TV Station Maps Out a Daredevil's Crazy Plan
To kick off November sweeps, ABC7’s Eyewitness News had a great story Monday night about the latest ambitions of Jeb Corliss, a 34-year-old Southern California daredevil who has previously jumped off the Eiffel Tower and Seattle’s Space Needle.
Once again, Corliss wants to don a so-called wing-suit (pictured) and glide down from a plane at a speed of more than 100 miles per hour. But this time, instead of eventually opening up a parachute and landing conventionally, he hopes to become the first person in the world to land in a wing-suit without pulling the cord.
In order to touch down face first on his stomach, Corliss says he will need to build a special 600-foot high ramp.
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