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- [Narrator] Swiss entrepreneur
and amateur skydiver,
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Marc Hauser, is gripped
by an obsession.
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He wants to fly faster
than anyone before.
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- I have this strong feeling
that I'm able to fly
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like a bird, like a
jet, like a human jet.
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I had this when I
was really small
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in kindergarten, like
in a superman's tale.
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- [Narrator] In 2012 Marc gained
international recognition
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when he established a horizontal
speed tracking record
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of 304 kilometres per hour,
without a tail wind.
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But with a tail wind, Marc
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believes he could
go even faster.
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- I set this first world
record and now I would
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like to push the boundaries
with the best wind
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you can get up there and
that's the jet stream.
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- [Narrator] The jet
stream is a continuous
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ribbon of super-fast
wind that circles
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the northern and southern
hemispheres of the world.
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It's believed to
contain 20 times
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the energy needed for
all of humanity.
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- I really wonder why
we don't use this
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high-altitude wind power
as an energy source.
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It feels like a
missed opportunity.
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And I want to bring
attention to this subject
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by jumping into the jet
stream as a skydiver.
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I'm a real super chicken.
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I'm so scared of heights.
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So I do not believe in this
concept of overcoming fear.
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- [Narrator] Marc Hauser
lives in Bern, Switzerland.
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His day job is running a
branding company as well
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as travelling the world
giving motivational speeches.
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His passion is
aviation and he is
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an accomplished
amateur glider pilot.
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He learned to skydive to
overcome his fear of having
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to jump out of his glider in
the event of an emergency.
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- I knew that I will never
exit this aeroplane
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because this aeroplane
was safe for me.
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Okay, lets go.
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Unfortunately I'm not
Superman and I'm a real,
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real two metre chicken
and it was so hard
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for me to become that
skydiver and maybe
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that's why the skydiving
is still part of my life.
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Usually skydivers
they fall down.
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They really are free falling
and I was interested
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in free flying and we did
not have a clue how fast
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it can get so I said to
myself I will find out.
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I carried these small
GPS devices and it was
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getting faster and
faster and then I
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decided okay, let's
break the world record.
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And there, there was
no world record so it
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was really easy to
establish the first one.
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- [Narrator] Marc jumped from
an altitude of 4,200 metres,
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free falling at a 45
degree angle to reach
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a horizontal speed of 304
kilometres per hour.
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That record remains valid today.
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- Now we want to find
out what happens when
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I jump into the strongest
tail wind we can find.
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That's up there in
the jet stream.
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No one did it before but
I think it's possible.
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- [Narrator] First, Marc
wants to find out how
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the jet stream was reached
in the past and whether
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anybody else is already tapping
into jet stream power.
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He made a surprising
discovery in Germany.
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- When I talk to people
about going up into
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the jet stream they tell
me, ah, it's not possible.
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It's too high.
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But today I'm here in Berlin
to visit the weather museum
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and they set a world record
in altitude with kites.
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They went up to more
than 9,000 metres,
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more than 30,000 feet and
that was 100 years ago.
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So maybe it's possible
to go up there.
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That's why I'm here.
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- [Narrator] Surprisingly,
harnessing high-altitude
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wind energy for
electricity production
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is less science fiction
than Marc thinks.
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In Switzerland alone, he
discovers three startup
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companies that are leading
innovators in this sector,
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which could change the future
of how we acquire energy.
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- This is one of our prototypes.
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It's fully functional
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- How can you harness
energy with this object?
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- For starting we have these
rotors, which start to spin.
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So it can hover up like a drone.
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And once it's high up
where the wind is strong
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we turn those rotors off
and then the wind drives
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the movement of this wing
like a kite in the air.
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And basically the energy is
transferred mechanically
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through that tether
to the ground station
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and the generator is
attached to the drum here
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to produce then this
electrical power.
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So the big difference to
a wind turbine is that
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we don't have the tower, we
don't have a foundation.
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We just have a wing
and the generator on
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the ground and those are
connected by the tether.
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And that saves about
95% of the material of
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the wind turbine and that
makes us mobile and flexible.
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But the big picture is
really, going offshore.
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Here we can put our system
on floating platforms.
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Basically the whole ocean is
now available for wind energy.
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- [Narrator] So far
Twingtec tested various
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prototypes up to an
altitude of 300 metres.
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But they are aiming higher
and expect to build
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their first commercial
100 kilowatt generator
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in a container sized
unit, by 2020.
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- What do you think, is it
just a dream to harness the
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energy power of the jet
stream one day in the future?
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- Well there is what people
call the low level jet streams,
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which are about 500 to
1,000 metres above ground.
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That's definitely in reach
in the next decade.
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I'm sure.
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To really go to 10 kilometres,
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I think it's
technically feasible.
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If the need is there, we will
go there and make it happen.
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- [Narrator] Next,
Marc goes to witness
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the most unconventional
wind energy
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concept that is
currently being tested.
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This is at the Technical
University of Rapperswil.
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Inventor Michael Perberger
explains his vision.
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- Let me show you an
animation about how
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this system will really
work in operation.
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Our system is
completely modular,
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so you can transport
it over land or sea.
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The system can be assembled.
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So on the one hand
you have the wings.
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On the other hand you have
the circular structure,
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which is mounted onto the
generator and as a start
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the generator function
is inverted to a motor.
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So that the cycling starts.
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The lift is created.
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Once it reached the operating
altitude the motor function
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will invert into the generator
function when sufficient wind
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speed is there and that
converts the wind energy into
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electricity and bring it
down through the cable.
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- It really looks like
science fiction to me.
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Beautiful but science fiction.
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- Well, it is science
fiction but it works
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and it is really my
vision to bring it down
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to earth so that humankind
will benefit from it.
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- [Narrator] To reach
jet stream altitudes
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Michael wants to
link these airborne
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generators into a chain
one on top of the other.
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It sounds unbelievable
but the test results
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from a model in a wind
tunnel are promising because
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the underlying physics of
the concept is simple.
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- Well, each wing
can be controlled
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by it's singular servo motor.
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So in the configuration
that you will see
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now we will create downwards
lift on the back side.
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So the system will have a
negative angle of attack and in
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the front side you will have
a positive angle of attack.
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And this will create the lift
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and this will create
the downlift.
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So in total we will have a
lift up and the rotation,
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which will then be
converted into the energy.
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- So then the angles of the
wings they change constantly?
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- Correct.
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Every millisecond every
wing is receiving
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its command where to
be positioned and this
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will depend on the location
along that circle.
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- Imagine, this is 2.5
metres per second
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at a wingspan of one metre.
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If you would go up to the
jet stream with 45 metres
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per second and a wingspan
of six metres you would
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get 60,000 times more
power out of this system.
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- It's not only about the wind
energy of the jet stream.
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We can not harness this yet.
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But there are companies.
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They are reaching higher and
higher now and they can start
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tomorrow with the right
investors, they are ready to go.
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- [Narrator] Marc
is inspired by his
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insights into these cutting
edge technologies.
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Perhaps they could solve
the world's energy crisis.
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However, his goal
of flying through
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the powerful jet stream
seems even more daunting.
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To reach the jet stream as
a skydiver Marc decided
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to try his luck with a hot
air balloon and he found
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the best qualified
pilot in Switzerland,
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European balloon
Champion Stefan Zeberli.
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- You can not go up there
with a hobby pilot.
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You need the real professionals.
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Stefan Zeberli he is amazing and
he is really into his task.
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- [Narrator] Together
they work on a vital
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piece of high-tech
aviation hardware,
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the step required to safely
exit the balloon's basket.
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- The best case would be a
door to open but in this case
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we have now a special
edition by Stephan Zeberli.
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Patented Exit with
two flat wood plates
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and I can really step
out pretty easily.
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And I have a platform where
I can jump in a standing
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position like this I can hold
myself here and I can fly.
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- I think the whole
project is a good idea
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and it is not really a big
problem to do it I think.
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But there are many
many things which can
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not be 100% calculated
from the beginning.
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We only can do what
the weather wants.
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- [Narrator] Unpredictable
weather is always
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a huge risk when you
travel in a balloon.
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But there is also the lack
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of oxygen in jet
stream altitudes.
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This can cause a
life threatening
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condition called hypoxia
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leading to confusion and reduced
levels of consciousness.
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Death follows soon after.
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Anyone in the balloon
is required to breathe
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pure oxygen and must
undergo training to be
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able to identify the onset
of this deadly condition.
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Marc and Stefan go to the
Swiss military aeromedical
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centre for hypoxia
training, a simulation
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of what happens to
them, physiologically,
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when they go up to the
altitude of the jet stream.
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- [Narrator] The oxygen in the
chamber is slowly reduced
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to simulate the balloon climbing
to jet stream altitudes.
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Oxygen is removed
from Marc and Stefan
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and the tests begin,
drawing diagrams
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and counting down numbers
in steps of three.
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- [Narrator] Confusion
is an early sign
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of the onset of hypoxia.
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- [Narrator] They now
simulate a climb to
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the altitude of the jet stream.
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- [Narrator] This
is amusing now,
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but if they climb to these
altitudes without oxygen,
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confusion will rapidly
end in death.
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- [Narrator] Stefan's
hand starts to shiver,
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so the trainer
quickly rescues him.
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- [Narrator] During the debrief,
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Marc confesses to a
worrying episode.
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- [Narrator] It's
crucial to learn
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about the hypoxia risks
in the jet stream.
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But physical preparation is
also vital for Marc's success.
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He's carrying a long
term knee injury
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which could end his
skydiving ambitions.
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- I hurt my knee in the
Swiss Army and I had six
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surgeries so far and I'm
waiting now for a replacement.
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But I would like to
make the jump first.
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But now it doesn't
look too good.
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It's really swollen
and I have to make
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some exercise to be
fit for the jump.
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And it hurts.
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- [Narrator] Marc is so worried
that a poor landing could
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destroy his knee, he travels
to see his doctor for urgent
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treatment and some reassurance
that he will be okay.
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- So the main problem of
your knee joint is that
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you have a displacement between
the patella and the femur
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so it tends to dislocate and
because of that you developed
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cartilage degeneration in
the femur-patella joint.
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- [Narrator] The
doctor recommends
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a steroid injection to help him.
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- The knee is a
never ending story.
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Yeah, I hope I will
not black out.
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- That's it.
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During the landing phase
he has really to make sure
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that he is coming into
the right position
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on his knee and not twisting
something like this.
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- [Narrator] To fight the
fear of permanent knee damage
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Marc decides to enrol in a
parachute course in Spain,
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to practise his
landing techniques.
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- So the challenge for
him is to understand
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how to fly the canopy correctly.
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Understand the aerodynamics
and the physics
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involved in making the
canopy land well.
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And what Marc's been
doing in the air he's
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been practising this
movement again and again.
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So that when he does get
into this slightly more high
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stressful environment he is
ready to do the right movement.
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That's the physical side of it.
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The mental side may take a
little longer to overcome.
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But you have to applying
yourself to physical practise.
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- I tried to combat my
fear in different ways
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but finally I never
overcame the fear
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and fear is still a
part in every jump.
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So I'm ready.
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- [Narrator] Practise time and
from now on, Marc will be
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filmed by professional
skydiving cameraman Tom Naef.
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- Did you see what
my problem is.
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I like to fall on my knees.
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I think they are
designed for landings.
