“I Crashed my Airplane” - What can we learn from this? Trevor Jacob React
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By now you habe probably all seen the video Trevor Jacobs published on the 25th of December called “I crashed my airplane”.
It has caused quite a stir among aviation fans since people are claiming that he staged the crash to gain youtube clicks.
I will not pass any judgement here but instead discusscthr numerous problems with the video and see if we can use it to learn something.
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What a lovely, stable aircraft, what an dangerous, unstable pilot.
That aircraft didn't deserve him. This show every aircraft deserves a pilot but but not every pilot deserves an aircraft, I always wanted a piston plane but seeing this breaks my heart because I love flying and seeing such a marvel being destroyed is so heart breaking no less for some internet points. SMH.
Trevor Jacob is the perfect example of a pampered rich kid. Put simply, he just does not care. Money is no object to this tool. He's the kind of guy who will crash a Lamborghini just to show he can buy another one. He's a byproduct of modern American society.
Very well said👌
@@sgtstedanko7186 if he crashes his Ferrari into a tree in his private property, who cares. But when you endanger the life of others, then it’s borderline criminal.
@@danielaramburo7648 not just borderline
As of today (4-21-22) the FAA has revoked Trevor’s pilots license, stating he was reckless and unprofessional.
Thank goodness there was nobody hurt on the ground
blancolirio covered the revocation
@@cliffordrandell735 wonder why he crashed it where he did. High bush population with 0 people around
@@MyKonaRC I saw where he crashed it, or more accurately aimed it. But you can never be sure there are 0 people in national forest. People hike and camp all over the place. Another pilot demonstrated that he could glide from that location and altitude to a nearby populated area, an airstrip in fact. As reckless as this pilot was, and given the apparent poor condition of his plane, it's possible that although trimmed forward it might have wandered to other areas :(
@@MyKonaRC yeah, and what if the plane traveled farther where it crashed? You sure it's gonna land perfectly at where there's no people around? That's what reckless and unprofessionalism means.
Anyone who’s done engine failures in a plane knows that pulling your phone/camera out to record yourself going “oh f” “oh f” “what am I gonna do?” Is NOT something that would ever naturally enter your mind in that situation.
Correct!
100% my thoughts! This Trevor kid is a goof!
TBF, I'd probably also utter an expletive, then start saying my checklist out loud when going about it, since that would help me focus. ED: just wanted to clarify that in no way do I condone this intentional crash. just a poor attempt at a joke/playing devils advocate, bc I try to be moderate
@@h8GW But you wouldn't get out your phone and start filming yourself first.....
@@h8GW also you wouldn't be saying it in an incredibly monotone voice with absolutely no emotion and again on the ground just after landing, no emotion when he's saying he's lucky to be alive ect.
13:13: "and there he jumps out, so effectively this is where he stops aviating" hilarious and informative at the same time, you just gained yourself a subscriber 😂
Once in a while Petter drops a zinger like this one into his videos... they are dry humour gold!
It sounded very literal to me, though. I guess you could say any such joke _flew_ over my head.
LOL. I was going to make this comment, but I see it's already there. So funny!
Well, he starts aviating (and navigating) with a different apparatus. To be pedantic. 🙂
what makes me the most mad about this incident is that ive always wanted to be a pilot but never had the financial resources to realize it. i would love to have an historic old aircraft like this to own and operate. and this loser crashes it on purpose for views. infuriating.
My point Exactly.
You posted almost exactly what I was going to say. I'll never have flight school or personal airplane money. Seeing that dude destroy an 80 year old airplane for internet clout was disgusting. This clown competed in the Olympics. Yet, he's still so attention starved this stunt was justified in his mind. This guy has a mental health issue. He shouldn't be allowed to operate anything with an engine ever again.
Me to ! i got married very young but no kids ,we lived in an apartment both with ok jobs an i started pilot training ,did the groundschool got about 15 hrs flight time then my wifes parents decided to sell their house an was the end of it with kids coming soon after and now i'm to old :( those taylorcrafts are wonderful planes cheap on fuel go anywhere can put ski's on them geesh so sad!
