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>> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, youre going to hit what youre tr...

Day in paradise. its gorgeous down there. the beaches are beautiful. the water is beautiful. and the sky diving is terrific. >> their team has been jumping out of planes all morning. on their fifth jump of the day, they decide to ratchet up the adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> its when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time...

Part of my gear could have been opened and i might not have been aware of it. i could see from his face looking straight at my face that nothing else was wrong. so at that point, i knew i was okay. >> bland immediately turns his attention to the safety of his team members who start reforming around him. >> i need to make sure i am aiming myself back towards the drop zone to make sure im safe and to make sure everybody else gets back. i consider that my responsibility as the person on the bottom....

Captures the last jump of the day. >> you see a guy jump out of a plane. he sales over flat land. looks like nothing could possibly go wrong. >> the instructor floats towards the drop zone, an open field. the only object in sight, a trailer used to pick up the jumpers. >> it was like the moth to the flame. he was just drawn to that trailer. it was like, come on. theres a whole field. really hes going to hit that? >> hit it, he does. the sky diver injures his arm and eventually is amputated. but ...

Day. >> you see a guy jump out of a plane. he sails over kind of flat land. it looks like nothing could possibly go wrong. >> the instructor floats towards the drop zone, an open field. the only object in sight, a trailer used to pick up the jumpers. >> it was like the moth to the flame. he was just drawn to that trailer. it was like, come on. theres a whole field. really? hes going to hit that? >> hit it, he does. the skydiver injures his arm and eventually is amputated. but it hasnt stopped hi...

Drop zone to make sure im safe and to make sure everybody else gets back. i consider that my responsibility as the person on the bottom. >> but as quickly as bland reorients himself, unbelievably, it happens again. another pocket of dead air, and another midair collision. this time, two different wing-suit fliers. as they tumble in the sky, the team reaches 5,000 feet and bland signals to pull their parachutes, unsure if everyone is accounted for. >> after we opened the parachutes, i look around...

Adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> stacking is basically when you get a nun of wing suitors flying over the tob of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and not fly into you. definitely, a large risk whenever a stack goes wrong. >> but all seems okay on exit. team leader scott bland points the flock towar...

>> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my back side. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, youre going to hit what youre t...

Anywhere for that matter. brace yourself you are about to enter the danger zone. a wide open field. a trailer and a sky diver trying to avoid it. >> had eyes on the trailer and thats where it landed. >> april 2011 4,000 feet above colorados freemont county airport a sky divers instructor helmet cam captures the last jump of the day. >> we see a guy jump out of the plane. he sails over flat land. >> the instructor floats toward the drop zone and open field. the only object in sight, a trailer use...

Adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> its when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and not fly into you. definitely, a large risk whenever a stack goes wrong. >> but all seems okay on exit. team leader scott bland points the flock towards the...