Patrick de Gayardon

Patrick de Gayardon (French pronunciation: ​[patʁik də ɡɛjaʁdɔ̃]; 23 January 1960, Oullins, Rhône – 13 April 1998, Hawaii) was a French skydiver, skysurfer and a BASE jumper.

De Gayardon was famous for pushing the boundaries of skydiving. He was one of the first people to develop the unique style of skysurfing, in which skydivers use a snowboard to make aerobatic maneuvers. He also made many famous stunts with his wing-suit (sometimes referred to as a "bat suit"). In 1998 Patrick fell to his death in Hawaii during a skydive with Adrian Nicholas using the wing-suit while testing a modification to his parachute container; his death is attributed to a rigging error he made while making the modification.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Abrams, Michael (2006). Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers: Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them. New York: Harmony Books. pp. 211–220. ISBN 978-1-4000-5491-6.


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