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But it is always good to survive
the first jump and as long
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as you can walk away from a
landing it was a good landing.
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- You could do another couple
of landings like this.
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- That was survival
training for my knee.
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But it's good.
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- [Narrator] Marc
keeps practising .
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- [Tom] Yeah, nice one.
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- [Narrator] After a series
of successful landings,
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Marc wants to move on to a
shakedown jump from a balloon.
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So the team meet in a
quiet Swiss village,
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on a tranquil morning.
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- We are ready for the
balloon jumps in Switzerland
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and it's autumn and the
weather is perfect, not too
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much wind and we have a world
champion in the basket.
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So I hope everything
will run smooth.
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- The first time Skydivers
are coming in the balloon
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they have a little bit
scare because only until
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they are high enough to
jump out of the balloon.
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- I'm very excited about
the first balloon jump.
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It's important that Marc
practises a stable exit
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and gets into transitions into
a tracking position to gain
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as much speed as possible
straight from the beginning.
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- For the exit what's the plan?
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- It will be a base exit
on the belly and stabilise
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first and then transition
into tracking forward.
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I will jump pretty
much the same way
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as I would like to jump
from the jet stream.
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- [Narrator] Today the
balloon is flying
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to 4,000 metres or
about 13,000 feet.
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This is almost halfway
to the jet stream,
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but a safe altitude
without oxygen.
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The primary purpose for this
jump is to learn how to
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parachute into still air and
to iron out any unforeseen
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problems, in preparation for
the high altitude jump.
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- [Marc] Landing on the
knee but we survived.
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We survived.
- [Tom] Nice
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- Yes
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- [Narrator] When Marc attempts
his high altitude jump,
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everyone with him in
the balloon basket,
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will need to breathe oxygen.
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Marc will take a personal
oxygen supply in
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the form of a small bottle,
strapped to his body.
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In the jet stream
they will be exposed
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to temperatures of
minus 50 degrees.
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So they want to
test the bottle in
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an extreme cold
chamber facility.
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Raphael, a skydiver friend
of Marc, with engineering
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know-how, is coming along to
double check the reliability of
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this oxygen system, a life
dependent piece of equipment.
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- Now we are here in the
cold chamber and we will
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make some material check
with the oxygen system.
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The first one, we test the
oxygen bottle in minus
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50 degrees and now the bottle
is inside for 30 minutes.
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So if it still works now it
will work up there for sure.
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- [Narrator] Immediately
there's a problem.
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- Doesn't work anymore.
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It doesn't work.
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It's all frozen up.
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It doesn't work anymore, shit.
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That's really bad news,
it's not green anymore.
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- [Rafael] It's not
flowing actually.
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Try.
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- The problem is here
because it's frozen.
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This one too.
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It's not flowing anymore.
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- So I think the membrane
got damaged in the cold,
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which makes that the
air is constantly
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flows out instead
of being on demand.
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- So we have to protect
this one against freezing.
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It will be protected anyway
when it is on my shoulder here.
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But we need additional
protection for this membrane.
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- We kind of overkilled it
in there with 35 minutes
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at minus 60, which we're not
going to have in the air.
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We probably gonna be max
15 minutes at minus 50.
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- But that was a rough
test and you have to test
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things in the roughest
conditions you can find.
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- [Narrator] Marc suits up for
a more realistic scenario.
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- Okay, let's try the oxygen
system in real conditions.
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The valve is here and I
will breath here and it's
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connected to the bottle and
it should save my life.
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- We are gonna try to do
15 minutes to see if we
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still have the leakage
problem when he is wearing
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the full system and when he
has the valve under his suit.
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This is the test we are
gonna do now and I'm
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going in there to see
if it still holds up
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or if the valve membrane
still freezes up.
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We hope not.
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- [Narrator] They both
enter the chamber at
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minus 60 degrees for
a 15 minute soak.
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- It feels like forever.
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- [Narrator] Marc quickly
discovers that when he
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exhales inside his helmet,
it immediately freezes
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over and completely
obscures his vision.
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- So he did a full
exhale into the helmet
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without the snorkel and
this is the result.
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It's completely fogged up and
this would be a worst case
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scenario in the air because
we can't see anything.
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- [Narrator] The
15 minutes is up,
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time to see if the oxygen flows.
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- Valve is fine.
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Do a breath.
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Still working?
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Breathe out!
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Normal breathing.
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Okay stop.
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Perfect.
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Let me check the temperature.
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Zero degrees, it's fine.
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Let's get out.
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- [Marc] Five minutes more.
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- You do?
Okay.
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- I love it.
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I love it when it's cold.
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It's an extreme sport so I have
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to stay inside this
fucking chamber.
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Yes, I will.
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Until the bitter end.
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- [Narrator] Marc's
obsession with
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the jet stream can be stressful.
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Fortunately he can count on
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the moral support
of his daughters.
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- My dad he always wanted
to do and try new things.
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He is an adventurer very much.
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So I think it's perfect
for him to do this jump.
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He tries to explain every
aspect of it to us.
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So I'm not worried about it
anymore, at least not that much.
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He knows his boundaries.
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He is not a crazy guy.
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- It's wonderful to have a
supportive family and when I can
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bring them on and I can involve
them in the adventure.
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That's the best part.
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So I have my ground control by
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my family and that's important.
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You need some anchors
on the ground
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and I have good heavy ones.
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- [Narrator] The jet
stream is strongest during
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the winter months and Marc
plans to execute his new world
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record jump over the Swiss alps,
during the coming winter.
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But the precise timing is
difficult to predict and so
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he's asking the help of an
expedition meteorologist.
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- Well Marc, we have
the blue marble.
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Here we have the North pole.
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We see the polar
front jet stream.
