flashbandit

What if you made it so that instead of needing to track to slow your descent, you could just fall normal and still be slowed down? I'm thinking that if you connected a sheet between your wrists and ankles (like a flying squirrel), you could slow down quite a bit. Then if you left the wings, and maybe built a tail or had large "fins" you'd have greater control and a slower fall. obviously at some point, if it were large enough it'd work, but the question is, would it be too cumbersome or difficult to control? I don't have much experience or knowledge at all about this, so please lay into the idea if its bad :)

I've been fascinated by skydiving for a long time, but sadly I've never been, I can't afford it :( I was just thinking though, If youre falling at 70 mph, and a wing suit can drop that down to 25, couldn't you make a modified wingsuit that'd allow you to slow down enough to land safely without a parachute? At least slow you down enough to land in water? Could you survive a fall into water without even a wing suit? You could make semi-rigid attatchments for the arms and legs to extend the wings and tail to slow you down even more. I just think that'd be the sweetest thing ever! Positive feedback would be great!