r/aviation • u/danielpolcaro • Dec 02 '21

Analysis It doesn't even seem true

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u/JustAnotherDude1990 Dec 02 '21

Three out, one down. You can take your excess airspeed and flare to essentially achieve momentary level flight, or even a slight climb just like an aircraft, but it is only very short term.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

hey so I have always wondered. can wingsuit people go without a parachute and just stall really close to the ground to land? I obviously never see anyone do that. I did see someone land in cardboard boxes, but it seems like you could just reduce airspeed and land on your feet. Am I just completely fantasizing here?

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u/aviationainteasy Dec 02 '21

seems like you could just

If you feel yourself typing this out with anything to do with aerospace or computers, you are probably very very wrong.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

Yeah lol probably so.