It seems that a lot of wingsuiters are really pushing the envelope these days in terms of what they are attempting to accomplish. Case in point, checkout the video below which features pilot Raphael Dumont making a landing on Lake Garda in Italy without using his parachute. He simply glides in and touches down much like float plane. I was holding my breath even as I watched. Amazing stuff.
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That was hilariously fake.