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Wingsuit Skydive
Craig Poxon

Location: Near Nottingham, UK. N52.88623 W0.89058 - N52.89009 W0.90650
Date: 28/10/2001
Time: 11:24:07 - 11:36:16
Altitude: 13354 ft - 93 ft
Method: Skydive with wingsuit and parachute
Credits: www.poxon.org/Craig/Skydive
"Whereas traditional skydiving involves mainly falling straight down,
adding ram-air wings to suits enables skydivers to dramatically reduced their vertical speed and increase the horizontal.
So-called belly-to-earth skydivers fall at a rate of 120mph.
In the data I have reduced that to an average of 70 mph with horizontal speeds in excess of that.
Although I am an amateur, more skilled people than myself have achieved much better speeds."

GPSograph_ Shockwave Viewer

View from above

"There are three distinct aspects of the profile. The first is the long straight line at approximately 13000ft. This is the aircraft 'running-in' over the dropzone.
The second is a curving descending path in the opposite direction. This is my freefall journey in the suit. The third is a more wiggly curve.
This is my journey after I have deployed my parachute to landing. You may see a dog-leg in the early part of this section.
This is where my parachute is flying without input from me as I undo various parts of the suit in order for me to take control.
Once I take control there is a change in course. The rest of the flight is me enjoying myself and lining myself up to land on the dropzone."

Side view