@@benjaminnoble2244 I've had the displeasure of meeting him and yes he has issues.... He's like that kid that makes up b.s. stories and keeps going even after it's proved bullshit. On a positive note when I was instructing in a friend's plane while working a real job I had 2 students that considered themselves"permanent" students and they were happy with that. They took a few lessons per year and were happy with it. But you're going to have to find the right instructor and plane. The guy I worked with had a piper Clipper,didn't advertise and did it on the side. Back then he was around$100 per hour wet for the rental and 115 with instructor. So if a guy skipped coffee out he could afford a lesson every other month or so.
Watching that beautiful survivor go down for no purpose almost brought tears to my eyes... she was graceful to the end. And just for a few KZhead hits... SMH
You really gave him the benefit of the doubt and he still looks guilty AF.
I don’t like throwing people under the bus.
@@MentourNow he jumped under the bus :)
@@MentourNow No. That would give the bus driver PTSD.
@@MentourNow And throwing them in the engine does too much damage to the engine.
@@MentourNow you can't really throw someone under the bus that already climber beneath said bus long before you go there. 🤷🏼♂️
The potentially concealed fire extinguisher is some true detective work. A+ to whoever discovered it. 🤯
As of today, (May 2023) Trevor is now facing up to 20 years in prison for previously lying about what happened.
Yep, like I said, this will cost him
He pled guilty to impeding an investigation by willfully destroying evidence. He and a buddy removed the wreck with a helicopter and disposed of the pieces. He will certainly do a year or two of jail time, in addition to losing his license for an unknown period of time.
He deserves serious prison time
Problem is he's only getting between 18 months and 2 years after a plea bargain deal. No long enough in jail, because he could have hit hikers, no matter how unlikely that sounds.
And as of today, the verdict is 6 months of prison time.
The aviation community around the world got so mad at this guy that they did the investigation instead of FAA. It’s wonderful!
The FAA will have his ass nonetheless, be assured.
His license is certainly gone, even if it takes them a year but a lot can happen in that year, at the least for now, his license should be suspended pending investigation and rip it up at the end of the investigation, I strongly feel that’s the route they should take if they can.
The whole thing looks like a stunt.
@@PeteHemdem He's definitely a "cunning stunt".
agreed ! , like i said in the main comments to mentor pilot : yeah, this guy is an insult to the aviation world, he is clearly faking, even the '' stress reaction drama'' i hope this guys gets the book thrown at him and looses his license. he cost many people a lot of money and could have done major damage to the environment / nature in the area.
This guy didn't CARE if the empty plane would have HURT anyone or animals or even damage to environment.
I'm not afraid to judge. The guy is narcissistic. Check. They guy is a Jackass. Check.
I live near the area. People have already lost their homes/ shack cabins to forest fires. Everyone is so careful to not even cook outside. And the wild life are distressed about lack of water. Lot's of angry/worried people in the area. Anyways, you made a good point.
If the pilot was in real distress your comment that leaving the plane would risk "hurting some animals" is one of the most stupid I've ever seen on internet
@@Brandespada I think he meant more in the idea of the plane hitting animals or starting yet another massive bush fire instead of some curious animal bumping its head on the already crashed plane.
@@Brandespada Causing a big environmental disaster needlessly is irresponsible and like heck did he look scared, he's an adrenaline junkie. That plane was more than capable of landing safely. It honestly looks like he was just after the views
As of today, this little P.O.S. is permanently grounded by the FAA. On behalf of all us that will never be able to become pilots (for whatever reasons), I say, thank you, FAA.
