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YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years jail
The report notes that "he cut up the plane into small pieces, and dumped the parts in trash bins in and around Lompoc City Airport." (news.yahoo.com) Altro...
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I doubt this lying sack of xxxx will get the full 20 years, but I do hope he also gets a permanent revocation of his pilot's license.
This is completely unacceptable for the aviation community the 20 years will be well deserved
First and foremost any pilot worth his salt knew this was staged. This is one case where the Judicial system should not be lenient and ensure other stupid stunts (like switching planes w/o someone at the controls) are given some type of jail time. This fool knew exactly what he was doing and when caught went even further and disposed of the evidence.
In the same breath, I'm PO'ed at the FAA/Federal Investigators for allowing him to helo that bird out of there....telling someone not to dispose of the craft, but then not taking any action to ensure this nut would not dispose of the craft was stupid on the FAA part.
Lying to any Federal Investigator during the course of criminal investigation nets you 5-years in jail. At a minimum this idiot needs some serious jail time............sadly it won't be the last time we hear of him pulling some stupid stunt.
In the same breath, I'm PO'ed at the FAA/Federal Investigators for allowing him to helo that bird out of there....telling someone not to dispose of the craft, but then not taking any action to ensure this nut would not dispose of the craft was stupid on the FAA part.
Lying to any Federal Investigator during the course of criminal investigation nets you 5-years in jail. At a minimum this idiot needs some serious jail time............sadly it won't be the last time we hear of him pulling some stupid stunt.
I think the crash site was in the Sespe Wilderness Area. If it was, mechanized equipment is strictly prohibited and the helo pilot may be in violation of the Wilderness Act. Even firefighters do not use chainsaws, motor vehicles, or aircraft to fight fires in WA's.
At least the authorities won't have to transport him too far - There is a Federal Penitentiary in Lompoc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Penitentiary,_Lompoc
True story: as a ROTC cadet, I was on a visit to Vandenberg AFB. We took a UH-1 ride around the huge base. We could see the prison just outside the perimeter; the pilot told us: "Hey, there is a famous inmate in there now, you may have heard of him: H. R. Haldeman!" Us kids all said, "Cool! Let's drop in and say hi!" Unfortunately, we missed our chance to meet a celebrity.
What type aircraft was involved? Looks kinda like a smaller version of a J-3 Cub
What type aircraft was involved? Looks kinda like a smaller version of a J-3 Cub
Taylorcraft.
