Published July 28. 2016 08:27AM
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Luke Aikins has made 18,000 parachute jumps, including several for the film "Ironman 3." But the plunge this elite skydiver knows he'll be remembered for is one he's making Saturday without a parachute. Or a wingsuit.
With nothing other than the clothes on his back, he'll jump out of an airplane at 25,000 feet over Simi Valley, California.After two minutes of freefall, he plans to become the first skydiver to land safely in a net.The Fox network will broadcast the attempt live at 8 p.m. EDT.Aikins says he knows it sounds crazy, but after two years of training, he wants people to see that with hard work sometimes the impossible becomes possible.
In this Monday, July 25, 2016 photo, skydiver Luke Aikins smiles as he jumps from a helicopter during his training in Simi Valley, Calif. After months of training, this elite skydiver says he's ready to leave his chute in the plane when he bails out 25,000 feet above Simi Valley on Saturday. That's right, no parachute, no wingsuit and no fellow skydiver with an extra one to hand him in mid-air. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Copyright - Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribu