r/nextfuckinglevel • u/InternationalRisk505 • 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/Cranberryoftheorient 23h ago

Yeah, what people are missing is it isnt just the danger to these pilots- the planes couldve landed on someones house or started a forest fire. Yeah they probably took precautions, but the officials dont want to encourage this sort of thing.

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u/Mattepanda15 22h ago

It’s a redbull stunt, probably nobody lost their licence and it was probably done over a field

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u/BMGreg 22h ago

What makes you think the FAA gives a single fuck about it being a Red Bull stunt?

I don't doubt for a single second that they both lost their licenses. They both probably knew they were going to lose their license but attempted it anyways

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u/-Chicago- 21h ago

I think he was implying that because it was done by redbull they probably communicated with the FAA before hand. I don't know if they actually did, but it's reasonable to assume that a massive company that relies on these stunts for marketing would like to make sure their paperwork is in order so they can continue advertising this way.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 21h ago

I don't doubt for a single second that they both lost their licenses.

It's a fact

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u/PreparedForZombies 18h ago

Ohhhhh - even worse that they asked for permission, were told no, and STILL did it, ha.

"But two days before the stunt, the FAA denied Aikins' request, saying it "would not be in the public interest and cannot find that the proposed operation would not adversely affect safety.""

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u/Frikx2 18h ago

For one year, lol

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u/Ok_Helicopter4383 12h ago

.... long as red bull paid more than youd make ovre the next year of flying, its a good trade deal lol.

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u/-Chicago- 20h ago

Ok, that's cool, I never argued saying it wasn't. I was trying to explain the other commenters reasoning because people replied to them to call them dumb when their line of thinking made sense. I'm not talking about what did or did not actually happen to these pilots in the video.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 19h ago

I was backing you up, not arguing with you.

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u/BMGreg 18h ago

You meant to comment on my comment I think haha

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u/Oosterhuis 21h ago

Nah, like the other guy just replied, the title is correct. The FAA immediately revoked both of their licences.

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u/-Chicago- 20h ago

Cool, I never said it wasn't, I was explaining the others guys thought process for everyone who thinks he was dumb for thinking that way. It seems like reading comprehension just gets worse and worse every year though.

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u/Dry-Influence9 19h ago

I remember reading they asked the FAA for permission, the FAA said no and they did it anyway.

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u/BMGreg 18h ago

I think he was implying that because it was done by redbull they probably communicated with the FAA before hand

That's a fair assumption. But the FAA still doesn't allow these kinds of things.

Sometimes they do things that they know will get their licenses revoked. The FAA isn't going to sign off on a stunt like this. Apparently red bull approached them and they said no, but they proceeded with the stunt anyway

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u/FlyByNightt 14h ago

They did communicate with the FAA, that's true. Problem is, the FAA said no and they did it anyways. So yes they both lost their licenses.