Skydiver makes final preparations to jump without parachute

Skydiver Luke Aikins is gearing up to step out of a plane at 25,000 feet - but this time he will not be taking his parachute with him.

Skydiver makes final preparations to jump without parachute

Skydiver Luke Aikins is gearing up to step out of a plane at 25,000 feet - but this time he will not be taking his parachute with him.

If all goes according to plan, he will land two minutes later in a trawler-like fishing net 20 stories above the ground and only about a third the size of a football field.

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