Graham's Luke Aikins prepares for 25,000-foot jump without a parachute



World-class skydiver Luke Aikins of Graham joined Q13 Fox Sports Director Aaron Levine on Sunday night to talk about his upcoming prime-time jump on national TV, airing on Q13 Fox on Saturday July 30.

Aikins will jump out of a plane with nothing but the clothes on his back and lands safely in the Southern California desert as his family and friends wait for him on the ground. The special will offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into Aikins' training and preparation, before culminating in the historic skydive.

A third-generation skydiver, the 42-year-old husband and father has 18,000 jumps under his belt and helped train Felix Baumgartner for his historic Stratos jump. While he has performed a variety of skydiving stunts for tentpole action films, this will be his most challenging jump ever. By negotiating his fall and landing – using only air currents – Aikins will make skydiving history.

"Whenever people attempt to push the limits of what's considered humanly possible, they're invariably described as crazy," said Aikins. "But to me, this jump is simply the next logical step in a lifetime of extreme challenges."

Interview above.