Bird Dream Audiobook by Matt Higgins
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Listen to full audiobook for free : https://audiobookzap.com/free Title: Bird Dream Subtitle: Adventures at the Extremes of Human Flight Categories: Biography, Exploration, Extreme Sport, History Author: Matt Higgins Narrator: Adam Verner Publisher: Tantor Audio Release date: 07-31-2014 Language: English Summary: Human flight is one of the last great challenges on Earth. Not like how the Wright brothers flew, but how we fly in our dreams. This is the goal of the Wingsuit Landing Project: to soar through the sky at speeds up to 100 miles per hour and to land without the aid of a parachute. This project is the creation of 37-year-old Jeb Corliss, Jr., a Southern Californian who seeks to emulate a mode of flight more like a flying squirrel than bird or plane. Journalist Matt Higgins gained intimate access to Corliss, who, after years of base jumping and skydiving, set out to be the first person to be dropped 2,400 feet and land solely with the aid of a wingsuit. But somewhere in the UK, 42-year-old Gary Connery was plotting to beat Corliss at his own game. Along with an international group of wingsuit devotees, Corliss and Connery race to leap into the unknown as the world's foremost wingsuit pilots. #ad Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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