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Keeping his cool under pressure turns a very bad day into a great story. >> there's no actually training for hanging from a plane, but there wasn't mush i could do at that time, just 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 chute inside the container if the closing loop is too loose, wind can get inside and pull the chute open. a pin olds it all in place. >> somet...

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 this sport. i don't think it's a crazy sport. we might be crazy for doing it, but i love it. i mean, it's a thrill and you get to meet great people. coming up, a tow truck driver's day goes from bad ...

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 for hanging from a plane, but there wasn't mush i could do at that time, just 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 chute inside the container if the closing loop...

Packer was closing the container, the closing loop broke. so in the same hurry, 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 snnt 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 this sport. i don't think it's a crazy support. we might be crazy for doing it, but i love it. i mean, it's a thrill and...

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 actually training for hanging from a plane, but there wasn't mush i could do at that time, just 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 chute inside the container if the closing lo...