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The edge planning to fly at 1,000 feet, higher than hes attempted before. a go-pro camera sits on his wing to record the flight. >> set up the glider, put the harness on, got to be my turn. i attached. when youre towing, you stomp your foot a couple times and the tow rig pulls you off the ground. >> 76-year-old harold johnson operates the tow rig. the electric powered rig uses a winch to create tension on the wire cable. once lyons reaches altitude, he can release the tow line and glide free. >>...

And thats for cutting lines when you need to. and for whatever reason, i didnt try to do that. >> he turns to his parachute instead. >> at that point, i was going parachute or die. >> lyons had only just learned how to use his parachute. >> i had taken a parachute clinic about two weeks before that where they had told me and everybody else, this is what you do. >> he has trouble releasing the parachute, too. >> i was trying to fly with one hand -- mostly just keep myself in some semblance of ord...

At the same time, he is still searching. >> everything that comes with base jumping is absolutely incredible, and i hope i can find a way to fill that gap. but im struggling at the moment. a 72-year-old hangglider is flying high until a midair mishap threatens to send him crashing to the ground. >> what do i do now? >> july 5th, 2013, hollister, california. 72-year-old lynn lyons has always wanted to fly. >> i had wanted to fly ever since i was young. >> but it wasnt until he was 70 years old ...

Base jumping is absolutely incredible, and i hope i can find a way to fill that gap. but im struggling at the moment. a 72-year-old hangglider is flying hide until a midair mishap threatens to send him crashing to the ground. >> what do i do now? >> july 5th, 2013, hollister, california. 72-year-old lynn lyons has always wanted to fly. >> i had wanted to fly ever since i was young. >> but it wasnt until he was 70 years old that he made the leap. >> youre flying. here ive gone to heaven, and i ...

Didnt release. >> lyons sees hes made a mistake, connecting the line to the glider. he cant fix it now. >> i look, and theres a pin that does the release, and the pins off to the side, and its not released. and now im in trouble. >> harold johnson watches from the ground. >> i couldnt figure out why he wasnt releasing it. kept telling myself, release, release. >> instead, the tow line acts like an anchor, pulling lyons down to earth. >> went vertical down. and -- which ive never seen happen befo...

Down to earth. >> went vertical down. and -- which ive never seen happen before. thats when i knew that he was in trouble. >> what do i do now? so im doing this, i kick my legs -- harold, im in trouble. >> johnson releases a switch to let the line run out like a fishing reel, buying lyons a few precious seconds which could have been used to cut the line and release his hooked glider. >> we all have a hook knife. and thats for cutting lines when you need to. and for whatever reason, i didnt try t...

Searching. >> everything that comes with base jumping is absolutely incredible, and i hope i can find a way to fill that gap. but im struggling at the moment. a 72-year-old hangglider is flying hide until a midair mishap threatens to send him crashing to the ground. >> what do i do now? >> july 5th, 2013, hollister, california. 72-year-old lynn lyons has always wanted to fly. >> i had wanted to fly ever since i was young. >> but it wasnt until he was 70 years old that he made the leap. >> your...

And getting higher and high her and higher. >> at 1,000 feet above the ground, he levels out. >> any pilot will tell you, more altitude is good. >> lyons reaches over to release the tow rope, but nothing happens. >> i pulled it, and it didnt release. okay. pulled it again, didnt release. didnt release. >> lyons sees hes made a mistake, connecting the line to the glider. he cant fix it now. >> i look, and theres a pin that does the release, and the pins off to the side, and its not released. and ...