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beyourselfchulanmaria · 4 months ago

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This Is the Story Behind 'A Door in the Sky'

Ever wondered what it took for the Soul Flyers to jump off a mountain and into a plane? Well, wonder no more. We've got the full story.

By Paul Gallo Published on 06/28/2019

A Door in the Sky in numbers

Height: Start from 13,300 feet above sea level and a 10,500-foot drop

Door size：5 feet x 4 feet Time spent training：4 months Attempted entries into the plane：20 Number of flights：About 100 Air temp：5 degrees at the time of the jump

A member of the Soul Flyers, Frédéric Fugen (France) is one of the most talented and innovative skydivers, wingsuit pilots and BASE jumpers on the planet.

Vince Reffet (France) was one half of the Soul Flyers, a duo who led the way in the world of aerial adventures.

In November 2017, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, the duo known as the Soul Flyers, accomplished something next level. From a peak at 13,000-plus feet above sea level, the two wingsuiters managed to fly through the narrow door of a plane in flight, launched at 91 mph.

However, before the project even began, it nearly didn't take off. Here's the full story of what went down for the film.

February 2017: Reffet wakes up in the early morning with the remains of a crazy dream, inspired by skydiving pioneer, Patrick de Gayardon, who, in 1997, jumped out of a flying plane in a wingsuit to then land in the very same plane. Fugen, in his underwear and messy hair, listens when Reffet tells him. "We have to do it, but starting from a cliff."

In June, the Soul Flyers traveled to Spain with two goals: to fly as close as possible to an aircraft (obviously, without hitting the propeller) and to succeed in entering through the side: a 5 foot by 4 foot window.

"We first trained in Spain, where we would jump out of the plane and go back inside," Fugen explained. "We made a lot of attempts to get there. We managed to get into it several times each to practice doing it in 'plane jump' mode. That means with normal parachutes, with rescue, safety systems, and away from the ground. The key was to be synchronised with the plane's movement," Fugen added.

"During the first session in Spain, Fred managed to get in, and I failed," Reffet said. "I hurt my ribs trying to get in, so I wasn't feeling good at the time. At this point, we figured there was no point in continuing. It felt like the odds were against us and there was nothing we could about it."

When we started training, we thought it would be easier, but then we realised it was complicated and very mental. You had to be fully focused, with aiming targets.

-Fred Fugen-

For this kind of feat, the preparation must be optimal to achieve getting back into the flying plane, so the guys took a month off to recuperate and focus.

"We did another session a month later," Reffet continued. "Now, we were better, we settled our stuff, and it paid off. The first day, we got back into the plane. I entered first, and then Fred. We checked the parachutes to see if everything was okay, jumped again, and came back into the plane again."

Then, in mid-October, the Soul Flyers jumped off a cliff, 13,000 feet above sea level, flew 15.5 miles further and finally jumped back into the door of the flying plane. The rest, as they say, is history.

"It was a big job, the most intense project of our lives," Fugen admitted. "It was hard, there was technique, concentration, and there was a lot of work to do on the equipment. But, we don't need to tell you how worth it it was."

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welcometogrouchland · 2 years ago

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Also I am. Constantly forgetting how fucking funny Hunter is. We never give him enough credit for how funny he is because his life is so fucked up but I swear 90% of his lines are just bit after bit after bit. He's not even trying either. Anytime he actively tries to make a joke it falls flat but if you just put him in a Scenario he'll find a way to be so over invested and yet out of touch/at odds with whatever's going on. He's so autistic

#the owl house #ramblings of a lunatic #i forget hunters character voice A Lot #plus the most recent ep is always whats most clear in my mind (so rn that's ftf) and he's obvs much more angsty in that one #idk ppl credit thanks to them as the first time Hunter was like happy and silly #but i highkey think asias was the prelude to that. like i think the events of that day are so vivid and special to hunter #precisely bc it's the first time he's interacted with witches his age in a non hostile or strained way #it's the first time on screen we see him have fun doing something that isn't deranged #yeah whatever souls are made of his and willows are the same. but more importantly her gus and the rest make him laugh #that's important for the guy canonically having the worst day of his life Every Day #part of why huntlow appealed to me initially was that it was hunters first taste of like. normal teenagedom #not the romance with willow (cause that's barely an undercurrent in asias) but flyer derby and hexside in general #and that's part of why willow and later gus r like. his safe space #and thus why it's so significant that he goes out of his way to protect (keep them safe) too #anyway enough hunter thoughts for tonight. i love him but this isn't my Brand

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dumbasssportsboys · 4 months ago

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