Talk about a mental health risk! But don’t u dare say the word ‘depressed’ at the doctors office!

According to the FAA he does not have a license. He has a 3rd class med cert and nothing else. He might be flying under ultralight rules or light sport.

Agreed. He's going to do something stupid again

I'm pretty sure trevor jacob lost his license over this stunt. I believe the loss is permanent.

correction, looks like the faa did revoke his license but he was able to get it back. my bad.

RIP that Taylorcraft.

When I was a child, back in the 70s, my father owned a 1946 Taylorcraft and he would take me flying in it. It ignited my love of aviation and ultimately led to me finally owning my own small plane (not a Taylorcraft, but there's one very similar to my father's old plane parked a couple hangars away from my plane). Watching that plane die in Trevor's video, especially knowing he did it deliberately, was almost physically painful.

Meh, it's a material possession, never get attached to anything physical in this existence, none of it matters.

That's one way to go through life. While doing so may be admirable, it isn't necessarily. It can also set up a situation where you have no remorse for another's loss or worse still; destroying what someone else has created. Personally, I like nice things (whether mine or in a museum); not everyone chooses to forgo nice things or caring for/appreciating them.@@troyrager1352

I would have taken it from him..

Why are you sorry?

It just doesn't work that way, crashing an airplane on purpose or on accident is not a crime, so they can't take his pilot's license away for that. Now if he fails a biannual flight review then, then his license is temporarily suspended.

​@ohbood6040 bro did you just have a seizure?

Yet you can destroy your airline career by just letting it slip that you feel a little depressed, even if you're getting help.

@@RM_VFX Well no s h I t, who in the hell would hire an airline pilot whose depressed. It's the greatest / most challenging job in the world. And you can get all the tail on the planet if you're not a jerk, what is depressing about that. As an employer, you need to check your problems outside the cockpit door and for sure not bring it to work.

Listen up BUDDY BOY...U might think ur a big tough guy but u better sit down

Government is all about anomie-tyranny: no laws for criminals (including the well-dressed criminals on Wall Street) and a non-stop anal inspection for everybody else.

what did trent get slapped with?

​​​@@zachmoyer1849 the FAA violated him for 14 CFR 91.119 and they suspended his license for 120 days. Trents case almost unanimously considered to be complete bullshit he did absolutely nothing wrong but the judge wasn't pilot and made a bad decision. He didn't get a jury. He's appealing to us court of appeals now hoping for a proper trial. It's been 3 years.

Especially considering trent's case is complete bullshit and this one is cut and dry. The difference is that Trevor went to the judicial system and had a case with a jury and Trent is dealing with 1 judge from the FAA.

"Try our new Prison Wallet. We call it the Trevor."

LOL - I said the same thing on a different reaction video. I'm sure Ridge Wallet was mortified to be associated with this stupid ass stunt.

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@@RealRickCox Exposure is exposure, I wouldn’t be surprised if they saw a sales bump from the entire thing.

"And the ashes of a friend in a zip-lock bag"

If you make a dumb mistake in your car should you lose your driver's license for the rest of your life? There's a reason people like you aren't in charge of things.

A dumb mistake is completely different than facilitating an entire fake crash where other people could've been harmed. People like you should never be in charge of those things. @@troyrager1352

@@troyrager1352 flying and driving are privileges not rights. If you abuse the privilege to an extreme extent then yes you should lose your license. People like me are in charge of these things just so you know

@@EvilKen01 blah blah blah, like I said there's a reason guys like you aren't in charge of anyone else 👍 real life isn't a daycare center where we all behave the same and some random dude gets to say "it's a privilege not a right" nonsense, guys like you are a problem too, cop callers, mommy needers , permission slip demanders, get over it, I doubt the dude is dumb enough to do it again, worry about your own license and life, dumb dude in the video did nothing to hurt your perfection..

@@EvilKen01 people do dumb things in cars all the time they don't lose the privilege to drive for the rest of their life because they crashed a car on purpose, and guys like you should not be in charge of anyone else, hopefully you find a new profession.

