Great submission!
I see we had a very similiar approach concerning the theme, but parted at the dimension of the game. I jumped right into the wing-it mode and finished on the third attempt!
Funnily we also share the issue, already mentioned by other players in the comments, that the respawn loop could be improved.
But I really enjoyed soaring through the beautiful visuals of the game...
Last question, where is the speedrun mode ?