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FAA Rules YouTuber Trevor Jacob Purposely Crashed Airplane

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The Federal Aviation Administration has ruled that YouTuber Trevor Jacob crashed his 1940 Taylorcraft into the Los Padres National Forest in California on purpose... (www.aviationweekly.org) More...

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bbabis
bbabis 25
I wrote this off as a stunt upon hearing about it. Any video of the event just proves it.
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 14
You forgot the other option: Asshole.
If you view these vids you make the assholes money.
Stop supporting jerks.
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tlfys1
tlfys1 45
I would like to kick this clown's teeth in for crashing a perfectly good 1940 Taylorcraft. No excuse for this kind of insanity.
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EMK69
EMK69 22
The really sad part, besides the loss of a beautiful plane, is that someone right now is watching his videos laughing and telling his buddies.............hold my beer
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EMK69
EMK69 10
I should add a footnote.......Hold my beer.....to this younger generation means they can do it better or more powerful than some idiot who post stuff on social media. I watched 3 young men the other day who put firecrackers in their butt and lite them off.

One of them was heard to say, after he screamed in pain, "my mom is going to ask where my brain is."
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Cleffer
Cleffer 26
He can confidently tell his mother he just lit a firecracker off next to it.
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rvan128
Rick VanSice 1
What brain did he have to begin with??
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xmitr
Don Whyte 2
Ugh now that's disturbing.
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josephpendleton333
Joseph Pendleton 1
Love it
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arunhn
Arun Nair 18
Well, we all saw that one coming. But I really hope someone brings a criminal charge against him as well. That plane could have crashed on something of value or even started a forest fire. What a nut job!
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 3
I totally agree, because I was thinking the same thing. A more justifiable fate would have been the parachute failing and the plane landing safely in some mountain meadow. Maybe his next venture will be shopping for a jet pack at Wile E. Coyote's favorite company -- ACME.
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KennyFlys
Ken Lane 15
With any luck, upon surrender of his certificate they'll tell him, "Don't bother reapplying."

This punk was destined to kill someone with his stupidity.
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KathieDaniel
Kathie Daniel 6
Thing is, these selfish fools would end up killing some innocent person, instead of cleansing the gene pool by killing themselves.
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wrober
Walter Roberts 3
My guess is if he tries to get a new medical after revocation, there's a huge red flag waiting for him in OKC. His medical app will indicate he has been revoked, his youtube vids discuss depression in detail elsewhere, and the reason for his revoked medical and pilot certificates will flag him requiring a special issuance which will be very expensive. More likely than not, though, this snowboarder will do whatever he wants until he is caught again.
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pwpereira
Pete Pereira 0
I don't believe his medical has been revoked. I don't think the FAA has the authority to do so.
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wrober
Walter Roberts 5
It has, and they do. And they will.

FAR 67.307(c) directly addresses the issuance and validity of the medical certificate in these cases. FAR 67.313(c) further addresses qualifications pertinent, and FAR 67.407(c) states in pertinent part: The authority of the Administrator to reconsider the action of an Aviation Medical Examiner is delegated to the Federal Air Surgeon, the Director, Aeromedical Certification Division and the Regional Flight Surgeon. Where the person does not meet the standards...any action taken under this section is subject to reconsideration by the Federal Air Surgeon. And 67.409 Denial of Certificate: Any action taken pursuant to 67.407(c) ...is a denial of the certificate.
Finally, 67.413 and 415 discuss revocation and what the airman can do about it.

