eli5 if a wingsuit allows you fly, why do you still need a parachute? couldn’t you glide to a landing?

Question

Why can’t you just slowly bleed off speed and just land like a flying squirrel or other animals that glide? Why do you need a parachute?

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Answer 1

Wingsuits do NOT allow you to fly! You’re simply falling slightly more slowly, but still fast enough to break every bone in your body when the ground gets in the way of your fall. Hence the parachute.