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Here is Alaska, Northern Canada,
Yukon territory and now
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the jet leaves North America
here over Newfoundland.
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- And here, that's
pretty fast down here?
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- [Ralph] Here it's
pretty fast, yes
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- [Marc] Can we have
a cut through this?
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- Yes we could have a look
at the cross section here.
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Uh, the cross section shows
230 kilometres per hour.
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Roughly 10 kilometres
above sea level.
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- That's pretty high.
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Is there any chance the
core could come down?
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- Yes, in winter time
with lower frontal
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elevation we have the
chance that the core
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might be at seven or
eight kilometres.
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- And how wide is
the jet stream?
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- 400 millibars and 150.
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It is close to 6,000 metres in
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the vertical extension
of the red area.
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- [Marc] That's
exactly what we need.
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- Yes, we need a strong jet core
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but preferable on a
lower elevation.
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- And tell me how
many days in advance
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can you predict
such a jet stream?
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00:32:02,020 --> 00:32:05,042
- With today's numerical
models it is possible
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to date two or five days
ahead with great confidence.
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- Could you make five days?
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- I will try, I will try.
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- [Narrator] Ralph
seems to be a good
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influence on the weather gods.
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December is looking
promising and Marc
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wants to know what
Stefan Zeberli,
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the balloon pilot thinks
about the weather forecast.
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- Right now I'm really nervous
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because it's not fake training.
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It's real adventure now and even
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my lips are getting dry now.
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Yes, that's the real stuff.
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- [Narrator] Suddenly,
the race is on.
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In two days Marc has to be
ready to reach the jet stream
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but his jumpsuit is still in
need of a bit of attention.
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00:34:56,650 --> 00:35:00,030
- Yeah, that's a real
homemade astronaut suit.
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00:35:00,030 --> 00:35:02,050
We are tailors now.
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00:35:02,050 --> 00:35:04,971
We need this thermal protection
in the balloon basket
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because in the cold chamber
I was really freezing.
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It's a bit late for
work like this.
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We had months and
months to prepare
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but now we are
running low on time.
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Yeah, it's a night
shift but it's 01:30
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so that's a good
time to work anyway.
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- [Narrator] It
was a long night,
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but one crowned with success.
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- And here we have
the spacesuit.
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It was a night shift and that's
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something you can try at home.
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- [Narrator] All
Marc's equipment
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is now ready for final testing.
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- Here we have the
flight sight GPS.
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I will mount the GPS
here and they record
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the speed and the altitude
and all the way points.
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That's the GPS, a most
important device.
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- [Narrator] But not everything
is going according to plan.
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- I just got a message
from Stefan and it
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looks bad for Tuesday
because now we have clouds.
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00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,758
- The new forecast this
morning became worse.
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The top of the
clouds are forecast
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around 3,000 to 4,000
metres and that's too high.
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00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:32,400
With this situation that's
really clear not to fly.
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00:36:34,864 --> 00:36:35,947
- Shit, shit.
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You see, I do
accept the weather.
488
00:36:40,624 --> 00:36:41,663
I really do, I really do.
489
00:36:46,370 --> 00:36:48,360
- [Narrator] Stefan's
instincts are right.
490
00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:49,810
The changing weather leads to
491
00:36:51,046 --> 00:36:53,630
severe snowfall all
over the Alps.
492
00:36:53,630 --> 00:36:55,848
So Marc has no option
except to wait
493
00:36:55,848 --> 00:36:57,673
for the conditions to improve.
494
00:36:58,910 --> 00:37:01,483
- I think we still have a
chance for the late 2017
495
00:37:01,483 --> 00:37:06,483
maybe late December but
probably it will be 2018.
496
00:37:07,344 --> 00:37:10,870
It's so difficult to find this
one day where we can jump.
497
00:37:10,870 --> 00:37:12,810
We need not too much
wind on the ground.
498
00:37:12,810 --> 00:37:15,790
We need a lot of wind up
there in the jet stream.
499
00:37:15,790 --> 00:37:17,140
We need no clouds.
500
00:37:17,140 --> 00:37:20,081
We need the whole team
in shape and very fit
501
00:37:20,081 --> 00:37:23,580
and so all these small
little elements
502
00:37:23,580 --> 00:37:26,813
they must fit together
and that's not easy.
503
00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:30,187
Sometimes there are
serious doubts about
504
00:37:30,187 --> 00:37:34,580
the project, about
everything falling in place.
505
00:37:34,580 --> 00:37:36,363
Yes, serious doubts.
506
00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,090
- [Narrator] After
months of waiting,
507
00:37:47,090 --> 00:37:51,500
Marc and the team are forced
to relocate to Australia.
508
00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:54,120
They are following the winter
season because jet stream
509
00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:57,413
winds blow faster in
colder areas of the world.
510
00:37:58,739 --> 00:38:02,770
In Melbourne Marc meets
a new team member,
511
00:38:02,770 --> 00:38:05,460
retired Flight
Lieutenant Steve Gale.
512
00:38:05,460 --> 00:38:08,470
He volunteered to help
with logistics and
513
00:38:08,470 --> 00:38:11,660
the complicated applications
for flight permits.
514
00:38:11,660 --> 00:38:13,830
- [Marc] Steve Gale was
very crucial in our project
515
00:38:13,830 --> 00:38:16,270
and he still is, because
you need one person
516
00:38:16,270 --> 00:38:19,310
in place in Australia to
make everything happen.
517
00:38:19,310 --> 00:38:21,893
So without Steve
there is no jump.
518
00:38:24,610 --> 00:38:27,080
- Clearly Marc is a
maniac but there is
519
00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:29,622
this infectious thing
that goes with somebody
520
00:38:29,622 --> 00:38:32,700
that just really wants
to break some bounds.