Big time

That's what I was thinking !

Because of that inspection pass bullshit? They still haven't let that go?

The "justice" system and laws are completely backwards.. they favor criminals, it's absurd. Not just in this case but literally everything.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Nepal?! That would be one epic paramotor adventure. Floating around the Himilayas? I'm in!

Meh, humans make mistakes, going to another extreme helps no one, humans learn lessons, no one was hurt but a few peoples feelings online.

@@troyrager1352 yea, people make mistakes... *BUT* he made the conscious decision to jump out of a perfectly good plane, endanger people on the ground, let alone the potential for starting a wildfire - while documenting evidence against himself & uploading it online - all for 'clicks'. so, someone who demonstrates decision making like that *should* lose his ability to do it again. actions have consequences.

@@dobrzpe no one was hurt you can say could have could have would have should have all you want facts are no one was hurt he made a dumb choice that doesn't mean he should lose the privilege for the rest of his life, a DUI does not disqualify someone from driving for the rest of their life, good thing you're not in charge of the consequences for people you obviously live in authoritarian TV land, way to be.

@@troyrager1352 bro, *objectively* he made a series of bad decisions. he is also getting off pretty easy for them. i bet you believe people actually get 'rehabilitated' in prison, too. end of the day: being a pilot is a privilege, one he should have lost due to HIS own actions.

All the ppl who wish Trevor got in more trouble are such losers

Bump

Those were professional pilots, so losing the license for a year impacted their livelihoods. Also, they did their stunt over an area of empty desert, with people on the ground making sure nobody entered that area. They also didn't try to cover up what they did, which is what Trevor Jacob actually got sentenced for. I think he should also have been charged with reckless behavior, maybe it would have been too much work to get a complainant from any of the people in the campsites or forestry buildings in the immediate area where he jumped out. But that's the real difference for me. The Red Bull guys didn't put anyone else at risk. Trevor Jacobs left it up to blind luck whether his plane hit an empty hillside, or a camp site or forestry building.

LOL

Hmm... not so sure about the "grab-n-go" aspect, as you shouldn't leave them fully charged, but have to charge them up just prior to flying (takes a number of hours), so you have to plan it out (and sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate and you have to then run the battery down to "storage" level again without flying). I'd argue a two stroke is more suited to spontaneous flying. Definitely less maintenance and probably higher in-flight reliability, though.

smaller wings are WAY faster. Tucker is 28yrs old and likely near his peak age for physical condition. He is also a skilled pilot. Some of us are a little older and cant run with 80lbs strapped to our back, as well. I suggest to start big and work your way down. Eventually you will find a size that is as fast as you care to run. I prefer medium to larger wings. I dont see much point in flying much faster and burning much fuel. Of course, im past my prime by a bit as well. I also tend to fly from higher elevations with minimal room. Too small a wing and climb-out takes too long. Slow climb-out means tree-bait, out here.

You would think this country would of already fixed these injustices. It’s sad honestly.

eh, I'm inclined to believe the FAA has access to more information than you or me. If they decided this guy can fly again, it was probably at least based on some mitigating circumstances. People are acting like he crashed a plane into a building. He did his stunt in the middle of nowhere, with a plane filled with water in the fuel tanks, and trimmed the plane down. Yeah it was incredibly stupid, but it didn't endanger other humans, and I think that's what the FAA is really concerned about. He probably demonstrated he took every step to make sure the plane didn't fly off into the sunset. Maybe they're banking on him making an apology "don't do what I did" tour after he gets out of the slammer.

@@moonasha Problem is that if he is stupid/greedy and does a stunt like this again for the views (there are people that are that stupid) and it'll make the FAA look like idiots. I personally feel that a guy being that stupid to crash a plane for views should not be allowed to fly again.

But I doubt he will. People do learn. Sometimes people can make big mistakes but at the time have felt like it wasn't a big deal because they're in their own little world. But they can learn and change.@@urazz7739