Pace, the guy landing in a pile of cardboard boxes wasn't Jeb Corliss but Gary Connery.
Jeb only got famous for talking about landing a wingsuit for years on tv-shows and trying to convince sponsors to give him millions to build a landing ramp on the Vegas strip.
Then Gary came along, bought some cheap cardboard boxes and made history without being a glory hound.
Concerning lift and directional control: yes and yes...