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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 separate and land safely. it will hold eight more 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 bryan scott tapes the practice session. the skydivers will use the tape later to analyze the jump. >> canopy formation is multiple parachutes plying nogt formation. the person on the top will grab the nylon of the pair shoot that comes to dock on him. h...

Hook knife. and i think allen had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here, but it was plastic. and i bought him a better knife. it was just a present to my buddy the day before. >> with his new knife, allen finally frees himself of both chutes. now in free fall, he has fewer than ten secok seconds until im. >> that was it. >> with little time to spare, allen 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 laughing and carrying on. ...

Someone else comes and joins the formation and you will form a diamond of parachutes. >> it's a risky jump. >> 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, it's gone. you can't use it to land. >> he knows even the smallest miss cue can be a disaster. >> it's much like choreographing a dance. place where they have to fly to and take ahold of the other canopy. you have to have your hand and feet in the right place. you have to plan ...

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 more eight skydivers than the world's best of 38. 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. he will put a foot in the line and hold that parachute while

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 laughing and carrying on. he was back up in the air that day. i mean, alan is just my hero. he never gave up for one second. >> the very next day, the team beats the world record for canopy formation. one of those skydivers? alan. coming up, rescuers spot a man whose time was r...