A French daredevil has turned his childhood desires into actuality by “soaring” from mountain cliffs — on a flying carpet.
Freddy Montigny, 44, has spent years honing his abilities in excessive sports activities to reside out a dream of changing into a real-life Aladdin, in line with SWNS, the British information service.
He developed a singular stunt by utilizing experience gained from paragliding, skydiving and hang-gliding through the years — all of which gave him the management he wanted, he stated, to “fly” on a carpet.
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Dramatic video exhibits 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.
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.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Montigny for additional remark.
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In his social media postings, Montigny has harassed “linking childhood dreams to adult reality.”
He has additionally famous his “years of experience,” together with follow at Vercors Massif — a spread in France consisting of rugged plateaus and mountains — and a trusty parachute.
He referred to as the parachute his “main safety net.”
He informed 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.”
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Montigny beforehand labored as knowledgeable drummer and stage technician, SWNS stated.
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 exhibits him operating 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.”