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>> 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 wasn't doing well. >> when "caught on camera: what went wrong" continues. i've 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 deployed even though he was so close to the ground. >> we all gathered at the ground and he was just...
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 coasts to a landing completely unscathed. luckily his reserve chute deployed even though he was so close ...
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 world's best of 38. after three years of planning, this morning is their last test before the next day's 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 flying in formation. the person on the top will grab the nylon of the parachute that comes in to doc on...
>> 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 can't land. >> even the smallest miss cue can mean the dip between success and disaster. >> it's 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 have to plan out the entire jump and then the challenge is to go up and do it in the air. >> lewis as...