View Full Version : Skydiver Luke Aikins to jump from plane without parachute or wingsuit.
Well, this should be interesting:
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- He's made 18,000 parachute jumps, helped train some of the world's most elite skydivers, done some of the stunts for "Iron Man 3." But the plunge Luke Aikins knows he'll be remembered for is the one he's making without a parachute. Or a wingsuit.
Or anything, really, other than the clothes he'll be wearing when he jumps out of an airplane at 25,000 feet this weekend, attempting to become the first person to land safely on the ground in a net.
The Fox network will broadcast the two-minute jump live at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) Saturday as part of an hour-long TV special called "Heaven Sent."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/skydiver-luke-aikins-jump-plane-parachute-wingsuit/
Test drop: https://www.facebook.com/Luke-Aikins-998360006849439/
Pat
Its going to be an awesome stunt, or a huge cupful of bleach in the gene pool...
...either way it is a win-win scenario for the spectators
Divemaster
07-28-2016, 20:54
I wonder what the bug-on-the-windshield odds are at my local Indian casino.
Old Dog New Trick
07-28-2016, 22:29
It's not the impact that kills you - it's the impact after the first bounce when all your bones shatter.
I can't find any NOTAMS on this except TFRs for firefighting AC in the area. Seems like a pretty small target for a 25,000' freefall and there are residences and a golf course nearby.
Big Sky Ranch: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Big+Sky+Movie+Ranch/@34.3199476,-118.7188385,511m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x80e82a2adc43b4ff:0x f6484f4e1f3e9e2b!2s4927+Bennett+Rd,+Simi+Valley,+C A+93063!3b1!8m2!3d34.3179124!4d-118.7185425!3m4!1s0x0:0xd010db3b5dd89258!8m2!3d34. 3202768!4d-118.7186694
Pat
Divemaster
07-28-2016, 22:47
I can't find any NOTAMS on this except TFRs for firefighting AC in the area. Seems like a pretty small target for a 25,000' freefall and there are residences and a golf course nearby.
Big Sky Ranch: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Big+Sky+Movie+Ranch/@34.3199476,-118.7188385,511m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x80e82a2adc43b4ff:0x f6484f4e1f3e9e2b!2s4927+Bennett+Rd,+Simi+Valley,+C A+93063!3b1!8m2!3d34.3179124!4d-118.7185425!3m4!1s0x0:0xd010db3b5dd89258!8m2!3d34. 3202768!4d-118.7186694
Pat
Is there an existing NOTAM format for a HANO?
Old Dog New Trick
07-28-2016, 22:51
Is there an existing NOTAM format for a HANO?
If there ever was; it's in the circular filing cabinet. :D
(You'll find it near the water-cooler and the big guy who claimed to be SF/SEAL)
Divemaster
07-28-2016, 22:56
As long as he does a good PLF he should be fine:rolleyes:
That's PFL: Pretty Fair Landing. Actually, he needs a IWA: I Walked Away.
...at least dirt poisoning isn't contagious
Is there an existing NOTAM format for a HANO?
It would be like Baumgartner's but I don't see that happening in SOCAL airspace.
There is a member here who had a ZALO out of an OV-1 here at Ft. Huachuca a few decades ago. ;)
I remember Evil Knievel said that he was going to jump without a parachute into the L.A. Colosseum filled with straw. That didn't happen either.
Pat
I personally could care less for him or his wife if he burns in. However the logic doing something like this with a little child at home is beyond me.
Team Sergeant
07-29-2016, 13:36
Is there an existing NOTAM format for a HANO?
You need a chute to perform a HANO. ;)
UWOA (RIP)
07-29-2016, 14:31
As long as he does a good PLF he should be fine:rolleyes:
I did an eighty foot fall when I was teaching rappelling back in the eighties ... the belay man lost the line on a belayed fall .... After yelling falling I laid back in a reverse swan dive and waited for the belay man to stop my descent ... and waited ... and waited. Was counting the windows going down and got to the second floor window (It was a fire tower we were using to teach rappelling) and I thought to myself -- this is going to hurt! I went into a PLF position and hit the blacktop. Got lucky and hit nothing but soft tissue until the force of the fall snapped my head back and my skull hit, giving me a knot on my head and a concussion.
First thing I heard was a student yelling, "You're not going to make me do that!" I got up and, of course, had to do it again to weather the shock (I changed belay man and he didn't lose his belay on the second demonstration). The pic of me sitting on the parapet was taken that day before the "accident" ....
Now, would I like to do something like the 25 grand hop and no pop ... I think not ....
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Scimitar
07-29-2016, 14:36
I did an eighty foot fall when I was teaching rappelling back in the eighties
Epic
Old Dog New Trick
07-29-2016, 14:43
I did an eighty foot fall when I was teaching rappelling back in the eighties...
Good thing it wasn't the nineties! :D
(Those extra ten feet may have been the difference :p )
As long as he does a good PLF he should be fine:rolleyes:
Just one?
UWOA (RIP)
07-29-2016, 14:49
Good thing it wasn't the nineties! :D
(Those extra ten feet may have been the difference :p )
The parapet was 106 feet above the pavement, but I don't think ten feet would have made a difference ... just good airborne training and a lot of luck!!!!!!
