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>>tafda+(OP)
The strange thing about it was that the video was so odd.

Dude was filming himself flying, the engine stops… and all of a sudden he decides to bail out.

No effort to do anything, he just bails out.

I don’t know why he thought his video would even seem realistic.

>>duxup+V7
it's only strange if you forget that most criminals are dumb. and this guy is clearly a fucking idiot

>>steveh+je
Honestly, like a lot of guys who do stunts, he just seemed hooked on the thrill of chasing fame and engagement and to that extent the video was a success. I don't think that makes him an idiot. However, I remember writing a comment at the time that regardless of whether the crash was real or not, he better start being honest when it came to the FAA and the NTSB or he would see some real consequences. It seems trying to destroy evidence and then lying about it to the authorities was a truly idiotic decision.

>>spuz+U61
What’s even funnier is that he probably wouldn’t have been in all that bad of a situation had he just shut the fuck up.

Like he’s obligated to cooperate with the investigation but he’s within his rights to just say “hey this feels like a witch hunt I am not participating or giving statements at all” and it’s not clear how much they really would have done.

Absolute certainty he’d lose his license maybe there’s penalties or fines for stonewalling the investigation, but like it would probably blow over as long as they made sure he never got near the controls of an airplane again.

But then he decided to obstruct a federal investigation. Like that’s the one thing you really can’t do ask Martha Stewart.