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Skydiver becomes first person to jump and land without chute
By JOHN ROGERS ~ Associated Press Skydiver Luke Aikins signals to pilot Aaron Fitzgerald as he prepares to jump from a helicopter Monday in Simi Valley, California.Jae C. Hong ~ Associated Press ...
The Daily Gazette9y
A 25,000-foot free fall, and without a parachute - dailygazette.com
On Saturday, Luke Aikins took that challenge. He was the first person ever to attempt a sky-dive with neither a parachute nor a wingsuit — and, in a feat broadcast live on Fox, the first ever to ...
WINK NEWS9y
He’s a skydiver working with a net — but no parachute
He took his wife, Monica, on her first jump when they were dating and she’s up to 2,000 now. The couple lives with a 4-year-old son, Logan, in Washington, where Aikins’ family owns Skydive ...
Reuters9y
Daredevil completes first of its kind jump without a parachute
A daredevil skydiver on Saturday became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California, a spokesman said.
saudigazette9y
Skydiver becomes first person to jump and land without chute
After a two-minute freefall, Luke Aikins landed dead center in the 100-by-100-foot net Saturday at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley.