KUALA LUMPUR: While some people have skydiving on their bucket list, federal police Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain skydived to earn his "wings" and add to his experience in the force.
A video of his guided skydiving and freefall from a helicopter 10,000 feet above sea level has been making its rounds on social media.
The clip, which is just over four minutes long, was posted to his TikTok account recently and quickly gained traction with almost 180,000 views so far and Shuhaily continues to receive compliments and encouragement from netizens online.
@hailyzain #vat69 #1stn2ndattempts#10000feet #kecutperut #thankyoucrew#tillnexttime #alhamdulillah ♬ original sound - Haily Zain
In the video, Shuhaily is seen jumping out of a helicopter with two experienced skydivers from VAT69.
The three then link up in a formation during the free fall for about a minute, before they let go of each other and deploy their parachutes.
Shuhaily is believed to have earned his wing badge after the dive over the Taiping airstrip in Perak. For the record, he is also a sharpshooter who wear the sniper's badge on his uniform.
Earlier in the video, VAT69 skydivers were seen inspecting Shuhaily's suit and the safety harnest, just before he prays.
Then the scene shifts to the helicopter where he waited to take the leap.
Shuhaily also included bits and pieces of his failed first attempt at the beginning of the video, where his legs were seen going out of control and, almost immediately, he pulls the cord for his parachute.
In the final part, he was seen making a perfect landing with his parachute and cooly walks away.
Among the comments the video received are from @Dewataraya who said: "Its normal datuk, for first time divers. You must keep repeating the dive, then only you'll get the hang of it, just like myself."
@Brader Zam said: "This is what we call worthy of wearing the airborne wings on the uniform."
Meanwhile, @azharlaijohar congratulated Shuhaily while and welcomed him into the skydiving family.
