A 42-year-old skydiver Luke Aikins with more than 18,000 ft jumps made history when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead.
After a two-minute freefall, Luke Aikins landed dead centre in the 100-by-100-foot net on Saturday at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley.
As cheers erupted, Mr. Aikins quickly climbed out, walked over and hugged his wife, Monica, who had been watching from the ground with their 4-year-old son, Logan, and other family members.
The stunt, broadcast live on the Fox network for the TV special Stride Gum Presents Heaven Sent nearly didn’t come off as planned when Mr. Aikins revealed just before climbing into his plane that the Screen Actors Guild had ordered him to wear a parachute to ensure his safety.
He jumped with three other skydivers, each wearing parachutes. One had a camera, another trailed smoke so people on the ground could follow his descent and the third took an oxygen canister he handed off after they got to an altitude where it was no longer needed.
Then the others opened their parachutes and left him on his own.
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