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I’m not sure but can we just stop this idiocy of people playing with planes like they’re Luna park attraction and just go back on being serious? Has marketing t

I’m not sure but can we just stop this idiocy of people playing with planes like they’re Luna park attraction and just go back on being serious? Has marketing turned us In a idiot society

bradhe 5y ago
Right? I love Red Bull's statement of "going down in history of being the first pilots to take off in one plane and land in another" as if this extremely contrived situation is somehow notable. It's the epitome of hyping something just to hype it. Seems like a really expensive water bottle flip to me.
- bradstewart 5y ago
  That is, more or less, the core idea of Red Bull's marketing strategy--one of the most successful marketing strategies ever. Is it so wrong to hype something for the sake of hyping it? I certainly get as much entertainment value out of this as I do from a Hollywood movie.
baisq 5y ago
If I own a plane and I want to crash it or kill myself, as long as the place of the “landing” is controlled, why shouldn’t I be able to?
- bradhe 5y ago
  That's a big part of the problem: It couldn't be done safely. It's very difficult to crash a plane safely.
- areyoustupid 5y ago
  - cinntaile 5y ago
    I'm fairly sure they won't be crashing the plane in a place where people live.
- 0xFFFE 5y ago
  You may be able to control the place of "landing" but you can't claim to control the airspace above it.
- lnxg33k1 5y ago
  What about the petrol and smoke? Can you control where they go? Who breathes it?
- bsg75 5y ago
  One of the two planes did not land in a controlled manner.
softcactus 5y ago
This has been going on since the beginning of aviation. Look up "Barnstorming"
- joezydeco 5y ago
  Barnstorming was at low altitude by slow moving planes. Things have come a long way and we're now dropping planes out of the sky from 3 miles up at 150mph. I'm thankful the FAA is here to keep this shit under control.
  - softcactus 5y ago
    I dont see how slower speeds or lower altitudes invalidates the point that doing dangerous stunts in planes isnt some recent development caused by "idiocracy". Thrillseekers have always existed and Red Bull is just capitalizing on them for marketing. There's no reason for Pearl Clutching.

I’m not sure but can we just stop this idiocy of people playing with planes like they’re Luna park attraction and just go back on being serious? Has marketing turned us In a idiot society

bradhe 5y ago

Right? I love Red Bull's statement of "going down in history of being the first pilots to take off in one plane and land in another" as if this extremely contrived situation is somehow notable. It's the epitome of hyping something just to hype it. Seems like a really expensive water bottle flip to me.

bradstewart 5y ago
That is, more or less, the core idea of Red Bull's marketing strategy--one of the most successful marketing strategies ever. Is it so wrong to hype something for the sake of hyping it? I certainly get as much entertainment value out of this as I do from a Hollywood movie.

baisq 5y ago

If I own a plane and I want to crash it or kill myself, as long as the place of the “landing” is controlled, why shouldn’t I be able to?

bradhe 5y ago
That's a big part of the problem: It couldn't be done safely. It's very difficult to crash a plane safely.
areyoustupid 5y ago
- cinntaile 5y ago
  I'm fairly sure they won't be crashing the plane in a place where people live.
0xFFFE 5y ago
You may be able to control the place of "landing" but you can't claim to control the airspace above it.
lnxg33k1 5y ago
What about the petrol and smoke? Can you control where they go? Who breathes it?
bsg75 5y ago
One of the two planes did not land in a controlled manner.

softcactus 5y ago

This has been going on since the beginning of aviation. Look up "Barnstorming"

joezydeco 5y ago
Barnstorming was at low altitude by slow moving planes. Things have come a long way and we're now dropping planes out of the sky from 3 miles up at 150mph. I'm thankful the FAA is here to keep this shit under control.
- softcactus 5y ago
  I dont see how slower speeds or lower altitudes invalidates the point that doing dangerous stunts in planes isnt some recent development caused by "idiocracy". Thrillseekers have always existed and Red Bull is just capitalizing on them for marketing. There's no reason for Pearl Clutching.