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‘Plane Swap’ tailspins into crash as live Hulu skydiver stunt goes wrong
things backfired in the skies — sending one plane into a tailspin before crashing to the ground Sunday afternoon in Arizona.The skydivers — cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington — were trying to jump into each other’s planes while in mid-air — leaving both aircrafts unmanned — to then land in and pilot the other’s plane safely to the ground.But things went south for the Red Bull sponsored flight after both Cessna 182 planes went into their parallel, intentional nosedives that allowed the pilots to leap out and begin their plunge.The plane Farrington was jumping into quickly began spiraling out of control into a downward tailspin, becoming extremely inconsistent with the other plane’s altitude after the duo made their jumps.“Blue plane is out of control!” someone yells on the live Hulu broadcast as both pilots continue free falling.This #RedBull #PlaneSwap in Arizona was crazy! Didn't go as planned but luckily everyone is alright! pic.twitter.com/f9cpRclYtTAlthough Aikins managed to successfully complete the stunt into his respective plane, Farrington was force to parachute to the ground as his new plane — which deployed a parachute — plummeted as well.But even in that chaotic moment Farrington managed to keep cool, according to his partner.“Andy’s fine, I could hear him talking to me in freefall,” Aikins said after touching down safely.Despite the unsuccessful — yet injury free — attempt to become the first pilots to ever successfully skydive into each other’s planes, the duo stands by their preparation for the stunt.“All the numbers matched up and everything like that,” Farrington said after reaching the ground.
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Tom Cruise lands chopper like a pro on ‘MI8’ set: He’s ‘taken our breath away’
risky business.The 59-year-old action star proved that he still does his own stunts accomplishing a “Top Gun” moment on Tuesday when he landed his own helicopter in South Africa.And in typical Tom Cruise fashion, he was smiling and waving the whole time.Gillian Soames, who lives in Hoedspruit, said the “Jack Reacher” actor has flown by her town several times, but she got to witness his mega-watt smile up close when she snapped photos of him expertly landing the chopper.“For the last week, he has driven past my house two or three times a day and flies over every day and night to wherever they are filming that day,” she told South West News Service.In fact, Soames said that Cruise was staying just a few hundred meters from her home and has been a “delight” to locals.“I must have seen him 11 times now,” she added, “but yesterday was the first time he took off his mask to smile for us so we could see his face.” Soames, 49, also added it’s the first time she’s seen him flying the helicopter on his own, though the veteran actor is well-known for doing his own risky stunts — like recently when he was photographed riding atop a speeding train and grinning for fans and paparazzi. “It was also the first time he flew the chopper himself,” she noted to SWNS.
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