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Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by kashunstva on Thursday April 21, 2022 @09:19AM (#31108985)
AMEL IA here.

I've seen a lot of near-accident videos and they all show the initiation of the accident sequence and allow you to step through the process the PIC went through to either _cause_ and/or _get out of_ the incident. This video had none of those qualities. Trim for best glide speed? Nope. Head on a swivel looking for suitable alternates? Nope. The performative display of pumping the yoke? Engine is out and the pilot is trying to do what? Precipitate an aerodynamic stall?

I can think of very few disciplines that are more contradictory than the juxtaposition of aviation with the "influencer"/social media spectrum. Hopefully the FAA revocation of his certificate paves the way for law enforcement to look into fraud and other issues.

Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by Breza on Monday April 25, 2022 @11:10AM (#31155971)
Exactly! I wonder why he didn't at least act like he ran out of options before bailing out. "OK, there's an airport over there." <banks slightly> "Oh crap, I'm losing too much altitude! I'll never make it! Time to bail out! Buy a Ridge Wallet!"
Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by zasdffaa on Thursday April 21, 2022 @11:46AM (#31110991)
> AMEL IA here.

If you're not one of Tony Stark's AIs, what might this mean?

Re:A YouTuber purposely crashed his plane in California, FAA... by abakker on Thursday April 21, 2022 @11:59AM (#31111203)
Airplane, Multi-engine, Land.

IA seems to mean he is a flight instructor.