Nope, just for a year. Officially. He can then reapply for certification, and… may well not get it because of this stunt. But I'm far from being an expert on aviation law in the US (I hardly know anything about it), so… I suspect 1 year is the maximum the FAA can dish out at this juncture, but this thing will probably factor into the recertification process. IOW, it very much looks like it probably will be permanent. We'll see in a year (and I'm sure a lot of people will watch out for any(!) news of any attempt at recertification on his part)
@ Hopefully it's permanent. My guess is he will reappear in the paramotor community.
He can always fly an ultralight though.
@@foobarmaximus3506 He can always just free fall without parachute from the cliff as well. High one, preferably.
@ Yes and no. He has to apply to the FAA for a new license. They look at his past, see he crashed a plane on purpose, risking damage to others and they don't have to give him another license. So, it's revoked for a year. That's all they can do. But they never have to allow him to get another one when he reapplies.
The "strange" pitch-down trimming you mentioned: He had to bring the plane to near stall (slow down to the max - "pumping the controls) to stop the propeller from windmilling. This creates a considerable risk of hitting the horizontal stabilizer (at the rear of the plane) when exiting the plane. By trimming pitch down, the plane lifts its tail the moment he lets go of the controls, hence, reduces this risk. Another clear indicator of a fully deliberate crash.
THIS. This is why I love this community.
thank you for putting this into words I never could say this as accurately as you did
It also made the plane stable in a shallow dive, since it's a mediocre glider at this point.
And he had to stop the windmilling bc the average KZhead audience wouldn't understand that the engine "wasn't working" if it was still turning, so he'd get crap from the other side of the debate claiming he jumped prematurely...
@Shawn P oh, thank you. I was just wondering that 😅 So there's no other reason you'd need the prop to stop windmilling? Btw I thought windmilling might be helpful in restarting the engine, no?
As a former Wildland firefighter, the video put out by Trevor makes me very angry. If the dry grasses had caught fire, those two little fire extinguishers would have done about as much good as a kite in a hurricane. When I think back on the sweat and sacrifice to fight wildfires, and the loss of wildlife habitat, homes, lives, and financial ruin that result from a wildfire, I am dumbfounded by the level of arrogance and ignorance that humans are capable of. Luckily, it wasn't me doing this informational video, it would have been impossible to understand with the plethora of *bleeps* in it.
…and what’s the betting his primary reason for taking the fire extinguishers was not to be able to completely extinguish any wildfire, but only to stand a chance of recovering his “precious” GoPro footage?
No fire, perhaps there wasn't any fuel left???
No fire? No fuel? Why? Others have noted the disconnected and dangling fuel transfer/selector valve on a hose in the views of the cockpit. Is this to orchestrate a scuttling of an aircraft for clicks? How much, more likely, how little fuel was on board? Fueling receipts and logs? Witnesses to the ground preflight?
don't worry, he had 2 fire extinguishers strapped to his calves.
@@davidwemyss7303 I'm sure you realize that even without fuel on board, the crash could still have started a fire out there. I think his motive was financial. But in adding the parachute comment at the end, he has sent out the opposite message the public should receive. That alone warrants some major consequences, but it's probably not illegal.
I know you were reluctant to make this video, but it's the best coverage of the incident I've seen. Your added "teaching moments" make a big difference.
Glad to hear that
I learned that a plane flies better without Trevor than with.
you can definetly learn from any situation and teaching from it deflates the shock viral he (trevor) was going for...
@@gmills5763 😅😂🤣
@@MentourNow Good day. Please give some thoughts on how Trevor would guess or calculate as to how far the plane would glide after engine stall and being levelled out. Surely his aim was to reach the plane as soon as possible after the crash, to extinguish any fires and retrieve footage. I would have guessed that the plane could have glided for miles and miles and he could have ended up landing with his chute about 50 miles away in mountain terrain, thus unable to reach it in time. Do you think he had it trimmed to descend immediately?
Fun fact: I applied for and received my concealed fire extinguisher permit last week. Unfortunately it's not applicable in the state of California. Trevor must have gotten his before this flight.
