Posted on 01/21/2022 7:30:22 AM PST by WhoisAlanGreenspan?
YouTube personality and former Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob has found himself at the center of a federal investigation after posting a video online that shows him jumping out of a small plane with a parachute and letting the aircraft crash into a California hillside.
Aviation enthusiasts who have viewed the video were quick to question whether the adventurer and daredevil may have ditched his second-hand plane, which appeared to be poorly maintained, on purpose in pursuit of viral fame.
Jacob, 28, who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, uploaded the video, titled, 'I Crashed My Plane,' on his popular YouTube channel on Christmas Eve.
As of Thursday, the edited 13-minute recording, which follows Jacob's brief flight, parachute jump and hours-long trek through a rugged terrain, has drawn more than a million views.
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Kinda like that gal who whipped out her “smart” phone to snap a few selfies as her SUV sank beneath the waves. (Incidentally this is a first for an SUV. We know they’re murderous, but this was certainly the first murder-suicide attempt by an SUV.)
He destroyed a perfectly fine aircraft for clicks.
Ping.
If he titled his webisode ‘Mythbusters’, he’d have no issues.
“A” for creativity.
“F” for the jail time he’ll get...
Kind of an expensive ploy. And he looks like Brian Laundrie.
From the article:
“...his second-hand plane, which appeared to be poorly maintained...”
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.
Seems stupid, but I can’t see why this should be illegal.
Although he should have to pay to remove the wreck from the mountain, and clean up the mess he made.
Seems stupid, but I can’t see why this should be illegal.
He’s going to find out why.
He’s also on the hook for the required NTSB investigation.
After he was informed that the incident would have to be reported to the FAA, Jacob allegedly chartered a helicopter and removed the wreckage of his Taylorcraft.
That is the really sad part of the stunt, A lot of people would’ve loved to have had that airplane
Yes, noted that - so he's being responsible for that, at least.
And Hollyweird does this how often?
You’re probably right about the “required NTSB investigation”, but if he removed the airplane... I dunno.
“Was that wrong?”
For those who don’t go to DailyMail the article mentions; Jacob’s stunt on November 24 marked the 50th anniversary of the unsolved DB Cooper hijacking, where a mystery man parachuted out of a Boeing 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom.
I’ve seen people destroy much more valuable things for less including their lives.
Hollywood...isn’t that the truth!? How many fine cars do you think Hollywood has destroyed as well?
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