Reportedly, the only drama ahead of this stunt occurred when Aikins was ordered to wear a parachute on the jump (that order was later rescinded) and when SAG-AFTRA objected to the special over safety concerns.
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American Luke Aikins leapt into the void at 25,000 feet on Saturday (July 30) with no parachute or wingsuit, becoming the first skydiver to land safely on the ground in a net.
Luke Aikins is no ordinary dude who chose to accomplish this mission impossible by risking his own life.
The show took place at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley, California, and the Fox Network showed the live telecast of this mission impossible (made possible).
According to NPR, third-generation skydiver Luke Aikins successfully completed his “Heaven Sent” stunt after plummeting to the Earth from 25,000 feet. As supporters erupted into applause and cheered for the skydiver, he climbed out of the net and hugged his wife, Monica, and their 4-year-old son, Logan.
When his friend Chris Talley came up with the idea of the jump two years ago, Aikins turned it down cold. The thing that just happened. He landed in a net while traveling 120 miles per hour above the desert near Simi Valley, Calif. He calls the stunt Heaven Sent.
After two years of planning, trials and errors, though, the 42-year-old stunt man lept from a Cessna along with three other skydivers (who had parachutes) who recorded the descent and carried gear Aikins needed early in the jump, like an oxygen mask.
However, Aikins said that wearing the parachute canister on his back and landing on the net would be more risky. A few minutes before the plunge, though, Aikins was informed that the requirement had been repealed and that he could perform the jump without the chute.
Aikins started his first tandem jump when he was only 12.
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A skydiver made history when he jumped without a parachute and landed in a net.
