He Fell 10,000 Feet (3km) and Survived – The Unbelievable Story of Chris Rantall
There is something magical about flight. Since the dawn of time, humans have yearned to soar like birds. Lacking wings of our own, we built machines to conquer the sky, and in today’s jet age, roughly 4.5 billion people take to the air each year.
Yet the sky is not our natural environment, and the dangers multiply rapidly high above the ground. In this program, we meet a man who knows those risks all too well. Chris Rantall fell 10,000 feet (3 kilometres) to the earth and lived to tell the story. But his survival came at a devastating cost.
On July 30, 2021, Chris boarded a light aircraft at Torquay on Victoria’s coast in Australia. It was meant to be a celebration: a tandem skydive with his daughter, Raya, for her 30th birthday. Raya and her instructor jumped first. Moments later, Chris followed, harnessed to Arron Toepfe, an experienced jumper with more than 6,000 descents to his name.
What should have been a routine freefall and a smooth landing was about to go terribly wrong.
*Chapters*
00:00 History & Fascination of Flight
01:51 Early Aviation: From Icarus to the Wright Brothers
08:24 Invention & Evolution of Parachuting
10:12 Chris & Raya’s Skydiving Trip to Torquay
12:58 Boarding the Plane & Reaching 10,000 Feet
14:12 The Jump & Free Fall Rush
16:32 Parachute Malfunction at 4,500 Feet
18:44 Heroic Sacrifice
21:00 Injuries, Hospitalisation & Recovery
22:15 Finding Faith Through Ultimate Sacrifice
25:39 Special Gift Offer & Free Book
27:05 Closing Prayer & Wrap-Up
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