100 percent agree with all of this. I have had to do 1 deadstick landing in over 40 years of general aviation and coming from a gliding background I didn't even consider it particularly stressful once I had spotten options for places to put it down. I just told my passenger I wouldn't charge him extra for the gliding lesson and landed it. This guy is an absolute disgrace to the aviation community and should never be allowed to fly again IMHO.
Lol what did your passenger say to that? Was he scared?
For someone who "Always fly's with a parachute", it's odd how he's NEVER seen wearing one in any of his other video (when he's the pilot). His other videos seem to indicate that he only ever wears a parachute in aircraft he KNOWS he's going to be jumping out of.
That seems probable.
I Would be curious to ask him if he would take it also if other passengers, including children, in the plane…
good pts
I'm not defending the guy but if I was his attorney, I'd say that his conviction in that statement is from when he heard whatever scary story from a friend onward. I always wear a helmet longboarding, but that wasn't the case previously. Additionally, I think he's only got a couple plane videos that anybody could say are not representative of every time he's flown. You can also interpret those words as he's always got a parachute on board while flying which could put it out of sight in other videos. Again, not defending but just demonstrating a defense to this
Always flying with a parachute could mean he has it tucked away in the back whenever he flies. Odd that the time he uses it he's wearing it though. Would have been smarter for him to pull it out and put on, then he could pretend he always has it stored in back.
"And there, he jumps out. So effectively this is where he stops aviating." Great line, and great delivery 😂
If your engine would fail and you had family, ans 4 parachutes. Wouldn't you skydive instead? I. Would.. Its just they wanna make you not being able to so what Cooper did....
@@vitkomusic6624 Not if it is possible to safely land the airplane. Which it was.
@@vitkomusic6624 rely on other 3 people know how to use parachute (that's assume parachutes work in the first place) is worse than let one person who know what he's doing to save all people by landing his plane.
@@vitkomusic6624 just like a firearm... the USER (one pullin the trigger or one in the pilots seat) IS RESPONSIBLE TILL THE ENERGY IS DISSAPATED..... plane crashing, making fire, energy hasn't dissapated yet... you don't just JUMP OUT....
@@vitkomusic6624 did you not even watch the video lmao?
FAA just revoked his private pilot's certificate. Rightly so.
It makes me so mad to see a lovely, old aircraft like this forced to crash for literally no reason.
Same. That poor little bird did not deserve that.
I remember the first time I saw the video. “Why is he jumping out? The plane is stable. There’s no fire. He isn’t about to hit a mountain,” I thought. Now if the plane was uncontrollable, on fire or aimed at a cliff, jumping might be the best option, but he had none of that. (This is just conjecture -->)If he was over rough ground, that plane being so light, could probably be stalled a few feet above brush for a soft crash.
There’s been some new info discovered in the last few days that makes it look even more suspect. Aircraft engines have a life. You can only fly for X amount of hours before it must be overhauled, that is called TBO (time between overhauls) if you have an engine that is just been rebuilt, it is much more valuable than the same engine nearing its TBO. So if you’re planning on intentionally crashing your plane, then you would pull that engine and put something less valuable in it. Which is exactly what he did. There are pictures of the original plane with a Lycoming engine and the engine in the crash video was a Continental. He even painted the head covers red like the original to hide that fact. Your Honor, the defense rest.
Guilty. Hey, I have a rope.
aren't you the prosecution and his lawyer would be the defense?