521
00:38:32,700 --> 00:38:34,450
It draws me straight in.
522
00:38:34,450 --> 00:38:36,434
How do you do?
523
00:38:36,434 --> 00:38:37,680
Please to meet you finally.
524
00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:42,353
Jesus, you are as big as,
actually bigger than I expected.
525
00:38:43,810 --> 00:38:46,040
All the stuff has arrived.
526
00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:48,420
- [Narrator] Importing oxygen
bottles from Emergency
527
00:38:48,420 --> 00:38:51,830
Medical Systems, in Germany,
was Steve's first job
528
00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:55,790
to help Marc chase the jet
stream over Australia.
529
00:38:55,790 --> 00:38:58,570
- I'm so relieved that
everything arrived in time.
530
00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:00,743
But it was last minute delivery.
531
00:39:02,380 --> 00:39:05,031
The oxygen equipment is
one of the most essential
532
00:39:05,031 --> 00:39:07,610
parts and that's
what we need to get
533
00:39:07,610 --> 00:39:11,470
the green light to
get to altitude.
534
00:39:11,470 --> 00:39:14,300
- Wow, this is the good stuff.
535
00:39:14,300 --> 00:39:16,440
I don't think it's getting
any better than this.
536
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:17,400
We got the equipment.
537
00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,040
We are getting the approvals.
538
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:20,690
You're here.
539
00:39:20,690 --> 00:39:22,030
It's happening.
540
00:39:22,030 --> 00:39:23,770
It's the real deal.
541
00:39:23,770 --> 00:39:25,340
I'm excited.
542
00:39:25,340 --> 00:39:26,840
It's cool to be part of this.
543
00:39:28,140 --> 00:39:29,990
- [Narrator] As a next
step the Australian
544
00:39:29,990 --> 00:39:32,280
Parachute Federation
wants to scrutinise
545
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,383
Marc's equipment and test
his skydiving skills.
546
00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,900
The test is organised
by chief instructor
547
00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:43,393
Yaakov Bokay, a former Israeli
Special Forces soldier.
548
00:39:44,410 --> 00:39:46,780
He will decide whether
Marc will qualify for
549
00:39:46,780 --> 00:39:50,933
a permit to jump from
altitudes up to 7,600 metres.
550
00:39:53,420 --> 00:39:56,490
- There is a few aircraft
parking over here.
551
00:39:56,490 --> 00:39:58,170
Just avoid it.
552
00:39:58,170 --> 00:39:59,420
Any questions about here?
553
00:40:00,976 --> 00:40:02,730
- We are going to land
in this area, right?
554
00:40:02,730 --> 00:40:04,430
- [Yaakov] All this
belongs to you
555
00:40:04,455 --> 00:40:06,745
- [Narrator] Tom flew in
from Spain to continue
556
00:40:06,770 --> 00:40:08,523
his support of Marc's mission.
557
00:40:09,429 --> 00:40:11,085
- I have never been to Australia
558
00:40:11,110 --> 00:40:14,211
and I'm looking
forward to jump here.
559
00:40:14,236 --> 00:40:15,524
It's gonna be great.
560
00:40:15,524 --> 00:40:18,300
Especially because we will
have an exclusive flight.
561
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,830
The plane just for us.
562
00:40:19,830 --> 00:40:21,280
It's not happening every day.
563
00:40:22,410 --> 00:40:24,460
- [Narrator] The team is
also enjoying the support
564
00:40:24,460 --> 00:40:27,255
of Martin Voll who flew in
from Germany exclusively
565
00:40:27,255 --> 00:40:30,663
to prepare the crucial
oxygen system.
566
00:40:48,430 --> 00:40:50,690
- [Narrator] Here in
Goulburn, Martin assembles
567
00:40:50,690 --> 00:40:53,563
the entire oxygen
system for inspection.
568
00:40:54,770 --> 00:40:57,490
- I really feel in
absolute safe hands
569
00:40:57,490 --> 00:40:58,914
So that's mine?
570
00:40:58,914 --> 00:41:01,554
- The small one is
for you as well.
571
00:41:01,554 --> 00:41:03,756
That's for the circuit pack.
572
00:41:03,756 --> 00:41:06,690
This is only reserve
and here we have
573
00:41:06,690 --> 00:41:08,080
a two litre tank as well.
574
00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:11,430
That's enough for two
persons for five hours.
575
00:41:11,430 --> 00:41:14,480
- So we are fully
equipped and we can go.
576
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:15,776
- [Martin] We should be.
577
00:41:18,410 --> 00:41:21,130
- Now we rehearse what we
will do in the balloon
578
00:41:21,130 --> 00:41:23,870
on altitude when he is
switching from his system
579
00:41:23,870 --> 00:41:26,420
where he breathes in the
balloon to the carry-on
580
00:41:26,420 --> 00:41:29,390
oxygen system that he's
gonna have in free fall.
581
00:41:29,390 --> 00:41:33,143
So we gonna take the
belt off first.
582
00:41:35,770 --> 00:41:40,770
And he switches in one second
from one system to the other.
583
00:41:43,315 --> 00:41:44,623
- What you did now is perfect.
584
00:41:45,553 --> 00:41:47,187
- [Marc] We will do
it again up there.
585
00:41:47,187 --> 00:41:49,183
- Awesome, good luck guys.
586
00:41:57,500 --> 00:42:00,230
Okay, so what we like to do
is a really nice opening
587
00:42:00,230 --> 00:42:05,230
the canopy and landing
in the target and safe.
588
00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:19,360
You see the door?
589
00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,920
- [Narrator] Mike Gardiner,
a local Australian fixer,
590
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,760
has also joined Marc's team.
591
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:25,940
He is taking care of logistics.
592
00:42:25,940 --> 00:42:26,967
- I can't see anything.
