Attend Artistic Wingsuit Competition

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The thrill of simple skydiving in a free-fall is no longer thrilling enough for some aficionados. The latest craze among those that want to fly like a bird is to dawn a specially designed flying suit, dubbed a “Wingsuit” and leap from an airplane with the goal to stay aloft as long as possible all the while performing intricate maneuvers before engaging a parachute. In an effort to compete with their feathered friends, these aerial acrobats have developed all sorts of tricky moves that can only be performed while floating in air. Wingsuits provide the ability for flyers to change speeds (some have been clocked as fast as a wind aided 260 kph), turn, flip and glide for significant distances. In order to gauge their skill as compared to other Wingsuit enthusiasts, competitive events that pit teams of Wingsuit flyers against their brethren are held around the world. These aerial events are known as an “Artistic Wingsuit Competition”. The competitive events are not just a series of freestyle maneuvers; a battery of compulsory stunts that include loops, transitions and docking along with figures (think figure skating) contribute to the overall score in order to identify the event champions. Artistic Wingsuit Competition events are stage at a number of locations around the world with the list of sites continually expanding. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to cheer on these amazing thrill seekers in their effort to become famous Wingsuit flyers. Lake Elsinore, California and Zwartberg, Belgium along with the annual international competition held in Siofolk, Hungary are among the locations where these gravity defying extreme sports enthusiasts can be observed. Add the dream to Attend An Artistic Wingsuit Competition to your list if you fantasize about watching man come as close as they ever have to possess the ability to fly and maneuver like a bird. Find a location with one of these events that coincides with your visit and you will have memories to last the rest of your life when you can check this dream off.

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