You can also see that the hole the engine sticks out of is much larger in his video then in the picture from the before picture. He also removed the step to get into the plane so he had to step on the strut to get in the plane. I suspect it was removed so he didn’t get snagged on his way out of the plane. You can also see the right fuel line to the right wing just dangling all willy nilly when it should have been attached to the wing line. The supposed water bottle that was in the rear of the plane, is clearly sitting in the passenger seat next to him during the video. And lastly, in the previous picture and his video you can clearly see an antenna on the belly of the nose so that plane very much did have a radio. He just wanted people to think he was using a portable radio yet his headset jack was not plugged into anything but tucked neatly into his parachute straps so he didn’t choke himself out with the cord during the jump. Also, he had no classic signs of dehydration like dry dull looking teeth from dry mouth, eyes not sunken, speaking clearly throughout the entire video, no complaining of cramps/charley horses, and he certainly didn’t drink that river water like a typical dehydrated person would have, probably because he knew it would make him sick. And finally, it wasn’t a car he spotted in the end, it was an ATV vehicle and I suspect they were clearly waiting on him to pick him up. Why else would he show his face throughout the entire video but when he starts speaking to the people who saved him he doesn’t show their face or his face, nor does he ever ask to show his followers the people who saved him. And I highly doubt he ever heard a mooooo sound because I’ve never seen farmers keep their cattle where there is very little to no grass and no access to clean water unless they absolutely had to. There’s no such thing as mountain cows. I can’t believe that he videoed everything from the beginning of the flight to the crash, to him finding people but he doesn’t even record the ride and what all the people did for him after finding him. As I said I’m no pilot or anything but I’m most definitely calling bs because I have never seen any other pilots fly with hiking boots, a parachute, fire extinguishers attached to their legs, go pros at every angle but only show the bare minimum, and yes they do die but they don’t die when hooked up to battery packs that one camera shows it’s clearly blinking the red light but 2 minutes later it’s suddenly showing off and no footage is ever used from that camera. Yes I’m talking about the camera he had in the plane that would have showed an over the shoulder view of all his gauges and how he made the plane stall and how he pointed it nose down instead of setting up for best glide speed.
*the Prosecution rests...
It's not that simple though. Adding equipment that was not originally installed is not easy. If the aircraft was originally certified with one engine that is the ONLY type of engine you can install without lots of paperwork and research. Not to mention the fabrication required to swap the engine mount and fit it to the airframe. Possible but no way he did the work and it definitely wouldn't be as cheap as just swapping the engine
It felt so sad watching that perfectly functioning, long surviving 80 yr old plane be abandoned so unnecessarily and allowed to crash so unceremoniously like that. Watching It's last, undignified landing after 80 years of service as it so gracefully and beautifully descended was heart wrenching.
Well at least it's famous now. Or infamous perhaps
these scumbag people that only care about themselves will do anything possible for fame and fortune. If they had too they would destroy our own planet to somehow get to that point our species is like some kind of failed experiment
My heart hurt for the airplane too!💔🛬
I don't think I can live after watching that.
@@ericbogar9665 :)
what makes me angry about this is the potential for starting a wildfire. as we all know, in California, this is a serious issue and that should concern people.
don't worry, i'm sure this absolute genius would have been able to handle it with his fire extinguisher /s
I have have 2 total engine fails, and 2 partial falis, landed my aircraft safely every time and only once in a paddock, where we had to take the wings off and load it on a large trailer, I think it is more dangerous parachuting than force landing in a aeroplane
Arguably yes and no. It depends on the terrain under you and your experience with a parachute. If I was flying over rough terrain with nowhere safe to land I would get out. If I was over flat land I would stay in the aircraft. I know if I did bail out, I can control the 'chute, it's not an issue for me personally. But if I have never used a 'chute before I would be in deep shit, with a good chance of being killed.
"There's all kinds of wrong in here..." That statement set up the entire video. Excellent analysis as always.
also happy to see that Trevor Jacob has created so much YT revenue ... for those debunking his video ;)
Mentour, I LOVE your wit and sarcasm. You are extremely fair in this video. Thank you for the analysis.
@@TN-rf7nt Mentour Pilot is the best!
"Now, there are many reasons to have a pressurized container on you" LOL Petter trying so hard to be diplomatic this entire video, I couldn't do it, hats off
On you, sure. Hidden up your pants leg making it very hard to get to and use... NO. If I'm on fire, I don't want to have to shimmy a bottle out of my boot.
I got that Petter was insinuating something but I'm not getting it. Someone fill me in please!
