A Chinese paraglider was accidentally driven by tens of thousands of feet while testing his recently purchased equipment.
According to media reports, Peng Yujiang, 55, started his flight at an altitude of about 984 feet in the Qilian Mountains in northern China. The camera mounted on the glider captured the entire ordeal.
Footage against the death shows Peng gliding over the clouds, his face cobs clamped onto the ice in an attempt to ensure safe drop through chaos.
According to Gansu Provincial Aviation Sports Association, Peng was attracted to the upstream about 20 minutes after accidentally taking off.
The report said the suspension glider was pushed 27,800 feet into the air, but Peng never intended to take off.
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Yujiang has been gliding for about four and a half years, buying his own equipment without flying in advance and testing various equipment elements on the ground while sweeping.
Speaking of this ordeal. He told China Media Group: “It's so scary… Everything is white. I can't see any direction. Without a compass, I don't know which way I'm going. I thought I was flying directly, but in fact, I'm spinning.”
Peng was very lucky to survive in such a high altitude lacking oxygen, noting that he narrowly escaped death and maintained consciousness long enough to navigate through low oxygen levels and cold temperatures.
His flight was only slightly lower than the peak of Mount Everest, which just exceeded 29,000 feet.
“I want to get down quickly, but I can't. I've been getting higher and higher until the clouds come into the clouds.” He added that he was most afraid when trying to regain control of the strong winds of his paragliders and he thought he might have lost consciousness on his way back to Earth.
Peng added: “I could feel the oxygen thinning and my hands freeze. They were exposed all the time – I didn't even think about bringing them into my gloves.”
On May 26, paragliding enthusiast Mr Ou said the man had become a mythical figure in their paragliding circle: “He is now the one who breaks the height barrier. He can apply for the Guinness World Record because no one else reaches such a height without carrying oxygen tanks.”
Peng is now under investigation by Chinese authorities for his unauthorized flight, and has been suspended for six months, according to China's state-run Global Times.
Peng insisted that he didn't plan to fly at all when he was lifted into the atmosphere by strong winds, and when he was pushed into the clouds, he simply tested his parachute on the ground.
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