Is there somewhere I can learn to wing walk (i.e. training camp)?
Believe it or not, I get this request a lot. Unlike sky diving or bungee jumping, wing walking is very expensive and a rare opportunity. The airplane I walked on cost in excess of $250 per hour to run, that does not include insurance, maintenance, hangar fees, etc. It would not be cost effective to let others walk along the wings of an unprotected $100,000 airplane. Not to mention, the liability involved in someone risking their life. A person usually learns to wing walk when there is a job opening and a need for a wing walker. Otherwise, there usually is no need. There are very few pilots who will let a skilled wing walker on their wing, much less an inexperienced one and even fewer who are trained as a wing walking pilot. The risks of damage to the airplane are too great and even what seems like simple damage such as a cracked rib is very expensive and time consuming to repair. One broken rib, which can be broken from simply placing your foot on the wrong spot, requires the wing fabr
