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Flying a wingsuit out of an airplane as part of a skydive is not particularly dangerous. It's the base jumping, wingsuit or no, that is extremely dangerous.



AFIAK you don't have a reserve when you're using a wingsuit.


You're thinking of BASE jumping. Base jumpers do not use reserves generally.

Someone jumping out of an airplane with a wingsuit is wearing an ordinary skydiving rig complete with reserve and AAD.




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