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Just on the plane and the only thing that went through my mind was, cut away. that's the only thing you can think of. i don't know if he's conscious, i don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando amador remains conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pull. i didn't realize it was open. i just felt the tension. i was trying to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong that i just couldn't hold. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane was still there that ...

Just hitting the plane and the only thing that went through my mind was, cut away. that's the only thing you can think of. i don't know if he's conscious, i don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando amador remains conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pull. i didn't realize it was open. i just felt the tension. i was trying to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong that i just couldn't hold. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane was still there ...

So you can tape your friends and they can tape you and you can see what you did wrong and fix any problem that you have, just to become better. a better skydiver. >> with norman's camera recording, no one is ready for what happens next. as orlando turns his back to the door, his back opens, the chute flies out, opening prematurely, yanking him out and gets snagged on the plane's trail. he twists out of control, smacking on side of the plane. orlando's own helmet cam also records the event. now his lives and the lives at everyone on the plane are at risk. >> having a premature deployment or ear...

I don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando amador remains conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pull. i didn't realize it was open. i just felt the tension. i was trying to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong that i just couldn't hold. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane was still there that i realized, this ain't normal, this ain't good. we have to do something about this. >> all skydivers carry a second chute called a reserve and that re...

Just hitting the plane and the only thing that went through my mind was, cut away. that's the only thing you can think of. i don't know if he's conscious, i don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando amador remains conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pull. i didn't realize it was open. i just felt the tension. i was trying to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong that i just couldn't hold. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane was still there ...