It's a bird? It's a plane? No, it's a wingsuit pilot

"All right, I'm gonna strap myself into this giant straightjacket ...

This year a new format of wingsuit competition has launched. The Wide Open Wingsuit Series (WOWS) is a 4-cross event with pilots racing ...

Chris, Joe & Steve on Performance Podiums

Two comps wrapped up this week, with Squirrel pilots standing on the podium again. At the Z-Hills Performance Cup, Chris Geiler and Joe Ridler took silver and bronze ...

Joe RidlerFebruary 23, 2016Skydive Citywingsuit performance, wingsuit, PPC, Squirrel, squirrel.ws

The Excruciating, 200-MPH World of Wingsuit Racing

Joe Ridler has jumped out of an airplane nearly 700 times in his life, but when he makes the leap later today, the goal will ...

Joe RidlerSeptember 29, 2015wingsuit, Wired, Wired Magazine, US National Championships

Better than being Batman: Wingsuit pros cruise at 200 mph

Joe Ridler's colorblindness prevented him from fulfilling his childhood dream of piloting a fighter jet like Tom Cruise in "Top Gun," but now ...

Joe RidlerSeptember 28, 2015US National Championships, uspa, Redeye Chicago, newspaper

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