Wingfly has quickly become a popular form of extreme skydiving, based on flying like a bird using a suit with special wings. Wingfly, also known as wingsuit, is an extreme sport that continues to gain followers, as this impressive discipline produces unique sensations thanks to the 200 kilometres per hour it reaches. It should be noted that the duration of these flights is approximately two minutes.
This way of gliding is considered by many experts to be a type of skydiving that is here to stay, and that may even become the future of parachute flights. The adrenaline rush that this high-risk sport provokes makes it the weakness of lovers of adventure, risk and tension, since the high speed that is reached, combined with the risky maneuvers that are performed, are unmatched by any other sport.
The suits used for wingfly are made of nylon and are individually manufactured. These suits have three types of wings, one of them located on the legs and the other two located on the arms, in such a way that they simulate the tail and the two wings of a bird. In addition, it is worth noting that they also have small membrane channels that allow air to circulate, thus increasing the resistance to the fall of the person performing the jump. The cost of these suits can range from 500 euros for the simplest model to 1,500 euros for the professional model.
Generally, skydiving is done from a plane, although it is becoming more common to find brave people who dare to jump from the cliffs of high mountains. This is one of the extreme sports that is claiming the most lives, and accidents in this type of skydiving are very common. But despite the high number of deaths in recent months, the number of fans of this sport continues to increase.
The great charm of these jumps lies mainly in flying very close to the contours of mountains, forests and even rivers or lakes for several kilometres, before opening the parachute to land. This dangerous discipline is only recommended for professional skydivers with extensive and solid experience and who have made a minimum of 500 traditional freefall jumps.
One of the biggest incentives for many of the brave people who carry out these jumps is to record the entire jump with a small camera attached to their body and then upload the experience to the Internet. Without a doubt, it is a very risky sport with great beauty.
