Mercury’s Winged Sandals or wings à la Da Vinci

I am referring to the following line from Wings of the Soaring Wind:

“It is dangerous for extended travel, because if you lose concentration, you are likely to sustain serious damage (+15 damage, on average, although it may be more if the magus was very high up).”

Flying as a bird is much easier than flying with CrAu magic, which requires concentration.