593
00:42:26,992 --> 00:42:28,042
Wings are in the way.
594
00:42:36,297 --> 00:42:37,603
Here they come.
595
00:42:39,980 --> 00:42:41,393
Well, that's fantastic.
596
00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:45,861
- My feeling is that
everything will go straight
597
00:42:45,861 --> 00:42:49,003
and the world record
is very near.
598
00:42:52,596 --> 00:42:54,700
- Well, he is accelerating now.
599
00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:56,450
They both dropped
their shoots out.
600
00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:58,573
Both coming down now.
601
00:42:59,450 --> 00:43:01,480
Shoot opened safely.
602
00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:02,680
Both close together now.
603
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:09,717
Well, that was something.
604
00:43:17,553 --> 00:43:19,303
- [Tom] Welcome back.
605
00:43:23,318 --> 00:43:24,575
- Very happy.
606
00:43:25,624 --> 00:43:26,630
Nice job guys.
607
00:43:28,110 --> 00:43:32,078
- Nice, I think we
can tick that box.
608
00:43:32,078 --> 00:43:33,350
Tick the box.
609
00:43:33,350 --> 00:43:34,451
Done.
610
00:43:34,856 --> 00:43:36,475
- I'm really happy
with the safety.
611
00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:39,940
Because number one is safety.
612
00:43:39,940 --> 00:43:41,413
It was very professional.
613
00:43:44,140 --> 00:43:46,870
- [Narrator] After a successful
day, Marc receives official
614
00:43:46,870 --> 00:43:51,627
clearance to jump from 25,000
feet, that's 7,620 metres,
615
00:43:52,937 --> 00:43:57,510
the highest altitude allowed
for skydiving in Australia.
616
00:43:57,510 --> 00:43:59,120
Marc was hoping to
get a clearance
617
00:43:59,120 --> 00:44:02,303
for up to 10,000 metres,
but that was impossible.
618
00:44:03,420 --> 00:44:06,057
Later in the evening the team
are meeting the new balloon
619
00:44:06,057 --> 00:44:10,130
pilot, Steve Gryphon who has
spotted a favourable weather
620
00:44:10,130 --> 00:44:13,650
window for Marc's jet
stream mission in two days.
621
00:44:13,650 --> 00:44:17,010
They need to decide where to
launch and where to land.
622
00:44:17,010 --> 00:44:19,330
- Going from the
burst straight to
623
00:44:19,330 --> 00:44:22,220
the airfield is eight
or 7.5 kilometres.
624
00:44:22,220 --> 00:44:24,630
- Okay, but this would
be off-track then?
625
00:44:24,630 --> 00:44:26,450
So I would land in open field?
626
00:44:26,450 --> 00:44:28,601
- [Tom] The lower you
get the more you have
627
00:44:28,601 --> 00:44:29,903
to scan the area for poles.
628
00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:33,340
- Looks like a good
place to land.
629
00:44:34,540 --> 00:44:38,078
There are only about
four guys in Australia
630
00:44:38,078 --> 00:44:40,860
with the experience to
go to these altitudes.
631
00:44:40,860 --> 00:44:44,303
So we are really happy that
we have Steve on board.
632
00:44:44,591 --> 00:44:46,510
- I've flown balloons
up into the higher
633
00:44:46,510 --> 00:44:48,990
levels for quite a few times.
634
00:44:48,990 --> 00:44:50,830
I held the Australian
altitude record
635
00:44:50,830 --> 00:44:54,355
for balloons for quite a
few years at 31,000 feet
636
00:44:55,050 --> 00:44:58,110
- [Marc] So that's
clearly jet stream.
637
00:44:58,110 --> 00:45:02,714
- And you can see that's
gone to 30,000 feet and
638
00:45:02,714 --> 00:45:07,714
the core of the jets becoming
more evident on the.
639
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:10,210
- [Marc] That's where
I would like to be.
640
00:45:12,462 --> 00:45:16,077
- Yes, like we are in the right
place, right under the core.
641
00:45:20,238 --> 00:45:21,673
115, that's come up a lot.
642
00:45:23,140 --> 00:45:26,958
- We will be on the lower
side of the jet stream?
643
00:45:26,958 --> 00:45:28,893
Not really in the core?
644
00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:33,204
- [Griffin] No, but we are
right underneath the core
645
00:45:33,204 --> 00:45:36,318
where we are looking
at launching from.
646
00:45:36,318 --> 00:45:39,043
But it's just not as fast.
647
00:45:40,070 --> 00:45:41,610
What's your target speed?
648
00:45:41,610 --> 00:45:42,920
What do you wanna?
649
00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:44,740
- We are certainly
looking for speeds
650
00:45:44,740 --> 00:45:48,500
above 300 kilometres
above ground.
651
00:45:48,500 --> 00:45:52,963
But we will be surprised what
the result will be at the end.
652
00:45:53,830 --> 00:45:55,290
- [Tom] Track hard buddy.
653
00:45:55,290 --> 00:45:56,450
- Track hard.
654
00:45:56,450 --> 00:46:00,142
Go steep, maintain heading.
655
00:46:00,142 --> 00:46:02,229
- Don't fuck up
with the heading.
656
00:46:02,534 --> 00:46:03,640
Not good.
657
00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:05,347
- Don't die, don't die
658
00:46:27,780 --> 00:46:29,935
- [Narrator] The team gathers
on a local playing field
659
00:46:29,935 --> 00:46:33,573
and prepares for a
launch after sunrise.
660
00:46:49,140 --> 00:46:51,855
Martin, the oxygen specialist,
begins by installing
661
00:46:51,855 --> 00:46:55,183
the vital oxygen
system in the balloon.
662
00:46:56,990 --> 00:46:59,340
- When do these guys need
to start oxygenating?
