Following this weekend’s successful jump by Luke Aikins, who landed safely in a massive 100-by-100-foot net, we look back at Gary Connery’s parachute-less jump from a helicopter. The 42-year-old Gary was able to accomplish the feat by lots of math, huge balls, and landing into 18,000 cardboard boxes.  He made the jump from a helicopter May 23rd, 2012 at a height of 2,400 feet!

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...