text: It is a leap of faith that could easily have ended in disaster. But thankfully, stunt performer Antti Pendikainen had attached a parachute to his snowmobile to safely deposit him on the ground after driving his vehicle off a mountain. Captured on camera, these amazing images show the moment the Finnish driver took to the skies. Finnish stunt performer, Antti Pendikainen soars through the air with a parachute attached to his snowmobile in Riksgrnsen, Sweden . Captured on camera, this adrenalin fuelled footage shows the moment a daredevil driver took to the skies after racing his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain . The group managed to strap materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . Instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death, Pendikainen, defied gravity by floating effortlessly above the snowy peaks of Riksgränsen in Sweden thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle. But what might sound like a nightmare, white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for Antti who is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter. The brain child of Finnish extreme sports group, Stunt Freak Team, the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights. By using wood from an old truck bed, a tandem parachute and of course, duct tape, the group managed to strap the materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine. Antti is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . Instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death, Pendikainen, defied gravity by floating effortlessly . The brain child of Finnish extreme sports group, Stunt Freak Team, the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . Filmed using a Go Pro camera attached to Antti's head, as well as shots taken from a helicopter tailing the snowmobile, the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape. After a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing, Antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop. A spokesperson at Stunt Freaks Team said: 'We were thinking of ways to perform a snowmobile base jump when we began to wonder whether it would be possible to attach a parachute to a snowmobile and make it fly. what might sound like a nightmare, white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for Antti . After a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing, Antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . Filmed using a Go Pro camera attached to Antti's head the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape. 'This is the first time we have tried anything like this, it was the stuff of TV as the first sled was ready for test drive in just three hours. 'We built the flying machine using an old truck bed, wood from the loading platform, a tandem parachute and duct tape. 'Antti left the side of the mountain at full throttle, his heart rate was little over 195bpm during the flight and even faster when he drove off the cliff. 'It is actually possible to drive the snow mobile whilst in air, you can control the drive by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute. 'When you are in the air it feels like you are riding a snowmobile without gravity, it's very relaxing and very exciting.' In its infancy, the project was originally looking at ways to perform a snowmobile base jump . The Finnish daredevil drives the snow mobile while in the air by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute .
target: Finnish daredevil Antti Pendikainen races his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain in Sweden .
  Pendikainen defied gravity by floating effortlessly   thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle .
  Ideas is brain child of Finnish extreme sports group Stunt Freak Team .