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California international air show. keeping them well clear of danger. but as handley's case shows, these don't always protect the men and women who do these dangero dangerous stupts. coming up -- >> there was one final move they made. we were waiting for them to come back up. and the plane didn't come back up. >> when "caught on camera: flying on the edge" continues. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables?

Thing. so as long as you have people like us that like to fly, like to entertain, and you have people that are going to come and see this type of flying, it's going to continue. >> civilian pilots come from a number of different backgrounds. some of them are exmilitary pilots. and some come from an aerobatic competition community. whatever their entry into air show business, they're pretty widely regarded as amongst the most talented and skilled pilots in all of aviation. >> october 3rd, 1999. handley almost dies doing what he does best. he takes off in his g-750 in front of a crowd of 80,000 ...

Sternum. i have titanium rods in my back right now. i'm two and a half inches shorter. i hate that. >> six months after the crash, handley goes back to the airport to see what's left of his plane. >> i'm looking here underneath the seat. the structure down underneath the seat that the seat sat on. all composite material compressed and absorbed the energy as it failed a good amount. the fact that just everything, it just -- what i'm seeing is it could not have taken anymore. everything is just absolutely maxed out. the fact that the fuselage broke here at the canopy. the taxiway where i hit had...

>> handley's plane smashes on top of the runway skidding 200 feet. then a fire erupts. >> the airplane hit, parts flew in every direction. so many things worked well for me when the airplane finished the slideout, it hit a taxi light facing downwind. a fire started on top of the engine. my flight suit was covered with fuel. but because of the wind, it didn't connect and i didn't burn in the time it took the fire truck to get there. >> handley can't remember the rescue crews pulling him from the wreckage. >> i firmly believe that my body absorbed 97% of what it possibly could have and still sur...

Capability of reversing the propeller. i could reverse the pitch of the propeller and blow the air forward instead of going back. >> handley had done this maneuver often. it's tricky, but not difficult. >> at about 60 knots as i'm coming down. well, something went wrong that i didn't recognize at the time. the time i came out of reverse at idle and i started bringing the throttle back up, no power was generated to come back to the propeller. >> without any power handley can't pull his plane out of its rapid decent. he's about to crash and there isn't a lot he can do about it. >> and i got the ...