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Anyone who saw the video could tell it was staged. I could tell it was staged and I don't know the first thing about aviation. Every single thing about it was j

by astura 5y ago

Anyone who saw the video could tell it was staged. I could tell it was staged and I don't know the first thing about aviation. Every single thing about it was just off in so many ways. I really hope they throw the book at this guy with criminal charges so others will think twice before trying similar stunts.

LanceH 5y ago
The only thing missing was him thanking sponsors and asking us to like an subscribe before he jumped.
- cyphar 5y ago
  In the original video he had a Ridge wallet sponsorship read at the beginning of the video. After the initial blowback he re-uploaded the video with the sponsor read removed.
- astura 5y ago
  He actually does (did?) thank a sponsor in the video - Ridge Wallet. It was one of the really off things about the video. Apparently he must have re-uploaded it if it not longer contains the sponsor plug. The things that felt off to me, a non aviation person, on first impression- The opening text about him saying "I didn't think I had the courage to share this video." (This has also been removed in the apparent reupload). The sheer amount of cameras/camera angles for a routine plane ride. Plus constantly pulling out the Ziploc bag full of "ashes" to show the camera. Jumping with a fucking selfie-stick then immediately hiking back to the plane. This one is hard to explain - He's general affect throughout the video coupled with the other videos on his channel. It just seemed like the entire thing was trying to tell a story rather than an almost-tragedy caught on film. At first, as a non aviation person, I didn't know there was a whole engine out procedure he didn't follow. I didn't really question his recommendation to fly with a parachute, and I didn't know that he flys without a parachute in his other videos. I didn't know he bought the plane a month before.

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Anyone who saw the video could tell it was staged. I could tell it was staged and I don't know the first thing about aviation. Every single thing about it was j

by astura 5y ago

LanceH 5y ago
The only thing missing was him thanking sponsors and asking us to like an subscribe before he jumped.
- cyphar 5y ago
  In the original video he had a Ridge wallet sponsorship read at the beginning of the video. After the initial blowback he re-uploaded the video with the sponsor read removed.
- astura 5y ago
  He actually does (did?) thank a sponsor in the video - Ridge Wallet. It was one of the really off things about the video. Apparently he must have re-uploaded it if it not longer contains the sponsor plug. The things that felt off to me, a non aviation person, on first impression- The opening text about him saying "I didn't think I had the courage to share this video." (This has also been removed in the apparent reupload). The sheer amount of cameras/camera angles for a routine plane ride. Plus constantly pulling out the Ziploc bag full of "ashes" to show the camera. Jumping with a fucking selfie-stick then immediately hiking back to the plane. This one is hard to explain - He's general affect throughout the video coupled with the other videos on his channel. It just seemed like the entire thing was trying to tell a story rather than an almost-tragedy caught on film. At first, as a non aviation person, I didn't know there was a whole engine out procedure he didn't follow. I didn't really question his recommendation to fly with a parachute, and I didn't know that he flys without a parachute in his other videos. I didn't know he bought the plane a month before.