Never mind the 2014 clickbait which bait ToughSF, sadly, took. Unlikely is that humans on Titan, cold as it is, and low-G as it is, are getting that runup for flight. Usain Bolt's muscles are built for Earth. And all agree the wingsuit will be bulky.
I do wonder, however, about bicycles.
The wingman does not train for the track; he trains for the pedals - which training he can do in Titan G. As he leaves the gym he's wearing his mesh-suit against the cold, not too bulky. He's got his mask and breathing-equipment; his main tank is attached to the wings he's about to unfold.
The rest is just engineering. Doesn't seem like a lot of engineering, at least not for a colony somehow already self-sufficient on freakin' Titan.
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