The FAA airman registry for the airman contains an entry, but lists No Certificates and No Medical Certifications, yet it was reported that he was a private pilot. At one point he had a least a Class III medical to take the check ride.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 4
The FAA Most certainly does have the authority to revoke it.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 26
A new generation of Idiots! He deserved everything he got and more! I love to watch Idiots, and he sure qualified.
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marion14505
marion14505 32
Sadly, he thought to bring a parachute.
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stansdds
Michael Stansfield 16
That was my first clue that this was intentional, not an accident.
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mutrock
Mark Kortum 14
And more sadly, it worked
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sparkie624
sparkie624 4
Someone probably told him it would be a good idea... I am sure he did not think of it all by himself...
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 5
Looks like you were the one who got duped. Anyone knows that most of Dan Gryder's info is speculation. Common sense should have sent up a red flag as to who is going to go to the trouble of hauling a wrecked airframe into inhospitable mountain terrain. Wake up man.
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 2
Don't waste your time on idiots.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 3
But they live amongst us.
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yamaha32177
CHARLES DUKE -5
Only the Youtube viewers....
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belzybob
belzybob 11
What about a ticket for littering the forest?
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stansdds
Michael Stansfield 19
So... thus far his only punishment is the revocation of his ticket, which so far he has refused to do, so he also gets fined? What a sick joke. He should at least face charges of public endangerment. Maybe the insurance company will get involved, there is likely a claim filed for accidental loss.
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TorstenHoff
Torsten Hoff 14
If he makes a claim for accidental loss, I hope they charge him with insurance fraud as well.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 0
He should be telling his Mom that he does not have one.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
This reply was meant as a reply for the story about the firecrackers in the rear ends by emkostiuk.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 6
Suppose that plane had landed on a remote but occupied log cabin causing death and a forest fire. Seems pretty obvious his flight plan did not take into considerations possible ramifications.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 6
The only thing he took into account was how many youtube views he was going to get and how big of a show he could make... Worst thing you can do is to watch the show... at that point, he has gotten what he wanted!
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 2
Maybe if we go there and inundate it with thumbs down YouTube will remove it.
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SmittySmithsonite
SmittySmithsonite 2
YouTube removed the thumbs-down count from view, I suppose because in this day and age someone's feelings might get hurt. Clicking it does nothing now.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
YouTube removed it so the general public cannot see it, but as a YouTube channel owner, the email I received said that YouTube can still see the thumbs down and will use them in determining whether to leave a post up or remove it.
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lynx318
lynx318 2
There is an app to show the tbumbs down, in chrome anyway, for use on PC.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
LOL... that is good... I left him a Comment with a Big Down Arrow....
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 2
I forgot.. I will go leave a negative comment too.
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linbb
linbb 3
He can refuse all he wants but they do it by other means making it not valid OK?
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GreggB57
Gregg Bender 8
I just cringed when he destroyed that T-craft. There's a whole raft of charges he could be hit with. I had hoped they'd throw the book at him. Revoking his license isn't nearly enough.
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KathieDaniel
Kathie Daniel 5
So sorry he did not qualify for the Darwin Awards, since the parachute worked.
What's he going to try next? Crashing a dumptruck into a building???
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xairbusdriver
Jim Smirh 4
Now there's an idea, Kathie! I'd only suggest that, since he likes to "fly" (as long as he has a 'chute), he should try jumping across a canyon with that truck (load optional, of course. can't be too safe!).
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jbaugh3
john baugh 5
Shame to waste an 82 year old flyable airplane. Lots of history and someone would've loved to have owned it. Why couldn't he have picked a homebuilt?
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 2
Another crime in this debacle.
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DarrylLyons
Darryl Lyons 5
DB Cooper with no money
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gilgraham
gilgraham 5
This guy displayed the maturity of a 12 year old. Why not pull off the "stunt" with a buddy hiding in the back to fly the plane home? It would have had the same effect, since anyone with aircraft knowledge can tell it was all fake.
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drwet
Dr. William E. Turner 11
Why are you so down on 12 year olds? Any 12 year old I know displays much better judgment that this clown.
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SamHobbs
Sam Hobbs 4
It says "he claims the aircraft’s engine fails and precedes to parachute out of the airplane". Is it saying that his parachuting out preceded the engine failure?
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 2
I don't advocate bodily harm but it would have been poetic justice for the parachute to fail and the plane gliding to a safe landing.
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jakesta13
jakesta13 4
I archived a copy of his YT video, apparently he has trimmed parts out of his uploaded video on YT.. I saved it before he did that.

