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October 1994, 18,000 feet above davis, california a group of skydivers is determined to make it into the record books. their goal? build a 46 parachute diamond or canopy and then separate and land safely. it will hold eight more skydivers than the worlds best of eight. this morning is their last test before the next days big jump. skydiving cameraman, brian scott, tapes the practice session. the skydivers will use the tape later to analyze the jump. >> canopy formation is multiple parachuters fl...

Control, 9,000 feet above the ground. and alan has another problem. the lines of the other mans chute is wrapped around his neck. >> its what we call a wrap. your parachute is open but somebody elses parachute is wrapped around you. in that case, the person who has the parachute wrapped and you, they need to go into free fall and that takes the tension off. >> falling at nearly 50 miles an hour, the skydivers have less than two minutes before they hit the ground. the first guy manages to break f...

Has only one option. cut the other skydivers chute line but as he does that it causes another problem. >> once alan cut the line, the other parachute started spinning. now its wrapping alans parachute lines up into a coil. >> alans chute was spinning out of control and time was running out. >> i didnt know if alan was going to make it. i had never seen anything that violent before. i knew we were getting quite low and i could see the numbers on the runway. i thought he was the way i watched him ...

Wrapped around his neck. >> in that case, the person who has the parachute wrapped and you, they need to go into free fall and that takes the tension off. >> falling at nearly 50 miles an hour, the skydivers have less than two minutes before they hit the ground. the parachute remains behind and wrapped around alans neck. >> the parachutes line has wrapped around him twice. the tension stayed on him when he cut away. the parachute was still partially opened and wrapped around alan so it was pulli...

Leads to, yet, another problem. >> once alan cut the line, the other parachute started spinning. because it was no long her a flight configuration. one side was cut leak and more and more was cut loose. now its wrapping alans parachute lines up into a coil. it was tying a rope. >> alan is spinning out of control and time is running out. >> i didnt know if alan was going to make it. i had never seen anything that violent before. i knew we were getting quite low and we were right over the airport....

And the other mans chute is wrapped around his neck. >> this is what we call a wrap. when your parachute is opened and someone elses parachute is wrapped around you and they need to put their release handle and goes free fall and that takes the tension off. >> falling at nearly 50 miles an hour, the skydivers have less than two minutes before they hit the ground. the first guy manages to break free. the parachute remains behind and the lines are still wrapped around alans neck. >> the parachutes...

Davis, california. a group of skydivers is determined to make it into the record books. their goal? build a 46 parachute diamond or canopy and then separate and land safely. it will hold more eight skydivers than the worlds best of 38. after three years of planning, this morning is their last test before the next days big jump. skydiving cameraman, brian scott, tapes the practice session. the skydivers will use the tape later to analyze the jump. >> canopy formation is multiple parachuters flyin...

October 1994, 18,000 feet above davis, california. a group of skydivers is determined to make it into the record books. their goal? build a 46 parachute diamond or canopy and then separate and land safely. it will hold more eight skydivers than the worlds best of 38. this morning is their last test before the next days big jump. skydiving cameraman, brian scott, tapes the practice session. the skydivers will use the tape later to analyze the jump. >> canopy formation is multiple parachuters flyi...

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>> the parachutes line has wrapped around him twice. the tension stayed on him when he cut away. the parachute was still partially opened and wrapped around alan so it was pulling those lines tight like a chinese finger trap. it sticks to you. >> with time running out, alan has only one option. cut the other skydivers chute line but as he does that it causes another problem. >> once alan cut the line, the other parachute started spinning. now its wrapping alans parachute lines up into a coil. >>...