663
00:47:00,350 --> 00:47:02,030
- When they should start?
664
00:47:02,030 --> 00:47:04,655
Maybe 20 minutes before start.
665
00:47:04,655 --> 00:47:05,658
- Okay.
666
00:47:05,658 --> 00:47:07,280
- So we have 20
minutes left I think.
667
00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:09,000
- [Narrator] This
system is for Tom
668
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:10,933
and Steve the balloon pilot.
669
00:47:11,840 --> 00:47:14,037
- [Steve] The wind speeds
have come down a bit.
670
00:47:14,037 --> 00:47:15,610
It's over the top of Condobolin.
671
00:47:15,610 --> 00:47:17,400
- [Narrator] A last minute
check on the strength
672
00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:21,000
of the jet stream reveals
some mixed news.
673
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:24,693
- The forecast winds have
dropped dramatically
674
00:47:24,693 --> 00:47:27,360
overnight and they
are saying that
675
00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:29,680
the jet stream is about
20 knots slower.
676
00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:31,230
So I'm just trying to figure out
677
00:47:31,230 --> 00:47:33,023
how that's going
to impact on us.
678
00:47:35,110 --> 00:47:37,077
- Maybe we have jet
stream, maybe we don't.
679
00:47:37,077 --> 00:47:41,150
Jet stream is by definition
winds above 60 knots.
680
00:47:41,150 --> 00:47:43,100
100 kilometres per hour.
681
00:47:43,100 --> 00:47:45,470
And now we are at this.
682
00:47:45,470 --> 00:47:47,010
- Just on the edge.
683
00:47:47,010 --> 00:47:48,710
So let's take the chances.
684
00:47:48,710 --> 00:47:50,700
At least we can get
a safe landing.
685
00:47:50,700 --> 00:47:54,020
That's really the main
condition that we need.
686
00:47:54,020 --> 00:47:55,830
- [Narrator] Tom will
also fly in the basket
687
00:47:55,830 --> 00:47:58,923
to assist Marc and do his
final safety checks.
688
00:48:00,190 --> 00:48:02,200
He will stay with Steve
the balloon pilot,
689
00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:04,170
once Marc has jumped.
690
00:48:04,170 --> 00:48:05,780
- It will definitely feel
more comfortable with
691
00:48:05,780 --> 00:48:09,440
that thing on my back
because I'm used to.
692
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:11,623
It's not planned that I jump.
693
00:48:11,623 --> 00:48:13,970
I definitely stay in the basket.
694
00:48:13,970 --> 00:48:15,550
That is if everything
goes alright.
695
00:48:15,550 --> 00:48:16,596
Yes, Steve.
696
00:48:18,323 --> 00:48:19,740
In the worst case you just hang
697
00:48:19,740 --> 00:48:21,693
onto me and we jump together.
698
00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:29,210
- I expect the temperature to be
699
00:48:29,210 --> 00:48:32,550
around minus 35 to minus 40.
700
00:48:32,550 --> 00:48:33,721
Fairly cool.
701
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:48,710
- [Narrator] It's
essential that the team
702
00:48:48,710 --> 00:48:52,720
pre-breathe pure oxygen
prior to take off.
703
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:55,571
This will purge their bodies
of nitrogen and prevent
704
00:48:55,571 --> 00:48:59,733
them getting a potentially
fatal episode of the Bends.
705
00:49:04,340 --> 00:49:06,650
- We had just one day
with clear weather.
706
00:49:06,650 --> 00:49:08,840
We had no chance
to do a dry run.
707
00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:11,040
So we had to really
go for the real
708
00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:12,713
flight at the first time.
709
00:49:14,020 --> 00:49:18,383
Of course that was not ideal
but it was calculated risk.
710
00:49:44,340 --> 00:49:48,143
- See you at 25,000 feet.
711
00:50:09,700 --> 00:50:12,260
- [Narrator] At ground level
the conditions are perfect
712
00:50:12,260 --> 00:50:15,777
as the balloon begins its
ascent into the jet stream.
713
00:51:28,010 --> 00:51:30,060
- After take-off
everything went fine.
714
00:51:30,060 --> 00:51:32,960
We had a beautiful
sunrise and 30 minutes
715
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:37,123
later at 7,000 metres
the problems started.
716
00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:42,040
- [Narrator] As they ascend
higher the temperature
717
00:51:42,040 --> 00:51:45,110
drops dramatically and the
oxygen mouth regulators
718
00:51:45,110 --> 00:51:48,943
for the pilot and Tom freeze
in the open position.
719
00:51:52,550 --> 00:51:55,220
- [Narrator] So now instead of
the oxygen being supplied on
720
00:51:55,220 --> 00:52:00,220
demand by each breath it pours
out of the open regulators.
721
00:52:00,540 --> 00:52:02,883
The hissing sound is
the oxygen escaping.
722
00:52:04,540 --> 00:52:06,350
They risk losing all
of their oxygen
723
00:52:06,350 --> 00:52:08,343
before they can
complete the flight.
724
00:52:10,550 --> 00:52:12,265
They press on and climb higher.
725
00:52:12,265 --> 00:52:15,080
But suddenly, without warning,
726
00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:17,623
the burners stop
working and flame out.
727
00:52:27,710 --> 00:52:30,030
- [Narrator] Frantically
Steve tries to relight
728
00:52:30,030 --> 00:52:32,363
the burners using a
hand-held blow-torch.
729
00:52:35,849 --> 00:52:37,643
But this fails and
won't light either.
730
00:52:40,610 --> 00:52:44,313
He tries the igniter on the
burner itself but to no avail.
731
00:52:47,300 --> 00:52:50,110
The extreme cold has caused the
fuel to freeze and without
732
00:52:50,110 --> 00:52:53,743
enough oxygen in the atmosphere
the burners won't reignite.
