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Thu, Jul 21, 2016

Skydiver Plans No-Parachute Jump From 25,000 Feet

Will Land On Sloping Ramp ... If All Goes According To Plan

Professional Skydiver Luke Aikins is planning a stunt that definitely falls into the category of "Kids, don't try this at home".

In conjunction with Stride Gum, Aikins plans to exit an airplane at 25,000 feet sans canopy ... or wingsuit ... or anything else that he might allow him to slow down some. And he will be plans to have the stunt televised.

Aikins has over 18,000 jumps to his credit, and he is one of the people who trained Felix Baumgartner for his Red Bull Stratos jump.

Television station KCBS reports that Aikins plans to land on a structure like a slide in the California desert that will give him an opportunity to survive his arrival back on Earth. Whenever people attempt to push the limits of what's considered humanly possible, they're invariably described as crazy," Aikins said in a statement. "But to me, this jump is simply the next logical step in a lifetime of extreme challenges."

The stunt ... "Stride Gum Presents Heaven Sent," will be televised by FOX on July 30.

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