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Formation and you will form a diamond of parachutes. >> its a risky jump. but this veteran embraces the chat enk. >> canopy formation is a very fragile formation. >> the idea of someone grabbing ahold of your parachute scares experienced jumpers even more than new jumpers. because if they get all tangled up in your parachute, its done. you cant use it to land. >> lois is in charge of mapping out every detail. >> he knows even the smallest miss cue can be a disaster. >> its much like choreographi...

He never gave up for one second. >> the very next day, the team breaks a world record for canopy formation. one of those skydivers, allen. coming up -- >> rescues spot a man whose time is running out. >> he was up in the midst of it. he wasnt doing well. >> when "caught on camera" continues. american express for travel and entertainment worldwide. just show them this - the american express card. dont leave home without it! and someday, i may even use it on the moon. its a marvelous thing! oh! ...

And youll build up a diamond or a stack of parachutes. >> its a risky and volatile jump, but 35-year veteran skydiver mike lewis embraces the challenge. >> canopy formation is very fragile formation. the idea of someone grabbing ahold of your parachute scares experienced jumpers even more than new jumpers because they get all tangled up in your parachute, its gone. you cant use it to land. >> lewis is the point man today in charge of mapping out every detail. he knows even the smallest miscue co...

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...

Formation and you will build up a diamond of parachutes. >> its a risky jump. mike lewis though embraces the challenge. >> canopy formation is a very fragile formation. >> the idea of someone grabbing ahold of your parachute scares experienced jumpers even more than new jumpers. because if they get all tangled up in your parachute, its done. you cant use it to land. >> lewis is the point man in charge today, in charge of mapping out every detail. he knows even the smallest miscue can be a disast...

>> the very next day, the team breaks the word record for canopy formation. one of those skydivers? alan. coming up, rescuers spot a man whose time was running out. >> he was in the midst of it and i knew he wasnt doing well. >> when "caught on camera: what went wrong" continues. ive never seen swanything so soft!tness... charmin! take a closer look at charmin ultra soft

Hook knife and i think alan had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here. but it was plastic. i bought him a better knife. it was just a present to my buddy the day before. >> with his new knife, alan finally frees himself of both chutes. now in free fall, he has less than ten seconds until impact. >> that was it. he pulled out of that at about 700 feet. >> with little time to spare, he coasts to a landing completely unscathed. luckily his reserve chute ...

Hook knife and i think alan had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here. but it was plastic. i bought him a better knife. it was just a present to my buddy the day before. >> with his new knife, alan finally frees himself of both chutes. now in free fall, he has fewer than ten seconds until impact. >> we were under 1,000 feet and i saw a pilot chief come out and that was it. he pulled out of that at about 700 feet. >> with little time to spare, he coast...

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...

>> a risky jump, but veteran mike lewis engages the challenge. >> canopy formation is a very is fragile formation. the very idea of somebody grabbing ahold of your parachute scares experienced jumpers even more than new jumpers. if they get statangled up, you cant land. >> even the smallest miss cue can mean the dip between success and disaster. >> its very much like corps graphing a dance. you have to take ahold of the canopy, you have to have your hand and your feet in the right place. you hav...