Luke Aikins 25,000 Ft Jump without a parachute stunt (Saturday, July 30, 2016)
A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history Saturday, July 30, 2016 when he became the first person to survive a leap without a parachute.
After a two-minute freefall, Luke Aikins flipped onto his back at the last second and landed dead centre into a 30-by-30-metre net at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley in California. Cheers rose from those who gathered to watch the stunt, including his family.
The jump — from the death-defying altitude of 25,000 feet (7.6 kilometres) — makes Aikins the only skydiver ever to go from plane to planet Earth without a parachute.
For those wondering about how he overcame the technical aspects of hitting the net from 25,000 feet there is more information at:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/skydiving-no-parachute-luke-aikins-1.3702300
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