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They very likely would have got suspended even if this succeeded. - The lead pilot requested an exemption for the stunt from the FAA, which the agency denied.
by Someone1234 4y ago
They very likely would have got suspended even if this succeeded.
- The lead pilot requested an exemption for the stunt from the FAA, which the agency denied.
- The lead pilot made a "personal decision to move forward with [the] plane swap."
- "I regret not sharing this information with my team and those who supported me."
- The FAA are also proposing a $4,932 fine.
There's no two sides to this one, you cannot do a highly dangerous stunt without the relevant authorities signing off on the plan (or more specifically ignoring them when they tell you "no"), and then expect no consequences. They're just lucky the consequences are only likely to be civil in nature (i.e. suspensions and fines).
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- tempnow987 4y agoI looked at design of this stunt. I can think of MANY more dangerous things out there in the world. Best might have been to do this stunt outside of FAA jurisdiction.
- JCBird1012 4y ago> Best might have been to do this stunt outside of FAA jurisdiction. In order to do this, that would mean not using pilots with an FAA certificate, nor an American-registered aircraft. Even if they did this over the middle of the ocean, in international waters, if even one of the two things above were used, the FAA still has jurisdiction.
- tempnow987 4y agoRight, but wasn't this a red bull thing? They do international stuff all the time. Go to columbia, go somewhere else. There are folks flying bush and other planes into and out of crazy areas all day long without a hint of this level of oversight in other countries - from missionaries to folks moving stuff outside of customs etc.
- JCBird1012 4y agoI’d imagine the number of highly skilled stunt pilots willing to do a stunt like this drops proportionally in countries with lenient aviation authorities.