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I wish they would have shown the eagle landing, that would have been interesting to see.

I agree, it would also have been nice if it was possible to mount the camera a little further back to see some of the wing action particularly when changing direction or avoiding obstacles like the tree.

Excellent nonetheless, very reminiscent of base jumper Jeb Corliss' - Grinding the Crack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k (1:35-1:45 of the video gets me everytime)

Yeah, there's humans flying like this too :)

There's some great proximity basejump wingsuit footage out there, the sport is developing quickly. Try this one:

https://vimeo.com/71960552

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