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Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by noitpmeder on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @10:13PM (#31105374)
If you control the flight path of the plane before ditching it should be possible to pick the relative point of impact.

And most (all?) parachutes allow the capability for the operator to control direction of flight and (relative) rate of descent.

Considering the stunt he pulled it seems he was confident he could do both.

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Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by Vespasian on Thursday April 21, 2022 @03:54AM (#31106970)
That's another thing that anyone with anyone flying experience immediately pointed out as fishy.

The skydiving equipment he wears is very bulky but steerable and allows for a safe landing. There also is a backup.

Actual emergency parachutes (e.g. as used by glider pilots) are much thinner, cannot be steered and only guarantee "survival" (expect a broken leg)

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Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by spookthesunset on Thursday April 21, 2022 @11:44AM (#31110971)
Which, by the way, is another incongruity. The dude had a highly maneuverable parachute and yet somehow lands in a bunch of prickly bushes. He had ample time to find a much better landing site that would ensure a speedy recovery.
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