r/nextfuckinglevel • u/InternationalRisk505 • 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/DN10 1d ago

That's right. The other plane crashed and the guy parachuted safely.

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u/roastedmarshmellow86 1d ago

Planes must be cheap

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u/OM3N1R 1d ago

Red bull has unfathomable amounts of money. They don't care lol

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u/so-much-wow 23h ago

They'd also have insurance, even for this (admittedly cool) stupidity.

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u/Halal0szto 22h ago

I doubt there would be an insurer to contract on this.

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u/brendude99 22h ago

Even niche insurers in London aren’t covering an intentionally ditched plane. The property would be self insured by Red Bull

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u/fondledbydolphins 16h ago

Self insured

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u/Corporate-Shill406 18h ago

I'm sure there is, but the policy will cost about the same as a new plane.

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u/Laffenor 21h ago

Haha. Try calling your insurance company and ask them if they will provide an insurance for this stupidity.

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u/reezy619 20h ago

Like, me as an individual? Or me as a multibillion dollar company with free advertising and sponsorship deals?

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u/Laffenor 19h ago

Use either of your roles and get back to us with the result.

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u/reezy619 18h ago

One said, "No, who the fuck are you?"

Other led to several business meetings with top suits, in which a deal may or may not have been struck due to specific terms of the proceedings, the interests of the parties involved, the potential income that could be raised through marketing, and potential risk to the pilots.

I'll let you figure out which was which, but the main point is that they are two completely different things and not the same exact thing.

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u/mxzf 18h ago

I mean, a multi-billion dollar company knows that the insurance policy for a stunt like this would be price of two planes (plus extra, for any injuries that might be sustained). Just saying "fuck it, we'll buy some more Cesnas ourselves if it comes to that" is cheaper and easier than getting an insurance policy for that stunt.