https://archive.org/details/trevor-jacob-i-crashed-my-plane
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sparkie624
sparkie624 3
He knows he is in trouble... Trying to safe face, but too little too late! - Thanks for the link
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mutrock
Mark Kortum 4
The old saying: "Never trust anyone with two first names." works here.
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fireboy63
fireboy63 2
This was my EXACT first thought when reading the headline!
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dpenny
D J Penny 4
If he filed an insurance claim he should be facing Criminal, not just Civil charges of insurance fraud.
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marion14505
marion14505 10
This is why I can't watch "YouTubers."
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shenghaohan
Shenghao Han 17
Except Captain Joe, 74 Gear and Mentor Pilot
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Cleffer
Cleffer 6
Add AirForceProud95, and you've 100% hit my YouTube subscription list.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
I am searching to see if Blancolirio had a comment or four.
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psakrison
Paul Sakrison 13
Except Juan Browne/Blancolirio.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 7
LOL... Idiots born every day!
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briansfreeman
Brian Freeman 3
While the FAA may not have the ability to prosecute, the local or federal prosecutor with jurisdiction over where the plane went down surely has the ability to enforce more than a few laws violated during this stunt. This mental pygmy needs to be in jail with an amorous cellmate.
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BillOverdue
Bill Overdue 3
Sick SOB?
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westwick
Charles Westwick 3
But good ole DB had a parachute
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sparkie624
sparkie624 5
At least the plane DB was in did not crash!
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Launchpad McQuack from Duck Tales was a better pilot and he lived up to his name.
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dandulava
Dan Dulava 3
And his insurance claim goes up in smoke. Bummer.
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steerts
Ron Streetenberger 5
We have a new member of the Aviation Aholes Hall of Shame. Too bad his chute opened.
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SmittySmithsonite
SmittySmithsonite 1
The AAHS - love it, lolol! :D
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theswang
Gregory Swango 2
Plane crashes...no fire...no fuel...engine was just fine...basically planned to run out of gas! This is sensational to anyone that doesn't actually understand that flying is a privilege not a mere joke!
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tamjam75
tam nelson 2
Dummies and their quest for fame on social media...
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mbrews
mbrews 4
This is why I've sworn off the Winter Olympics. And not just for the corruption/

These snowboarders put on various circus acts and call it athletics.

The stunts are broadcast and MONETIZED by big media like NBC.

Claw back the first responders costs and any insurance payout money from this clown.
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JMARTINSON
JMARTINSON 14
The problem isn't the snowboard, it's the selfie stick.

Well that, and the guy's acting ability.
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linbb
linbb 0
Winter Olympics? UM wrong site stay with the program here guy,,,,,,,,,,,,airplanes
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mbrews
mbrews 6
- The guy who crashed the plane after parachuting is an American SNOWBOARD cross competitor.
Who added to his fame in a prior Winter Olympics.

Look beyond the short 7-word headline.

