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YouTuber Trevor Jacob jailed after crashing plane for views (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

And in addition to all of that. That plane was more than capable of doing an engine out landing in areas you can see in his video. But within seconds of issues he desides to pull back on the stick (to stop the prop for drama) and decides to jump out. He does no troubleshooting or looking for an appropriate landing site even though several good locations can be seen.

Even if you had to crash land, that plane can go slow enough that it's a better option than jumping out. Skydiving into the wilderness isn't a great idea.