Air Stunt Goes Bad

[VTXCyRyD]

Air stunt goes badly wrong as Red Bull pilots try to SWAP planes 12,000ft up

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a Red Bull plane plunged to the ground after a stunt went wrong. Daredevil pilots and cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to complete a plane swap near E…

www.the-sun.com

Not sure why they wanted to do this, but I found this statement rather funny

The cause of the crash remains unknown.

 

[davegilbertson]

Air stunt goes badly wrong as Red Bull pilots try to SWAP planes 12,000ft up

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a Red Bull plane plunged to the ground after a stunt went wrong. Daredevil pilots and cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to complete a plane swap near E…

www.the-sun.com

Not sure why they wanted to do this, but I found this statement rather funny

I wonder if Vegas had odds of which one of the cousins between Aikins and Farrington would successfully swap into the other plane?

 

[madguy30]

Gee it's almost like not granting permission made sense.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

I'm amazed one of the guys made it into the other plane. You wouldn't want to miss the open door and get chewed up by the prop.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Gee it's almost like not granting permission made sense.

They should both lose their licenses, given they asked for an exemption and FAA won't grant them one and they went and did it anyway. Red Bull should get a huge fine and clean up every bit of airplane scrap they littered the desert with.

 

[brett108]

Air stunt goes badly wrong as Red Bull pilots try to SWAP planes 12,000ft up

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a Red Bull plane plunged to the ground after a stunt went wrong. Daredevil pilots and cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to complete a plane swap near E…

www.the-sun.com

Not sure why they wanted to do this, but I found this statement rather funny

"Condition of the plane remains unknown."

I think we can all guess at its current "condition".

 

[wxman1]

They should both lose their licenses, given they asked for an exemption and FAA won't grant them one and they went and did it anyway. Red Bull should get a huge fine and clean up every bit of airplane scrap they littered the desert with.

They likely will. Just last week the FAA revoked the certificate of a YouTuber pilot that very clearly purposely crashed his plane for views.

 

[CycloneCJ]

"Condition of the plane remains unknown."

I think we can all guess at its current "condition".

Apparently the plane had a parachute so it may not be totally destroyed.

 

[3TrueFans]

The old ask for forgiveness, not permission strategy, I know it well.

 

[wxman1]

Apparently the plane had a parachute so it may not be totally destroyed.

Oh it's done for.

 

[3TrueFans]

Oh it's done for.

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That'll buff right out.

 

[CycloneCJ]

Oh it's done for.

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This photo probably wont' be included in the "plane parachute" company's sales brochure.

 

[Clonehomer]

Oh it's done for.

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Red Bull gives you wings! Then, this is what happens when the Red Bull wears off and you lose those wings.

 

[Messi]

Lol at the caption. Surprised they still have this up

 

[engineer_doug]

Oh it's done for.

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For a moment, I had a Steven Leath flashback...

 

[Drew0311]

They should both lose their licenses, given they asked for an exemption and FAA won't grant them one and they went and did it anyway. Red Bull should get a huge fine and clean up every bit of airplane scrap they littered the desert with.

At least they are not Trevor Jacob and tried to act like it was a fake crash. That was the worst. These guys at least though out the consequences of missing.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Meanwhile, Aikins said: "This is the best outcome of a bummer situation, really."

 

[tim_redd]

Oh it's done for.

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Perfect Landing - Steven Leath

 

[MNCYWX]

I'm surprised the FAA allowed this to happen. Especially with this dude doing it on purpose a couple months ago just for clicks on youtube.

(Original Video has been heavily edited since I originally saw it)

A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, F.A.A. Says (Published 2022)

The video from December shows Trevor Jacob cursing in panic before leaping with a parachute out of a small plane. Some experts had wondered if the crash was a publicity stunt.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I'm surprised the FAA allowed this to happen. Especially with this dude doing it on purpose a couple months ago just for clicks on youtube.

(Original Video has been heavily edited since I originally saw it)

A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, F.A.A. Says (Published 2022)

The video from December shows Trevor Jacob cursing in panic before leaping with a parachute out of a small plane. Some experts had wondered if the crash was a publicity stunt.

www.nytimes.com

The FAA didn't allow it to happen. They asked and they said no but they did it anyway.