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RexBentley
Rex Bentley 4
Used to say in the service "one aw shit" wipes out a thousand atta boys but that was usually because of a stupid mistake. I think this one wipes out alot more than a thousand.
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silcalifano
silverio califano 4
He is still a jerk!
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Johnson870
Michael Ley 0
Let it go buddy
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briansfreeman
Brian Freeman -1
Fame is quite a stretch in describing the "accomplishments" of a snowboarder. Legitimate Olympians probably disagree with your assessment. Snowboarding "fame" notwithstanding, he is an idiot.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 2
So what if he is an Olympic snowboarder. You want to REALLY impress me? Snowboard down Mt. Everest.
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josephpendleton333
Joseph Pendleton 1
How Stupid
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BoscoBob
BoscoBob 1
DUH...?
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goriordan40
Gerard ORIORDAN 1
One word - Prosecute.
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josephpendleton333
Joseph Pendleton 1
Ok here im gonna make a new word: crapbrat (1: A idiot who crashes planes. 2: Particularly a youtuber. 3: an idiot who crashed a plane in a FOREST. Here is how we use crapbrat in a sentence: Trevor Jacob is a crapbrat for crashing a plane.
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lynx318
lynx318 1
Wing tanks full of water, fuel lines disconnected, running only on an improvised jerry can's worth of fuel. Yeah nothing shady going on here.
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theswang
Gregory Swango 3
Gregory Swango less than a minute1DownvoteUpvote
Plane crashes...no fire...no fuel...engine was just fine...basically planned to run out of gas! This is sensational to anyone that doesn't actually understand that flying is a privilege not a mere joke!
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 1
Where did you see this?
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lynx318
lynx318 2
In the comments below the article, spotted by an experienced pilot I assume.
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HGhavam
H Ghavam 1
Hey Bill,
Agree with you about the illegality of being not only that stupid but dangerous. We have a lot of these folks in congress. Where to started
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kelpro999
kelpro999 1
Has the wrecked plane been found?
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 1
Yes. The moron hiked over to it when he landed and recorded the whole thing.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Served him right to land in bramble bushes.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
Been nice if he had found a Cactus instead of those Bushes! I may have given him an upvote on You Tube if he had published himself stuck on top of a Tall Cactus!
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Ha ha ha... That would have been too hilarious.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
LOL.. If he did not find the plane, he would not have had much video to edit! UGH.. >Memory cards!
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kelpro999
kelpro999 0
The real question is has anyone seen it since it was crashed? If it was there it was removed before the first video.
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CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 1
Lying POS. Lucky the crash didn't start a wild fire
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
This I D 10 T deserves everything he receives due to this stunt. Sadly his parachute worked.
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SmittySmithsonite
SmittySmithsonite 1
Dan Gryder had an interesting take on this one. If he's right on this, which he has been on other crazy stories in the past, everyone will have egg on their face, including the FAA & myself. He put out a teaser video on this several weeks back. Will be interesting to see the follow up whenever he posts it. The situation he outlined certainly sounds plausible.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Dan Gryder likes to speculate. Just this morning he had to issue an apology for his take on the crash of the young lady cargo pilot killed the other day. You want good facts, watch Mentour Pilot's channel Mentour now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eh4ttX8rFU&ab_channel=MentourNow%21
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adolforosado
Adolfo Rosado 2
But he did apologize.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Gee. Are we making excuses for this guy now?
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
Jeffery Dahmer Said he was sorry as well! :) - Actually he is sorry... "Sorry he got caught!"
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CHBHA
CB HARDY 1
Another example of people with too much money and not enough sense.
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adolforosado
Adolfo Rosado 0
I think they're completely wrong on this as they are in many of their conclusions. The big surprise is, it didn't take them that long. Usually it's years when it involves loss of life and potential recommendations which they never make anyway. I stand by Dan Gryder's assessment of this event.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 3
Why is everyone so surprised? Of course, the FAA acted promptly AND properly. Suppose his next stunt actually killed someone? Fake or not, the guy is an idiot that does not need to have the ability to create havoc FOR YOUTUBE VIEWS.
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BillOverdue
Bill Overdue 0
It should be illegal for a person to be so stupid?
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mutrock
Mark Kortum 2
We could never build enough jails.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Yeah, but if we locked them all up, there would be no room at the Inn for the real criminals.
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KennyFlys
Ken Lane 4
Can you imagine anyone who is seriously dealing with an actual emergency with loss of power over mountains jumping out of the plane with their selfie stick at the ready?

Besides, he was wearing a parachute. Why? It's certainly not required.
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jumpdoc
TJ Kozma -1
I always fly with my parachute. Gravity always wins.
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steerts
Ron Streetenberger 4
Strange, irrational comment T.J.
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dcmeigs
dcmeigs 3
I take your point and I do agree to a point, but no amount of due diligence can justify the risks. You may recall, A few years ago an idiot with fireworks set the Columbia River Gorge aflame destroying a priceless resource for generations and endangering hikers and residents homes. This stunt could have easily had a similar outcome. It was a dick move with selfish motivation.
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
This guy will not get reinstated. Even stunts require permission. He disregarded all safety protocol and endangered the environment and possible private property. He is lucky there was not a forest fire had the plane, real or fake, caught fire on impact. Real thrillseekers climb mountains or surf 50 ft waves.
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yamaha32177
CHARLES DUKE -6
His fake video even fooled the FAA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJH_XP-J0k
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JohnGiroux
John Giroux 1
go troll somewhere else..
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