachute Association (USPA)

USPA SIM 5-8 Wingsuit Training United States Parachute Association · official-safety-manual · high
How to Wingsuit Skydive Skydive Chicago · dropzone-guide · medium
How to become a wingsuit skydiver Start Skydiving · dropzone-guide · medium