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Loose, winds can get inside and pull the chute open. a pin holds it all in place. >> it's something that happened that while the packer was closing the container, the closing loop broke. she had to place a new closing loop in there. was it new? was it old? was it worn out? was it too loose? too tight? unless we get that little piece of material, there's no way we can determine that. >> still, the incident isn't enough to deter orlando from the sport he loves. stepping out at 15,000 feet, in no time he's back in the air with a new chute, a little wiser and as passionate as ever. >> i love the s...

Closing loop broke. in the same area, she had to place a new closing loop in there. was it new? was it old? was it worn out? was it too loose? too tight? unless we get that little piece of material, there's no way we can determine that. >> still, the incident isn't enough to deter orlando from the sport he loves. stepping out at 15,000 feet, in no time he's back in the air with a new chute, a little wiser and as passionate as ever. >> i love the sport. i don't think it's a crazy sport. we might be crazy for doing it, but i love it. it's a thrill and you get to meet great people. coming up, a...

At 4,500 feet, he pulls his reserve. it works. orlando is now able to drift safely to the ground. keeping his cool under pressure turns a very bad day into a great story. >> there's no actual training from hanging from a plane. but there wasn't much i could do at that time, follow procedure. cut away, reserve. >> orlando's relieved when he finally reaches earth again. the pilot also lands the plane safely. orlando considers why his canopy might have opened early. a chute's deployment depends a lot on the closing loop, a small piece of cord that holds the entire schuss inside the container. if ...

Closing the container, the closing loop broke. she had to place a new closing loop in there. was it new? was it old? was it worn out? was it too loose? too tight? unless we get that little piece of material, there's no way we can determine that. >> still, the incident isn't enough to deter orlando from the sport he loves. stepping out at 15,000 feet, in no time he's back in the air with a new chute, a little wiser and as passionate as ever. >> i love the sport. i don't think it's a crazy sport. i love it. it's a thrill and you get to meet great people. >> coming up -- a tow truck driver's day ...

At 4500 feet, he pulls his reserve. it works. orlando is now able to drift safely to the ground. keeping his cool under pressure turns a very bad day into a great story. >> there's no actual training hanging from a plane. there wasn't much you can do at the time. cut away, reserve. >> orlando's relieved when he finally reaches earth again. the pilot also lands the plane safely. the orlando considers why his canape opened early. it depends a lot on the closing loop. a small piece of cord that holds the chute inside the container. if it's too loose, wind can get inside and pull the chute open. a...