733
00:52:58,490 --> 00:53:00,520
- [Marc] Suddenly
we had this leaking
734
00:53:00,520 --> 00:53:02,380
problem with the oxygen.
735
00:53:02,380 --> 00:53:05,183
At the same time we had the
problem of these burners
736
00:53:05,183 --> 00:53:09,000
and the flame disappeared and
the combination of these
737
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:12,113
two problems put a lot of
stress in the situation.
738
00:53:15,790 --> 00:53:17,060
- [Narrator] As the
air in the balloon
739
00:53:17,060 --> 00:53:20,423
canopy cools they begin
a rapid descent.
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00:53:33,390 --> 00:53:34,851
- [Narrator] They are
not going to be able
741
00:53:34,851 --> 00:53:37,050
to get any higher without
the burners working.
742
00:53:37,050 --> 00:53:39,870
So now is Marc's only
chance to attempt his world
743
00:53:39,870 --> 00:53:44,360
record as the first man
skydiving in the jet stream.
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00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:49,120
He is jumping into a wind speed
of 140 kilometres per hour.
745
00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:50,773
That's Hurricane force.
746
00:54:00,300 --> 00:54:02,940
- [Marc] I knew, I had to leave.
747
00:54:02,940 --> 00:54:06,144
We were not prepared to have
such kind of stress and I could
748
00:54:06,144 --> 00:54:10,330
not concentrate on my first
task, the speed, anymore.
749
00:54:10,330 --> 00:54:13,460
But at the same time I was
worried about my two friends
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00:54:13,460 --> 00:54:15,910
in the balloon because
they were in great danger.
751
00:54:19,440 --> 00:54:22,500
While I was in free fall I
just had all the problems in
752
00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:26,460
mind, which were really kicking
in now for the balloon crew.
753
00:54:26,460 --> 00:54:28,630
So first of all the hypoxia.
754
00:54:28,630 --> 00:54:32,080
You can fall unconscious,
you die in minutes.
755
00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:33,880
Second was the burners.
756
00:54:33,880 --> 00:54:36,269
If the balloon has no
fire it will descend
757
00:54:36,269 --> 00:54:39,610
in a fast rate and
crash on the ground.
758
00:54:39,610 --> 00:54:43,240
So the combination of
that was pure horror.
759
00:54:43,240 --> 00:54:44,271
Pure horror.
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00:54:46,800 --> 00:54:49,060
- [Narrator] As the
balloon descends Steve
761
00:54:49,060 --> 00:54:52,313
tries to ignite the
burners one more time.
762
00:54:58,020 --> 00:55:01,033
At last, luck is
back on his side.
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00:55:45,924 --> 00:55:49,870
- [Marc] I don't see any
balloon in the sky.
764
00:55:49,870 --> 00:55:52,570
After my landing I was
searching for the balloon
765
00:55:52,570 --> 00:55:54,980
and I had about 15
minutes on the ground.
766
00:55:54,980 --> 00:55:56,080
I was desperate.
767
00:55:56,080 --> 00:56:01,080
I didn't care about any record
and then the relief came.
768
00:56:01,821 --> 00:56:03,665
Alles safe, alles safe.
769
00:56:04,570 --> 00:56:07,270
It was a phone call
from Steve Gryphon
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00:56:07,270 --> 00:56:09,843
and he told me
everything went fine.
771
00:56:11,804 --> 00:56:13,403
- [Tom] There we go.
772
00:56:15,890 --> 00:56:17,043
Welcome back to earth.
773
00:56:18,653 --> 00:56:21,290
- So the whole adventure
didn't go 100% according
774
00:56:21,290 --> 00:56:24,570
to plan and the question,
was it worthwhile?
775
00:56:24,570 --> 00:56:25,710
It's hard to tell.
776
00:56:25,710 --> 00:56:27,700
Now, where everyone
is safe in one piece
777
00:56:27,700 --> 00:56:29,760
on the ground I would
say, yes, of course.
778
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,953
But we were really lucky.
779
00:56:34,817 --> 00:56:36,413
We finally survived.
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00:56:39,653 --> 00:56:41,870
- [Stephen Gale] At the
end Marc didn't break
781
00:56:41,870 --> 00:56:45,688
his own speed record but
he was the first man
782
00:56:45,688 --> 00:56:48,351
to jump through the jet stream.
783
00:56:48,484 --> 00:56:51,016
That in itself is extraordinary.
784
00:56:55,864 --> 00:56:57,263
- Now we are coming
back from Australia
785
00:56:57,263 --> 00:57:00,010
and we are here in
Switzerland again.
786
00:57:00,010 --> 00:57:03,160
We came full circle and
I'm so glad that my part
787
00:57:03,160 --> 00:57:07,660
of the story is over and
their part is just starting.
788
00:57:07,660 --> 00:57:09,710
Their story continues
and it's all
789
00:57:09,710 --> 00:57:11,700
about bringing the energy down.
790
00:57:18,950 --> 00:57:20,970
It looks like everything
is ready now for take
791
00:57:20,970 --> 00:57:23,160
off and it's amazing
to see a handful
792
00:57:23,160 --> 00:57:26,373
of engineers accomplishing
such a great mission.
793
00:57:31,690 --> 00:57:34,877
- Now we've shown it works and
the next step obviously is
794
00:57:34,877 --> 00:57:38,203
really to show that we can
make a business out of it.
795
00:57:40,109 --> 00:57:43,060
- On my side I hope the jet
stream adventure will inspire
796
00:57:43,060 --> 00:57:46,770
many more pioneers to step
into this field of sustainable
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00:57:46,770 --> 00:57:50,330
energy and I'm so glad to
be part of this mission.
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