Mikhail Rybochkin, Joy Trent and Sergey Insarov practice
for the Joy's first tandem parachute jump over the North Pole.
Joy said that she had one tandem jump before so she has
done this before. Now, however, she is going to take the big step.
A jump from five thousand feet over the North Pole. The temperatures
were very low, and the helicopter was flying high, these are the things
going through her minds right now.
In this practice session on the third floor of the
Khatanga hotel, Joy was taught how to wear and use the parachute equipment, also,
Mikhail gave her lessons on aircraft exit procedures. It was
interesting because Joy is about six inches taller than Mikhail, plus,
Joy has exceptionally long legs all of which make a smooth and proper exit
more difficult. Mikhail said that Joy must act like she is
trying to kick him in the butt with both heels while she was hanging in
the harness as they began to exit the door. After watching
these two practice repeatedly, it looked to me like she was trying to kick
him somewhere else.
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