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He's made 18,000 parachute jumps, helped train some of the world's most elite skydivers, done some of the stunts for "Ironman 3." But the plunge Luke Aikins knows he'll be remembered for is the one he's making without a parachute. Or a wingsuit.Or anything, really, other than the clothes he'll be wearing when he jumps out of an airplane at 25,000 feet this weekend, attempting to become the first person to land safely on the ground in a net.The Fox network will broadcast the two-minute jump live at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) Saturday as part of an hour-long TV special called "Heaven Sent."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/29/daredevil-to-attempt-jumping-out-plane-at-25000-feet-without-parachute.htmlI'm not sure I want to watch this.
What a selfish man. He has a 4 yr old child he's NOT thinking about.
LOS ANGELES — Skydiver Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from a plane into a net on the ground without the benefit of a parachute.Aikins hit the 100-by-100-foot net perfectly, quickly climbed out of it and walked over to hug his wife, who had been watching with other family members.Just before climbing into a plane to make the jump, Aikins said he had been ordered to wear a parachute but indicated he wouldn’t open it.As the plane was climbing to 25,000 feet above the drop zone he said the requirement had been lifted and he took off the chute.He fell for about two minutes, then flipped onto his back at the last second and landed perfectly to cheers from those gathered to watch.
Have your audio on!Absolutely Amazing!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8j0YFzmqWc#t=145
That was insane!
Apparently they pulled the video...bummer.
