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FAA suspends licenses of two pilots involved in failed Red Bull stunt
The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of two pilots for their "careless" and "reckless" conduct during a failed midair stunt last month in Arizona, officials said this week. (news.yahoo.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What about Red Bull, they "caused the operation" they are also "careless and reckless. Should be a huge fine there also.
Red Bull did not cause the operation. Red Bull is a sponsor much like Shell is a sponsor of F1. Shell doesn't cause any accidents or on track kerfluffle, nor does Red Bull. What these idiots did was on their shoulders, not Red Bull's. If the FAA says no to a pilots request, it is NO, not "let me talk to the sponsor.
Yeah. Two fewer knuckleheads in the air.
Excellent.
Excellent.
Pretty harsh. The stunt may have been dangerous to the pilots, but they did it over sparse land with plans in place and no impact to others.
Not harsh enough!! Even doing a lame ass stunt (with no backup at all) over unpopulated space can impact others. Who is to say people were not below watching, or that 1 of the planes could have flown further on (yes it's only theory it could happen..but it could happen) and crashed into a more populated area.
Are you saying that doing risky things in aircraft should be allowed by the FAA if it's done over unpopulated areas and if the pilots are the only people at risk?
In a libertarian’s view, yes. This is exactly correct. Victimless crimes are just that. Our choice to pursue happiness as long as it doesn’t interfere with another’s safety/sovereignty should be steadfastly maintained. These opportunities are what our forefathers sacrificed for.