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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 89 points 11 months ago

i started to read the article and thought 'these are dumb alarmist charges, boys can't even have hobbies anymore', and i read this

The plane crashed into the Los Padres National Forest 35 minutes after take-off. Jacob hiked to the site and recovered the footage. He then uploaded the video entitled "I crashed my airplane" to YouTube on 23 December, which contained a promotion for a wallet company, prosecutors said.

and now i'm totally on their side

[-] Enoril@jlai.lu 113 points 11 months ago

it's even worse.

  • he delayed the research of the site by providing wrong information (while he knew perfectly where the crashed plane was... because he walk to it to get the videos footage)
  • payed an helicopter to extract the plane scrape to a secret location (while ntsb was still looking for the crash site)
  • then destroyed the evidence, so the ntsb could not perform any checks

i could add also that he had a fire extinguisher hide in his pant (to be able to access the footage if the plane was still on fire i presume), the original motor was may be replaced before the crash, the plane door was not properly lock (to facilitate his jump)... ha and yes, he had a jumpsuit (no fitting a normal pilot activity)...

Well, all of that was badly done. He's a piece of shit that should never flight again.

[-] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

And in addition to all of that. That plane was more than capable of doing an engine out landing in areas you can see in his video. But within seconds of issues he desides to pull back on the stick (to stop the prop for drama) and decides to jump out. He does no troubleshooting or looking for an appropriate landing site even though several good locations can be seen.

Even if you had to crash land, that plane can go slow enough that it's a better option than jumping out. Skydiving into the wilderness isn't a great idea.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

He's a piece of shit that should never flight again.

I'm sure you mean pilot, but I agree and mean leave the ground

[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It gets worse. Video is from Juan Browne, an airline pilot and reliable source of airflight news analysis.

[-] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 73 points 11 months ago

Saved you the click:

A YouTuber has been jailed for six months for deliberately crashing his plane for views, and then lying about it to US investigators.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago

Should also have all his social media deleted and be prevented from accessing social media for a few years. He clearly can't handle it.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

That better not be the nice jail either. It better be the one, with, aww who am I kidding it's the states there are no nice jails

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

There's nice jails for the rich I'm sure.

[-] ZeroTHM@lemmy.world 63 points 11 months ago

"Content creators" are legitimately one of the single worst things to have happened.

[-] Schaedelbach@feddit.de 49 points 11 months ago

Eh, there is a ton of content creators who make cool stuff and don't endanger other people.

[-] sirdorius@programming.dev 23 points 11 months ago

Exactly, there is a huge amount of quality content on Youtube. No need to demonize everyone because of shit like this. I honestly never even see ridiculous recommendations like these, so it really depends on what you watch and how you curate your feed.

[-] finthechat@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago

"Content creators" is in quotes because the person you're responding to isn't talking about everyone who posts content to Youtube, they're referring to a specific culture derived from a subset of that group who will cravenly create any sort of material regardless of how much physical or societal harm can come from it. Examples: this plane-crashing psychopath, people creating "pranks" that hurt others or get kids to kill themselves, literally all and any alt-right media, etc.

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[-] rifugee@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but surely you aren't grouping this guy with the likes of Veritasium, Smarter Every Day, Steve Mould, or Cody's Lab (just to name a few)? "Content creators" is a pretty broad brush.

Edit: I think I understand now. The quotes are air quotes; you don't mean all content creators, but ones that create garbage content, like reaction videos, malicious pranks on strangers, etc., and call themselves "content creators", right? If that's what you meant, then sorry for my initial assumption!

For anyone looking for good YT channels, here are some more of my favorite actual content creators: Simone Giertz, Steve Wallis, Matthias Wandel, and Vice Grip Garage.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Dude.. you left out Technology Connections.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

"But with the power of buying TWO of them, I can show you!"

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago
[-] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago
[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Speaking of Wisconsinites, we can't forget Dunkey!

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Keep sayin' it!

[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

[ Exclusionary Jazz Plays ]

[-] neptune@dmv.social 45 points 11 months ago

He wasn't even revealing the gender of his future child?? What a waste

[-] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 13 points 11 months ago

He didn’t even manage to start a forest fire. Pathetic.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

Who amongst us haven't done the same, be honest now?

None of us have? Alrighty then!

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[-] Im14abeer@midwest.social 33 points 11 months ago

Considering the potential consequences of this idiocy, 6 months is less than a slap on the wrist.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago

I fully agree. Having a ton of steel and gasoline with some igniters fall uncontrollable to the ground is more than reckless.

[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Great, was wondering what happened with this fucking moron. The FAA won't let you get a license if you've ever smoked weed or sought treatment for depression. But chucklefucks like this can make it their whole career. Only wish the sentence was far longer.

[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Not true, it's up to the AME to clear you as safe to fly in view of seeking treatment for depression and if you seek treatment for depression while holding a pilots license it grounds you until the AME reclears you, much like any other life threatening health conditions.

[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

The fact that they treat pretty much any treatment of mental illness, no matter how long ago, as "probably actively suicidal and a danger to themself and others" is what I take issue with. And it's a tedious, time consuming, expensive process to try to get cleared. To the point where several flight instructors, and the chief pilot, have told me I should've just lied on the federal form. Because that's what everyone else does. But whatever, I have cheaper hobbies.

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[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

The FAA won't let you get a license if you've ever smoked weed or sought treatment for depression.

For real? But it's fine if you drink alcohol.... some rules seem so arbitrary...

[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Yerp. That's federal agencies for you.

[-] lowleveldata@programming.dev 24 points 11 months ago

You mean go to jail for views

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 26 points 11 months ago

I hope this becomes a new hot trend!

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Oh god that could be so good.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

This is our influencer trakt.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Way to reinforce negative stereotypes about people named Trevor bud!

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[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

We live in the GTA Universe! And monetizable Social Media made it possible!

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

The new gta6 trailer shows that you can make Tik Tok videos, so we've come full circle

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[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Almost forgot about that, glad he's facing consequences.

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Awww he didn't even get ridge quick! [RIMSHOT]

[-] Bonehead@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

A guy named Trevor Jacob is going to jail? Colour me surprised...

[-] ReeferPirate@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, this stinks of Ricky using them as jail cover

[-] Slappula@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

Smokes - let's go

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Just when I thought stepping backwards off of a cliff for a selfie was the peak of social media whoring.

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