Red Bull Aces - a new era in wingsuit flying

On the 24th of October we will see the return of Red Bull Aces, the first-ever four-cross wingsuit competition.
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When Red Bull Aces returns to the skies of Northern California this October, a world-leading roster of 40 athletes from 19 nations will take part. The heats of four will jump from a civilian version of a Bell “Huey” helicopter at 7,500 feet ( bove ground level and race through five 100-foot-long gates suspended from other helicopters at positions varying from 6,000 to 3,500 feet above ground level.

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All the gates will be equipped with GPS positioning, and the competitors will wear a GPS transmitter to determine whether they pass through each gate’s box properly. Too low or too high, and it’s a zero for that gate. Computer systems on the ground will receive the information in real time, and the judging will be immediate.

“I think it’s safe to say that we’ve never had the ability to judge a wingsuit competition so accurately before,” Aikins states. The person who is fastest and flies most precisely through the gates will be declared the winner, generally acknowledged as the best all-around wingsuit flyer in the world.
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Teaser:http://www.redbull.com/us/en/adventure/stories/1331665375245/aces-wingsuit-racing-vide

By; Editor