Evolution of Wingsuit Flying Records and Proximity Flights (1999-2019)

1. Commercial wingsuits enter wider use

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: BirdMan, Commercial wingsuit

   • Forbes
   • Jari Kuosma

2. Wingsuit flight becomes a record-driven discipline

   Jan 1, 2003Labels: Wingsuit flight, GPS tracking

   • Forbes
   • Paralog PPC

3. Shin Ito sets wingsuit speed record

   May 28, 2011Labels: Shinichi Ito, Yolo County

   • World Records
   • Wingsuit Wiki

4. Dean Potter’s long wingsuit BASE flight

   Nov 2, 2011Labels: Dean Potter, Eiger

   • Wingsuit Wiki

5. Jhonathan Florez sets duration record

   Apr 20, 2012Labels: Jhonathan Florez, Colombia

   • Guinness
   • Independent

6. Gary Connery lands without deploying parachute

   May 23, 2012Labels: Gary Connery, Cardboard landing

   • AVweb
   • NPR

7. First 100-way wingsuit formation attempt

   Sep 22, 2012Labels: Perris Valley, 100-way formation

   • ParaMag
   • AirSportsNet

8. World Wingsuit League popularizes proximity racing

   Oct 23, 2013Labels: World Wingsuit, Tianmen Mountain

   • SkydiveMag
   • Independent

9. Red Bull Aces launches head-to-head wingsuit racing

   Jul 19, 2014Labels: Red Bull, Head-to-head racing

   • The National
   • Press Democrat

10. Uli Emanuele completes Lauterbrunnen “hole” flight

    Jul 3, 2015Labels: Uli Emanuele, Lauterbrunnen hole

    • SBS
    • Popular Mechanics

11. Uli Emanuele dies during wingsuit filming

    Aug 18, 2016Labels: Uli Emanuele, Lauterbrunnen

    • UPI
    • NatGeo

12. Fraser Corsan breaks wingsuit top-speed mark

    May 22, 2017Labels: Fraser Corsan, Top-speed record

    • WIRED
    • Wingsuit Wiki

13. By 2019, record-keeping becomes more formalized

    Dec 31, 2019Labels: Record-keeping, Performance metrics

    • Paralog PPC
    • Guinness