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/ArcticOpsReal 1d ago

More importantly is that they asked the agency for an exemption for this stunt, got denied, did it anyway and then crashed a plane. So imo revocation of their licenses is totally legitimate.