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 reserve is orlando's only hope. he has to cut away his primary and pray the backup works. just as he releases, his tangle primary canopy shreds from the wind rushing over the tail. orlando still clenches the rip cords in his hand, free falling from 12,000 feet. at 4,500 feet, he pulls his reserve. it works. orlando is now able to drift