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... just good airborne training and a lot of luck!!!!!!.
And a really hard head, apparently. :eek:
Susan
UWOA (RIP)
07-30-2016, 08:01
And a really hard head, apparently. :eek:
Susan
I've been accused of that, but not because of my views. LOL!!!
:lifter
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Anticlimactic till the last two minutes but a lot more exciting than watching Geraldo open that vault. It really gives one perspective as to just how quickly it takes to drop 25,000 feet.
frostfire
07-30-2016, 21:32
Well he survived....
gotta admit, the view point from Luke CAM gave me the butterflies. My heart rate would have be more than his meager 148 bpm.
How long before a second person try it, then a third, then an actual following like BASE..until the first splat!?!
I see the future of airborne ops in our soon-to-be skeleton military. Net is cheaper than chutes, no?
Heck, I started this thread but don't have broadcast, SAT, or cable TV. Any links?
(Damn glad I didn't go to a bar last night. I'd probably be out a few hundred dollars. :D)
Pat
Freaking nuts! :D
Link: https://youtu.be/g8j0YFzmqWc
Freaking nuts! :D
Link: https://youtu.be/g8j0YFzmqWc
Damn! OK, the brass balls upper limit has just been reset. Well, for crazy stunt men that is. For everyone else, it's still situationally dependent.
Pat
Team Sergeant
07-31-2016, 05:51
For a minute I was wondering why 25,000 feet and then it struck me, it's for TV. Falling from 25k allows the entertainment industry to do what they do best, build up the stunt for as long as they can. For those that think falling two minutes is not very long you should try it....... it's long enough to get really cold hands. It's also high enough to see "all" the DZ's on Ft. Bragg at the same time.
I'm actually surprised someone has not tried it until now, I'm guessing the netting was the key and materials might not have been up to par until now?
UWOA (RIP)
07-31-2016, 08:02
Hats off to him. Got more balls than brains, but then we all gotta go sometime ... it just wasn't his time.
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He was definately closer to missing that net than hitting the center of it.
Team Sergeant
07-31-2016, 09:54
He was definately closer to missing that net than hitting the center of it.
When he flipped onto his back he must have "slid" a bit.
I want to see someone jump without a chute, batwings and water skis and land on the water.......;)
Old Dog New Trick
07-31-2016, 10:35
How many kids are going to do this in the backyard?
But if you've ever watched Nitro Circus you'd see that thrill sports have taken on a whole new meaning.
The gene pool must once in every generation be cleaned to preserve the species.
Oldrotorhead
07-31-2016, 11:10
I did an eighty foot fall when I was teaching rappelling back in the eighties ... the belay man lost the line on a belayed fall .... After yelling falling I laid back in a reverse swan dive and waited for the belay man to stop my descent ... and waited ... and waited. Was counting the windows going down and got to the second floor window (It was a fire tower we were using to teach rappelling) and I thought to myself -- this is going to hurt! I went into a PLF position and hit the blacktop. Got lucky and hit nothing but soft tissue until the force of the fall snapped my head back and my skull hit, giving me a knot on my head and a concussion.
First thing I heard was a student yelling, "You're not going to make me do that!" I got up and, of course, had to do it again to weather the shock (I changed belay man and he didn't lose his belay on the second demonstration). The pic of me sitting on the parapet was taken that day before the "accident" ....
Now, would I like to do something like the 25 grand hop and no pop ... I think not ....
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I would have had the belay man do the next fall, just for a nut check. Was the $25k before or after expenses and taxes? :D
UWOA (RIP)
07-31-2016, 11:23
I would have had the belay man do the next fall, just for a nut check. Was the $25k before or after expenses and taxes? :D
What $25k? Are you referring to the 25 grand jump the stunt dummy just made ... I didn't see any dough for the "accident", I just sucked it up and went a second time ... besides, the belay man was another Deputy, so who was I going to sue?
:confused:
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Oldrotorhead
07-31-2016, 11:25
What $25k? Are you referring to the 25 grand jump the stunt dummy just made ... I didn't see any dough for the "accident", I just sucked it up and went a second time ... besides, the belay man was another Deputy, so who was I going to sue?
:confused:
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I did mean for the stunt. I should have made my intention clearer sorry.
UWOA (RIP)
07-31-2016, 11:28
I did mean for the stunt. I should have made my intention clearer sorry.
No problem. I confuse easy ... must be my age/shoe size ....
LOL.
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DJ Urbanovsky
07-31-2016, 13:35
I'll give the guy this, he's got a set of clangers on him, that's for sure. I wouldn't do it, but it's a pretty amazing stunt.
Freedom is a double edged sword. It's sad when one of these extreme sports guys smears himself on a mountainside, but at the end of the day, they're adults, and they know the risks they are taking.
Is the dude fat or did he have some extra padding under his jumpsuit? Or an emergency chute?
Pat
Team Sergeant
07-31-2016, 15:38
How many kids are going to do this in the backyard?
But if you've ever watched Nitro Circus you'd see that thrill sports have taken on a whole new meaning.
The gene pool must once in every generation be cleaned to preserve the species.
My only hope that is when they do try it they are all wearing "Go-Pros" ;)