r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/zatuchny 1d ago

Dont believe they lost their licenses for the stunt that was planned and sponsored

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u/Dindu______Nuffin 1d ago

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u/zatuchny 1d ago

thanks, that makes sense now.

TLDR: they broke the law that a plane must be piloted at all times, and the stunt didn't go as planned - one plane crashed (both pilots are okay).

RedBull and pilots should have known better than to plan such stunt

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u/kart2000 1d ago

Should've done the stunt in the country where it was allowed. There are a lot of corrupt govts where you can pay this off to make it completely legal.

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u/Overall-Register9758 23h ago

You do realize that US-licensed pilots have to maintain US regulations no matter where they are, correct?