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A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, F.A.A. Says
- Thread starter Metanoia Prime
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Throw the book at him and make an example out of him. Sop much could have gone wrong from his recklessness that the punishment should be harsh enough other people don't try and do the same.
Whelp, I thought influencer culture couldn't get any worse, but somehow this guy managed to sink to new lows.
If the evidence of staging will hold up in court, this has got to face reckless endangerment charges at the very least. FAA revocation is a start but there's no way it's the end.
If the evidence of staging will hold up in court, this has got to face reckless endangerment charges at the very least. FAA revocation is a start but there's no way it's the end.
Even without any aviation background anyone should be able to see that he's full of shit. One of the worst acting I've seen in a YouTube video.
This kind of thing is jailable, right? He should go to jail for this.
This kind of thing is jailable, right? He should go to jail for this.
Youtube enables narcissistic assholes like this by design. I feel like its only going to get worse.
Is there seriously a debate whether this is real or not?
- the engine went out
- there was seemingly no (at least not on camera) attempt to restart it
- no attempt to contact help
- no attempt to land the plane
- no necessity to jump out right away like the thing would explode in the next second
You take one look at it and see that this is staged for YouTube.
- the engine went out
- there was seemingly no (at least not on camera) attempt to restart it
- no attempt to contact help
- no attempt to land the plane
- no necessity to jump out right away like the thing would explode in the next second
You take one look at it and see that this is staged for YouTube.
It's 100% Mark Ruffalo and I've been saying this for years now.
Saw critical's video about this back then. Clearly staged and he needs to lose his license to pilot anything at all.
the pilot analayzing the video also said that, but why wouldn't you want to always have a parachute just in case?
I was thinking that there needs to be some regulations around monetising a video that contains a display of reckless endangerment.
He's probably gonna lose his flying license but will he see jail time? I mean I don't even think there's anything in the books for purposely crashing a plane. Just googling this gives no results about any possible prosecution.
It's more a matter of the kind and preparation. This isn't some emergency pack he's kept hidden beneath the seat and hastily thrown on, but something he's got fully harnessed on from before he even gets in the plane. That he claims to 'always' wear even if a glance at other videos proves otherwise
He already has lost his license. It's in the OP. The FAA revoked it.
if a pilot is gonna have a parachute on their plane then it's probably not gonna be on them while they fly, but instead somewhere they can reach it in emergencies. I imagine wearing a parachute while piloting would be encumbering and uncomfortable as hell, depending on how long you're flying
also, most pilots would probably rather try and bring the plane down as safely as possible instead of abandoning the plane. It's better to be in as much control as possible of a plane needing to make an emergency landing than just jumping off and letting it go wherever, it's scary but also possible to land planes with engine issues
eh not really. he's a prick but he crashed it in a place where it would be a miracle if it hit somebody. that's not an excuse though.
Dude needs to go to jail, YouTube should immediately shut his shit down. Some folks will do anything for views. That's one thing California needs, more potential fires.
You have to account for all weight on the plane
Also parachutes aren't normally apart of flight preparation
It's why you don't see them on commercial airlines
Let alone a plane like this
Abandoning the plane is almost never an option - this isn't a military jet with ejector seats either
Flying with parachute on isn't comfottable. Imagine driving car with backpack. Also, unless you lose part of the wing or do a corkscrew, planes can glide decent distance and you really have time to land plane safely. So in most cases there's no reason to abandon plane. Also on the planes I flew in few Polish aeroclubs, there were emergency parachutes under pilot's seat. They weren't fancy ones like his skydiving, but it also was 20+ years ago.
It's not actually that hard to land a plane without the engine, as any pilot would know. He should absolutely see jail time for this, and be fined into oblivion to cover the costs of the investigation, cleanup, and whatever damage he caused, even if it was just a few trees.
I am no pilot, but lots of sketchy stuff. Even down to the landing, had plenty of time and space to not land in crazy brush.
Maybe this dude is still alive. Don't even translate his dialog his body language does it all.
I am here for all these appropriate Simpsons GIFs
Outside of how obviously staged this is, your responsibility as a pilot is to protect people that may be on the ground. You are supposed to control the plane to the ground if possible. An engine failure is not an excuse to bail from an airplane. We repeatedly practice engine out procedures and gliding with a dead engine isn't particularly hard.
Also, bailing out from an airplane is often times more dangerous than a controlled crash landing.
FAR 91.119
"Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below...an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface."
Also, bailing out from an airplane is often times more dangerous than a controlled crash landing.
FAR 91.119
"Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below...an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface."
I was watching this video:
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This idiot even had a fire extinguisher strapped to his leg
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This idiot even had a fire extinguisher strapped to his leg
It was obviously fake from day 1. Glad he got his license revoked, but hopefully the state or fed bring up charges in addition to the FAA fines.
I love the fact that he didn't even know when the NYTimes contacted him, haha!
I love the fact that he didn't even know when the NYTimes contacted him, haha!