“How is this any different?”
It is. He deliberately crashed an aircraft and lied about it to accident investigators. That thing could’ve landed on someone. Look how high it is? That plane went MILES before coming down. He failed to operate the aircraft in a safe manner therefor he 100% deserves to lose his pilots license and never fly again. Cars are different. Your friend was not on a public road and did not launch his car in such a way that it came down randomly. And he did not post it on the internet and lie about it. The sky is public, not private land. If you can’t fly in a safe manner then you shouldn’t be up there.
Next you’ll be saying that he is a threat to all society and a terrorist wanting to kill thousands. But you’re right, your safety is more important than anyone’s and everyone’s freedom to do things that ARE NOT ILLEGAL. Where is the law that says doing this stupid act is illegal? There is none or he would be charged with it.
dunno, why I am trying to convince people who are clearly of tyrannical mindset to not be tyrants.