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 is not good. we have to do something about it. 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 tangled, 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
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
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 early deployment is very dangerous. a lot of things can happen. by the force orlando is drug out of the plane, he can hit the door, be unconscious. you can see the canopy pull of air on top and on bottom and the pressure is so great, that you can actually feel the plane pouncing up and down, like some
it s a good thing to have video, 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 tail. 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 early deployment is very dangerous. a lot of things can happen. by the force orlando is drug out of the plane, he can hit the door, be unconscious. you can see the canopy pull of
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 i realized, this ain t normal, this ain t good. we have to do something about it. 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.