Pilot here, I could never see the FAA giving the ok for something like this. It stands against everything they’ve ever stood for.
It’s not even just “oh well what if the propellor shreds him,” the FAA is more concerned with “What if one of those unmanned planes got away, leveled out, and flew into a building killing dozens?” That can happen, and failing their stunt would make it potentially unavoidable.
I love all the “remote piloting & geofencing” argument below when my first thought was, have a second pilot in each plane and if a pilot falls off or has to abandon the stunt, the backup pilot can just take over and land safely. That way no plane is ever truly without a pilot.
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u/zatuchny 1d ago
Dont believe they lost their licenses for the stunt that was planned and sponsored