VIDEO: Skydive Dubai set two Guinness World Records

11:50 04/12/2013
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    • Skydive Dubai is the proud owner of two Guinness World Records after a group of divers set one record for the most amount of people to parachute from a balloon in the same flight, before setting another for the most skydivers to parachute from a balloon simultaneously.

    The idea came about when Skydive Dubai Air Balloon Pilot Mike Howard suggested joining forces with Balloon Adventures UAE in an attempt to set the new world records.

    After a fortnight of planning the jumps, the first record was set when 40 people parachuted from the balloon, followed by 25 divers who jumped simultaneously.

    “It took us two weeks planning and preparing all the scenarios that might happen and our reaction to it, we needed the weather to be perfect to proceed,” explained Howard.

    The event took place on February 10 at The Skydive Dubai Desert Campus Drop Zone, located in Mergam, 35 km away from Dubai city. One of the biggest problems faced was trying to locate the skydivers when they landed, with 40 seperate landing points necessary to prevent the possibility of any accidents.

    “We had no idea what would happen on the balloon,” said Raul Bocanegra, Skydive Dubai Desert Campus Manager. “The balloon could have been distorted, it may have rocked. We had no idea when the balloon would stabilise.”

    He added: “All records are meant to be broken.”

    Check out this brilliant video that captures the moments both records were set…

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