Wingsuit flying into Rio (video)

3/16/2013 10:00pm by 6

It’s surprising that they were allowed to do this (perhaps they weren’t), but it looks like an incredible experience.

Maybe not one that I would want since I hate heights, but still pretty wild.

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  • citizen_spot

    Somewhere in one of those tall buildings, there is a cleaning crew that has just had a collective heart attack after watching two giant flying squirrels zoom past.

  • http://www.rebeccamorn.com/mind BeccaM

    For a minute there, I thought you were implying these guys had effected a landing using only the wingsuits, which would’ve been even more amazing, and not with the usual parachute finish.

    Even this though… yeah, flying through that small gap in the buildings was nuts.

  • emjayay

    Those wingsuits do not have enough area to keep anyone flying without a continual serious drop in altitude. Going between those buildings was just insane, (assuming it isn’t CGI!) I guess these guys are experienced and could make the mental calculations along the way, but it seems to me that could have easily turned out extremely badly.

    • http://AMERICAblog.com/ John Aravosis

      Yeah that building trick looked really amazing or really stupid, or both. Still, I was impressed :)

  • HeartlandLiberal

    How do you say ‘serious cajones’ in Portugese. Either that or ‘batsh*t crazy’.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740856118 facebook-740856118

    Wow!

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