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Unmoderated Tag: Celebrities Rating: Ok Hits: 61 Comments: 0 Wingsuit Landing without Deploying a Parachute: Gary Connery Wingsuit Landing without Deploying a Parachute: Gary Connery A stuntman has made aviation history by becoming the first skydiver in the world to land without the use of a parachute. Gary Connery, 42, from Oxfordshire, leapt from a helicopter a mile above Henley then glided down using a specially adapted wing suit before landing on a "runway" of 18,000 cardboard boxes. "It was so comfortable, so soft. My calculations obviously worked out and I'm glad they did," he told Sky News afterwards. His wife Vivian said she was "relieved its all over". To prepare for the jump he underwent weeks of intensive training in Switzerland and Italy, leaping from mountains and cliffs to perfect his wing suit glide angle. As part of the preparations, Mr Connery studied the flight of kite birds and how they use their tail to control their flight direction. "Kites steer by twisting their tail one way or another and I'll be doing the same," he explained before the jump. Gary Connery Mr Connery made his first parachute jump aged 23 after joining the Army. He went on to become a professional stuntman, completing 880 skydives and 450 base jumps. He has acted as stunt-double for the likes of Gary Oldman, John Hurt and Rowan Atkinson and appeared in films such as The Beach, Die Another Day, Batman Begins and Indiana Jones. He also leapt from the Eiffel Tower, Nelson's Column, Tower Bridge and the London Eye. "This stunt will get great recognition and will be a post in the runway of aviation history," Mr Connery said beforehand. "I'm sure plenty of people will think I'm bonkers but that's OK, I take that as a compliment." Landing a wing suit without a parachute has been a dream of skydivers since the modern wing suit was invented in 1997 by French skydiver and aristocrat Patrick De Gayardon. The unique design of his suit enabled "pilots" to barrel-roll, swoop and fly in formation. Tragically, Mr De Gayardon died a year later in a skydiving accident in Hawaii after a modification to his suit caused his parachute to malfunction. US skydiver Jeb Corliss planned to become the first to land a wing suit without a parachute but his plans were suspended after he was seriously injured during a recent jump in South Africa. May 19, 2013 8:14 AM






Unmoderated Tag: Tech Geeks Rating: Good Hits: 139 Comments: 0 Coolest Water Jet Pack EVER!!! Coolest Water Jet Pack EVER!!! These guys down below were the main athletes in the video. They give lessons in San Diego California and also sell Flyboards as well. Check them out in the link below! The owner/inventor of the Fly Board, Franky Zapata, check out the full official website in the link below! Zapata Racing: http://www.zapata-racing.com/en/flyboard/ Jason McKinley helped put this together in Hawaii, check out the link below. http://FlyBoard.com Music was done by my awesome friends "Scott and Brendo" You can get the song off iTunes in the link below! It's called "Somewhere". https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/and-away-we-go/id605519069 Check out Scott & Brendo on Facebook for free music: http://facebook.com/scottandbrendo Watch the making of this video on my second channel in the link below! http://youtu.be/MUWvQXhZopM For all the GoPro shots, we hooked the camera to a Go-Scope, and it worked out great. For all those asking, here is the pole I used. http://go-scope.com/ Film made by Devin Graham Camera work by: Devin Graham and Scott Winn Behind The Scenes was shot by Cameron Manwaring and edited by Parker Walbeck Cameron Manwaring also played a big part in organizing this/putting the right people together. Check out his company in the link below. https://www.facebook.com/ConsultingVirality This was all shot on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Special thanks to North Shore Catamaran Carters Inc for an incredible day of filming with Captain Don and JD! Please visit us on the North Shore of Oahu at: sailingcat.com or email to info@sailingcat.com. You can also call for reservations at 808-351-9371. And last but not least, make sure to follow me on twitter and facebook, it's the cool thing to do these days :) https://www.facebook.com/devinsupertrampyoutube http://twitter.com/devinsupertramp For business enquires ONLY, contact me here: devinsupertramp@gmail.com User: TheNextDylan Feb 28, 2013 12:23 PM









 
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