Trevor Jacob has been the subject of online criticism after posting a YouTube video where he parachuted from a Taylorcraft BL64 plane and filmed it crashing into the hills of the Los Padres National Forest near Cuyama, California.
During the flight the Taylorcraft's engine supposedly lost power, stalled, and could not be restarted. Jacob then points the plane nose-down and exits, sending the unoccupied aircraft into the ground.
Jacob continued to film himself as he descended and proclaimed, "This is why I always fly with a parachute." He then trekked back to the wreckage and hiked until a farmer, who he credits with saving his life, found him in the darkness.
The video of the incident was posted to YouTube where it immediately began racking up views. The aviation sector of YouTube wasted no time picking apart Jacob's claims. At the time of writing, the video has reached over one million views. It also amassed more than 5,000 comments, many of which called out the crash as being staged. Comments on the video have since been turned off, but that hasn't stopped people from making reaction and explainer videos that point out abnormalities in the pilot's videos.
aviation nerds are a force to be reckoned with. the hive mind in that domain is honestly super cool. "I think I heard a noise near my house last night." ... 5 seconds later someone replies "American Airlines flight 523 heading northwest at 6:12pm"
I’ve got an app on my phone with an AR took that can ID any civilian aircraft in a 30 mile radius, the type of plane, altitude, airspeed, and destination.
Ackchyually AA523 flies between Washington DC and Chicago so it would be flying northeastEdit: fuck you were right, I just got east and west mixed up
all good. the funnier thing is that I picked a random airline, flight number, and direction--and I somehow picked not only an accurate direction, but a flight that could plausibly fly over my house. how tf?? :wut:
Are planes really that cheap to make back the money from video views?
Love to record my fraud on camera and show it to a million people
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Apparently they are. The one he was flying looked old too.
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It was an irreplacable classic aircraft. There is now one fewer in the world because of this asshat and his narcissist need for people to look at him. Hopefully the FAA yanks his license and he never flies again.
This might've been a "friction fire" sort of event where he's wrecking it intentionally, but he also filmed his (possible) insurance fraud.
Well if you point out it’s bullshit you’re automatically a tankie wumao shill, so most normies just keep their head down
bin laden did 9/11 to promote his influencer career, can't believe the us government would oppress an entrepreneur like him smh
Love vlogging my thoughts when I've been stranded in the middle of nowhere for 5+ hours with no water or directions
The aviation sector of YouTube wasted no time picking apart Jacob’s claims.
I've read enough r/NothingEverHappens to know people really just like calling everything fake. The video didn't have anything laywoman could spot, is it really that unbelievable?
1)People don't usually pilot planes with a parachute, at most they wouldn't be wearing it all the time lol.
2)Even if somehow you decided to have a parachute pilots usualy try to land the plane safely.
3)Even if somehow you determined you couldn't land you would've tried to glide so that you can crash safely.
He wasn't "wearing a parachute". He was wearing full skydiving gear. Nobody does that. Even those weirdos who pack a parachute pack a very basic one that's designed to get you on the ground, no frills. Sucker had a selfie stick ready to go and everything. The FAA is going to ream him a new asshole.
