One of two pilots attempting to swap planes in midair was forced to deploy his parachute after his plane began to spiral out of control. ABC News’ Will Ganss has the details.
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One of two pilots attempting to swap planes in midair was forced to deploy his parachute after his plane began to spiral out of control. ABC News’ Will Ganss has the details.
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IM. SO. GREATFUL. THAT. THEY. ARE. STILL. ALIVE.!!!!!
I'm working on a Daredevil life threatening stunt. I plan to drink 1 red bull everyday for a week red bull won't sponsor me cos it's way too dangerous
Rich White Americans playing stupid games.😉
These men should never be permitted to fly an aircraft again. Their judgement is so poor, they are a danger to the public. Nothing will fix that. No amount of remedial training will change their attitude that "they are smarter and quicker" than other pilots and that the rules of safety need not apply to them. Riding in an aircraft they are piloting or being within sight of an aircraft they are flying will always be an unnecessary risk for anyone. If the FAA does not revoke their pilots license, something is horribly wrong.
I wonder if Trevor Jacobs is thinking "and the FAA approved this stunt?".
These guys egos are writing checks their bodies can’t cash!!
FAA might have something to say about this stunt…
Doesn't exactly give Red Bull nor pilots a good name leisurely abandoning a plane in flight….then pretty much high "fiving" each other afterwards.
First time hearing of a stunt like this. What's the success rate on this?
Heads up guys. Permission for this stunt was refused by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and yet the pilots still chose to perform it. You'll be reporting on this one again soon. It was an illegal stunt and the FAA may go after redbull and everyone involved. Nothing to celebrate.
Soo he's worry about that 😐. Crying about that.😐
Just irresponsible. Period. Another trevor howard stunt . Go get 'em, FAA!!
She didn’t even laugh at the dad joke 😞
This WOULD work if they used 767s.
Where is the responsibility in this? Don't those planes (prop) use leaded fuel? So they wound up spewing wreckage and contaminating the ground with this fuel for absolutely no good reason? How is this legal??
Morons!!!!!!
They like damn nice try lets try again tomorrow
A moment of silence for the blue plane. You will be forever missed.
The should pull their pilots license for doing a stupid stunt like this! Dumb really Dumb!
TERRIBLE reporting!! Are you just NOT gonna say or show what happened to the blue plane?!? Clearly there were multiple cameras on it, one of them must have caught the crash. So show it and tell about it!!! Ugh this is so frustrating
Loved the dad joke at the end of the segment. 😁 Too bad the co-anchor couldn't keep up.
The FAA denied their request for an exemption to do this stunt. They did it anyway. They will be losing their licenses.
Red Bull irresponsibility strikes again
Failed to report FAA part of the story.
I would say this was a very expensive mistake. I bet something went wrong with the braking system. Still taking a chance on your life like this is nuts.
The fact that even one of them managed to jump out of one plane get into another in mid air and land it is so insane. Literal action movie one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen how can you just gloss over that?
Wind shear would mess that up easily.
Obviously two extremely lousy pilots. Period. Okay, they messed it up because they did it for the clicks and a couple of thousand bucks. And for their egoes… And that's the reason why they are lousy pilots. They are totally unprofessional. Big surprise that their little airplane went into a flat spin with speedbrakes bigger than…? Really? The two hot shots are proud enough to show us how stupid the are (sorry, guys) : BFD. And why the …. would you do something like that, jumping out of a perfectly working airplane? Are you bored or just … slow? You are the result of a decadent millennial breed. IMHO you guys are lousy "pilots", indeed. Pushing the boundaries? Yeah, fat older guy did it – young skinny guy failed…
Greets from the left seat, jumper clowns. I'm not jumping, because I can.
they went to the fact to get approval for this stunt and the fact said absolutely not. jail time for these idiots who did it anyway.
two more idiots losing their pilot licenses.
Fools
1. This was absolutely stupid to begin with, aircraft are NEVER left unattended w/o autopilot for a reason. The fact that they didn't get caught in either aircraft's propeller during the dive is a miracle frankly.
2. The FAA BANNED this stunt before they attempted it, and even reaffirmed their decision when it was appealed. So, to answer the question, HELL NO they will not be doing this again. In all likelihood we can expect both pilots' licenses to be revoked at the end of the FAA's review of the incident. This was a blatant disregard for flight safety and goes against regulations in place for a reason. Personally, if I were in front of either of them, I'd have smacked each of them for considering the stunt to begin with. I hate arrogant pilots, but I hate arrogant pilots (with a burning vitriol) that blatantly disregard regulation without a second thought even if they think they've planned everything out!
Meanwhile FAA pulls both of there pilot license because the stunt was not approved..
And they will never ever fly again. FOOLS. Other plane was destroyed upon impact even with tail chute.
If Red Bull and Honda just want to toss out money, I promise not to plunge any of into the desert.
Hey they made it home to their families I call that a win-win.
really awkward anchor chemistry, yikes
The FAA needs to take their pilots licenses and they need to face criminal charges.
Life is so easy today that idiots spend their money and risk their lives on dumb stunts like this. Bet they're rich white and liberal otherwise Red Bull wouldn't sponsor them
Big fucking deal. Do it without parachutes and then get back to us with the video.
You think they’ll do it again? Hahaha. The FAA are gunna drop a house on them. They did this stunt after the FAA denied them permission. The FAA Is in no mood to be trifled with after that idiot Trevor Jacob.
Take their pilots license permanently. No regard for others.