kent s lawn chair is outfitted with all the gear he ll need to survive a long trip. from a gps system so his ground crew can track him, to an oxygen tank so he can breathe above 13,000 feet. and lucky for us, it also includes cameras to document his voyages. but in preparation for breaking his record, the most valuable tool for couch is the experience he s gained from his earlier attempts. like this white knuckle flight in 2007. in that 07 flight the wind would shoot me one way or the other. it was a little bit treacherous air. but fatigue got to me on that trip because i had a big old parachute and it was bumpy. my back was killing me. and i was running out of ballast. ballast is any weight that improves an aircraft s stability. couch prefers to use water. he gets down too low then he drops water out so he can go back up. then when he gets too high, he
wrong time. i had to make some really fast decisions. and obviously, it didn t pan out the way i wanted it to. i was hoping to miss it, but i didn t miss the trailer. april 30, 2011. high above colorado s fremont county airport skydiving instructor tommy ferguson is preparing for his third and final jump of the day. i had already put out two loads of students. the day was going great. this was my third jump that day. i tell the other two jumpers that i will film them coming out. ferguson gets out on the strut of the plane to capture the other skydivers as they jump the nearly 4,000 feet to earth. i just let go of the aircraft and watch it fly away, which is what you do. after free falling for several seconds, ferguson pulls his parachute and plots a plan for landing. i was facing into the wind the whole time. i m thinking, i m not going to make it back.
the camera guy, he got a little squeamish about the whole thing. so i grabbed the camera, and i started shooting after that. i was more concerned about making sure i got the scene on tape. sergeant john holland is the only fireman on duty in white lake township when the call comes in. when i first arrived there, i see the aircraft, the nose down. i can still see the pilot in the plane. with that type of impact, an aircraft has basically fallen out of the sky hitting the water, my biggest concerns are spinal injuries. the situation seems under control, but sergeant holland knows there are hidden dangers. a two-ton plane leaking 75 gallons of jet fuel can be a recipe for disaster. when you get any type of incident like this, you start getting everybody wants to come and look. you ve got fuel in the water. you have a combustion engine coming in. the fuel could be ignited.
the camera guy, he got a little squeamish about the whole thing. so i grabbed the camera, and i started shooting after that. i was more concerned about making sure i got the scene on tape. sergeant john holland is the only fireman on duty in white lake township when the call comes in. when i first arrived there, i see the aircraft, the nose down. i can still see the pilot in the plane. with that type of impact, an aircraft has basically fallen out of the sky hitting the water, my biggest concerns are spinal injuries. the situation seems under control, but sergeant holland knows there are hidden dangers. a two-ton plane leaking 75 gallons of jet fuel can be a recipe for disaster. when you get any type of incident like this, you start getting everybody wants to come and look. you ve got fuel in the water. you have a combustion engine
a father/son project elevates a homemade aircraft higher than they ever imagined. i said to myself, if i see blackness, i m going to freak out. of course that meant space. when we saw the blackness of space and the curvature of the earth and that blue glow that the earth gives off, we were just stunned. it was the most incredible thing ever. cinematographer luke geissbuhler loves doing cool projects with his son max, especially when they involve cameras.