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\f0\fs24 \cf2 (Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bremont.com/briefing-room/bremont-wingman"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Bremont}}) \f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\b BY MALLORY PERRYMAN \b0 \
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\b \cf2 ANCHOR CHRISTIAN BRYANT \b0 \
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\f1 \cf2 \uc0\u8232 \f0 A British man jumped out of a helicopter
without a parachute, fell 2,400 feet, and landed without a scratch on him. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/23/skydive-without-parachute-video.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CBC talked to\ulnone }}42-year-old
Gary Connery before he became the first person to complete a successful wingsuit landing.
\f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b Gary Connery: \'93If I didn\'92t feel
scared, then there would be a problem. Paranoia I think for something like this is a great
state of mind it keeps me focused.\'94 \f1\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0 Scared or not \'97\'a0Connery did jump. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9285258/Gary-Connery-stuntman-completes-2400ft-skydive-without-a-parachute.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Telegraph has headcam video}} from Connery\'92s fellow jumper.
\f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b Video shows Connery gliding through
the air \f1\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0 That windsuit Connery is wearing allowed him to steer toward a landing site \'97\'a0but
he still reached speeds of about 80 miles an hour. After nearly a minute of falling
through the air, he made it to the landing pad.
\f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9IRC_b4g7Sg"}}{\fldrslt
\f0 \cf3 \ul \ulc3 ITV News has the video}} \f0 .
\f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b Video shows Connery\'92s landing
\f1\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0 Yes, those were cardboard boxes that he
landed on. More than 18,000 of them, actually. But besides making for a cool stunt \'97\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://gizmodo.com/5912710/watch-this-man-survive-a-2400-foot-skydive-with-no-parachute"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Gizmodo reports}}, this is
a big deal for skydivers. \f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\b \'93His success means he's achieved something that's been a goal for skydivers
since 1997, when the first wing suit was invented by French daredevil Patrick De Gayardon, who
actually died while attempting to jump sans parachute.\'94
\f1\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0 Connery\'92s custom wingsuit was equipped
with a parachute just in case. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/sports/englishman-connery-completes-successsful-wing-suit-landing.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 A fellow skydiver tells The New York Times\ulnone }}\'97\'a0it took a
combination of skill and guts to do something like this and live to tell the tale.
\f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b \'93It\'92s one of the most amazing
things I\'92ve ever seen in my life \'85 Because of movies, people don\'92t really understand
what they witnessed. It\'92s monumental for a human to land at those speeds. It took an
enormous amount of courage.\'94 \f1\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0 Connery had to do hundreds of jumps in the wingsuit to prepare for the event. He
works as a stuntman \'97 and his resume includes appearances in Harry Potter, Downton Abbey,
Indiana Jones, and Batman.\ }