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The Future of Wingsuiting:
In November 2008 Jason
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formation over Skydive Elsinore.
It was the largest slot-specific formation
in the short history of this emerging discipline. But how did the event, which
was billed as a ?Wingsuit World Record,? change the future of wingsuit flying
(if at all)? In a discipline still unrecognized by the FAI and the Guinness Book
of World Records, what does it mean to try setting new standards?

71:
Achievement and Frustration

The idea of a big-way wingsuit record was not
new. The most notable previous event was in Cochstedt Alex
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Guinness recognition for the largest number of wingsuits exiting on a single
jump run, out of an Antonov 72.

In contrast, the 2008 71-way at Skydive
Elsinore was a purely invitational event focused on slot-specific flying in a
four-plane formation. A diverse international team reflected a worldwide growth
in the discipline and a global desire to achieve something recognizable within
our sport. Hailing from as far as South Africa and Russia, participants from 14
countries qualified for a chance to fly in the big-way by demonstrating their
skills at official camps and through a referral system. Five were women (the
few Oliver
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single member axed from her slot!).

The skydiving press (the French
ParaMag, British Skydive The Mag and American Parachutist, among others)
extensively documented the event.

The 71-way marked significant
achievements as well as frustration. In the achievements column Derek
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oscillation and movement within the unlinked formation. This led to multiple
smooth and on-level jumps that looked beautiful from the ground.

The
previous slot-specific record recognized within the wingsuit community was a
16-way diamond. Like that formation, most small groups had employed a
?head-to-foot? spacing technique that encouraged proximity but usually resulted
in trailing flyers at the back and reactive vertical motion within the flock.



The scope and level of organizing, while it left much room for
improvement Christian
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there was some initial grumbling about the level of seriousness and the pushing
of safety standards in communications to team members prior to the event, most
participants expressed relief that the 71-way jumps would be a focused record
attempt and not ?just another boogie?.

Frustration arose when it came
time to judge whether the group had succeeded in setting a ?world record?. The
initial goal was to have each wingsuit pilot flying within three-square-meter
boxes arranged in a grid that would be superimposed over still photographs of
the formation. The organizers? proclamation of success was based on a photograph
where all flyers were either fully within or touching at least one edge of their
three-square-meter grid square. However, without an outside judging structure,
heated discussions escalated the meaning of ?success? and the best way of
judging unlinked formations into a full-throttle debate.

Beyond R&D:
100 over Elsinore

The debate about how to judge large wingsuit formations
will continue unabated until an outside governing body agrees to recognize one
set of objective criteria. The 71-way was destined to be a ?work in progress?
since it had never been done before. With the lessons learned from the
experience Max
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100-way wingsuit event at Skydive Elsinore from November 7th to November 13th,
2009.

While some ask whether trying to set records before there are
established categories is futile, skydiving is not a sport that waits for
mainstream approval in order to change and grow. Wingsuiting is an especially
entrepreneurial and fast-growing subculture. The hope is to continue safely
demonstrating what is possible. In doing so, organizers strive to create events
that excite new skydivers and unite those already committed to wingsuit flight.
Armed with evidence from last year?s judging attempts Richard
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both the FAI and Guinness.


The 100-way five aircraft formation is
invitational. Skills camps are planned between now and July, when official
qualifying events begin. A specific Skills Checklist sets out minimum jump
requirements and what exit, flying, and canopy skills potential participants
need to practice and perfect in order to gain a spot on the team. For more
specific information about the 2009 Wingsuit 100-way Niklas
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Numbers
and Recognition

Official recognition of wingsuit flight as a skydiving
discipline will bring a clear judging regime ? and therefore, is ultimately
necessary for long-term growth. Competition drives our sport, and desire to
achieve recognizable goals is at the heart of every team. Whether with the
versatility and creativity of vertical relative work or the sheer size of the
formation World Team, standards and rules (some made to be broken) compel
excellence and progress.

In the current vacuum Luke
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without official rules is difficult but necessary. The 71-way, for all its
imperfections, spurred the wingsuiting community to more seriously consider how
it wants to be judged. It also demonstrated that such events have the potential
to recruit serious sponsorship and interest from both new skydivers and
experienced jumpers in other disciplines. That?s the future.

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