Four Goulburn skydivers are planning to enter the record books with sky high dreams of being a part of the largest Australian formation skydive.
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Adrenalin Skydive instructors Ken Richards, Tony Kaine, Derek Murphy and Matt Chambers will join more than 100 other skydivers in California later this month where they will attempt to break the previous Australian record set in 2010.
The group are aiming to have at least 120 skydivers form a pattern while in free-fall in a bid to smash the previous record which involved 112 participants.
The skydivers taking part in the jump will target to connect and evolve into a unique arrangement while attempting to stay clasped to one another.
Mr Kaine said the group would start their mission in the United States from May 20, first taking part in several training camps before the record attempt, which is expected to run for three days, begins on May 28.
Mr Kaine, 47, is "optimistic" the group will be able to break the record on the first day.
Among those in the group is 28-year-old Mr Richards, who has a military background and has clocked up 3500 jumps since he started skydiving in 2008.
"The Aussie Big Way is a great opportunity to go overseas - not to mention to break an Australian record," said Mr Richards, who leaves for the US on May 14.
"The Big Way is a big commitment - more than 120 people with the same goal. The best part is when everyone gets back on the ground."
The group is by no means inexperienced and together Mr Kaine, Mr Chambers, 63, and Mr Murphy have clocked up more than 6400 jumps between them.
Mr Chambers was the former chief Instructor at Adrenalin Skydive and was part of the Australian record in 2010.
"I think we have a good chance this year with all the preparation and practice going on," he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Mr Murphy – who has about 1600 jumps to his name – is no stranger to breaking records. In 1989, he was part of a group that hosted a dinner party in Peru on a snowy mountain top 23,000 feet above sea level.
