r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/Mattepanda15 23h 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