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A French daredevil has turned his childhood goals into actuality by “soaring” from mountain cliffs — on a flying carpet.
He developed a singular stunt by utilizing experience gained from paragliding, skydiving and hang-gliding over time — all of which gave him the management he wanted, he stated, to “fly” on a carpet.
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Dramatic video reveals Montigny’s daring leap from the Croix des Têtes, a 2,400-meter-high mountain within the Vercors vary in France. (See the video on the prime of this text.)
He could be seen falling quickly to 1,600 meters whereas “riding” a carpet.
Freddy Montigny, 44, is pictured leaping off a mountain on a carpet. The French daredevil has turned childhood goals into actuality by hovering from mountain cliffs on a “flying” carpet. (SWNS)
Montigny of Choranche, France stated, “I’ve always wondered what part of the myths and legends we were told as kids was true,” as SWNS reported.
He stated he began “paragliding at 25, skydiving at 30, and hang-gliding at 35.”
These actions, he stated, “helped me master the art of carpet flying.”
He referred to as the parachute his “main safety net.”
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In his social media postings, Montigny has burdened “linking childhood dreams to adult reality.”
He has additionally famous his “years of experience,” together with apply at Vercors Massif — a variety in France consisting of rugged plateaus and mountains — and a trusty parachute.
Montigny is proven in each photos above on his “flying” carpet. He burdened his “years of experience,” together with paragliding, skydiving and hang-gliding. (SWNS)
He referred to as the parachute his “main safety net.”
He advised SWNS, “If anything goes wrong, I just release the carpet and open it. With the height I’m jumping from, I have plenty of time to correct any mistakes.”
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He additionally stated, “With this flying carpet, I’ve learned that while you can’t fly at any speed or to any destination, it’s still an amazing way to defy reality.”
He stated he “wanted to play with reality and use the skills I’ve learned in life to chase this dream.”
Montigny beforehand labored as an expert drummer and stage technician, SWNS stated.
Montigny, 44, who beforehand labored as an expert drummer and stage technician, immediately calls himself a “professional carpet rider.” (SWNS)
He now calls himself a “professional carpet rider.”
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On his YouTube channel in mid-August this summer time, Montigny confirmed off what he referred to as “the fastest way to go fishing or [to] work.”
He went on, “Remember the little child playing in the wind or simulating the plane with his jacket open … And now … it’s real,” he wrote, carrying what seemed to be a modified raincoat.
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Video reveals him working after which leaping off a cliff in “maybe the most efficient, low-tech, minimal-dyi, no-modification flying suits we have tried and tested at Aladdin SkyLab.”
