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On january 12th, 2007, hes getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. >> ready to go? >> im set. >> did you see my last one? >> no. >> good. >> good. because his last jump helicopter been perfect. that was when thuma got the first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension knot in the lines as it unfurled. >> so the lines have slack in some stage. so they went through themselves and created a knot like this. >> youre always pr...

Australia. january # 12 2007 hes getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. ready to go? >> all set. >> did you see my left one? >> no. >> good. >> good because his last jump hadnt been perfect. thats when he got his first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension line as it unfurled. >> it created it right here. >> youre always prepared for your main parachute. about every 1,000 jumps that happens. >> he cutaway the main par...

Getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. >> ready to go? >> im set. >> did you see my last one? >> no. >> good. >> good because it hadnt been perfect. that was when thuma got the first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension knot in the lines. >> so the lines have slack in some stage. so they went through themselves and created a knot like this. >> youre always prepared for your main parachute to go wrong. about one every...

Less than an hour after his first parachute problem, theuma and scott head to the drop zone at 14,000 feet. then they jump. its captured on a video camera attached to his left hand. >> we fall perfectly. >> at 5,000 feet he releases the main parachute. for the second jump in a row, surprise. theres a problem. again, there are tension knots in his lines. he tries unsuccessfully to clear them. after falling for over a thousand more feet. he knows he has to turn to his reserve. >> sort of looked fi...

>> adrian "wildman" thuma is a sky drive instructor who takes people on jumps in australia. on january 12th, 2007, hes getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. >> ready to go? >> im set. >> did you see my last one? >> no. >> good. >> good because it hadnt been perfect. that was when thuma got the first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension knot in the lines. >> so the lines have slack in some stage. so they went through...

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