ALTITUDE

For as long as he could remember, Peter dreamed of flying like a bird — not just gliding through the sky, but truly staying airborne. The idea of soaring through the mountains without constantly losing altitude became an obsession.

Traditional wingsuits are designed for controlled descent. The vision behind the Wingsuit Foil project was radically different: using the energy of the wind itself to extend flight and gain altitude naturally, just like birds and gliders do.

Creating the foil required years of experimentation, testing, and redesign. Different concepts, materials, and aerodynamic shapes were refined to build a lightweight system capable of producing lift while remaining agile enough for wingsuit flight close to terrain.

More than 30 people in El Hierro worked together to make the project possible — pilots, engineers, safety teams, drone operators, meteorologists, and creatives, each with a precise role. Every detail depended on teamwork, coordination, and a shared vision to push human flight into new territory.

Countless hours were spent studying ridge lift, wind behavior, foil dynamics, and flight control. Wind tunnel sessions, simulations, and repeated test flights helped shape a system precise enough to fly at the edge of stall speed while remaining fully controllable.

On the cliffs of El Hierro, Peter successfully soared along the ridge for 160 seconds, gaining up to 67 meters of altitude mid-flight. Multiple 180-degree turns were completed while losing only a fraction of the altitude a standard wingsuit would require.

The project marked a possible turning point in wingsuit flying — from controlled falling to dynamic soaring. If future systems can repeatedly reconnect with rising air currents, extended soaring flights could eventually become a reality.