@@mikesmith4644 well, I think, if the plane catches fire at the crash-scene, then he could extinguish the flames. So he could have saved his GoPros for the Video, and a possible wild-fire could have been prefented. That was my first thought. And this might also be the reason, why he didn't look for a good landing-spot with his parachute, but followed the plane. So he had the chance to extingish a possible fire.
@@hansihamburg2496 Which is a lovely bit of optimism in all this: if that grass had caught fire in any significant way, that wildfire was happening, with or without extinguishers. Dry grass and brush like that is only different from kindling in that it has not been picked up and put in a box marked "kindling," - by the time he got there, the mountain would be well on its way to being on fire...like the *whole* mountain on fire. That kind of fuel spreads fires *fast*.
I'm not convinced, it could be simply air getting into the pant leg and inflating his pants.... not that I think this entire crash wasn't staged.. that's obvious.
I took a screenshot of the fuel selector, it’s clearly in the ‘OFF’ position, but just slightly open. I suspect the tank is empty, and this length of fuel line is the total fuel on board. This is something one does with stunt cars to avoid fire, and the selector is only slightly open to allow draft, and it’s mounted high to get a few pounds of fuel pressure via gravity. This is clearly a fake emergency. I’d be interested to see of anybody he knows got a media production stunt crash permit of some sort.
I'm sure he ran it dry before he ditched. Also, he used a plane with no electrical system to cause a fire. To my way of thinking, this was utterly premeditated.
@@johnwest7993 It's an incredible mix of smart and stupid, isn't it? "Well I'd better not have any fuel in it or a functioning electrical system, because the risk of starting a fire is too high, but I'm still going to purposely crash an aircraft for KZhead views." It's a lot like saying, well I'm not going to slather myself in barbecue sauce but I'm still going to punch this polar bear in the face.
No.... the header tank level indictor shows full. his engine did not stop from lack of fuel he turned off the mags.
@@johnwest7993 He had an electrical system. Look at the video again. He's wearing a headset and mic, so he had a radio and therefore an electrical system.
Update: On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced that Jacob pleaded guilty to a felony charge of "destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation"
Oof... so is it likely he'll get a prison sentence?
He was sentenced to prison about a month ago.
Not only was he wearing a skydiving rig, he even had his altimeter strapped to his wrist so he was clearly planning to use it! I wonder if he recorded this in his jumps log book?! 🤣
I havent seen the one on the wrist but at 15:15 you can see the altimeter mounted to the left leg strap close to the body. Quite unusual position that I have never seen on others during my skydiving. Personally I would not mount it there due to the bad visibility.
@Will Swift not a skydiving rig. Way too bulky and uncomfortable. And for regular flying you normally don't need an additional reserve parachute. When you jump out of a regular airplane you already use the reserve 😂
I had an engine failure in a Cub (#4 cylinder visibly trying to separate). Cut mags and fuel, slowed to stop the windmilling (the vibration was violent). I did not jump out of the plane. I did what I was trained to do because the training always made sense to me. "You train like you fight because you fight like you train." Circumstances were no "gimme" but I calmly hit my marks and set her down without further damage. Dismount the plane and THEN there was a bit of "HOLY $H^T." I don't tell this story much because I don't want to sound braggy, but I was proud of myself. And then this goober pulls this. It's best we never meet.
Well done, good flying and a great landing :-)!
Nice job man. Glad you came out of it okay.
Well done, glad you're here to tell the story. That fool knows as much about flying as he does about integrity.
I feel so sad for the plane, just look at how beautifully it flies on its own, TRIMMED DOWN. I swear the only way you crash in this plane is a structural failure like wing falling off, which is, again, very highly unlikely to happen this far out but rather during take off, since it is actually subjected to some stress during the climb. Regardless, the actual probability of this ever happening due to negligence is so negligible I'd consider it premediated. RIP for the poor plane
Teaching ethical behavior and consequences…refreshing! Thank you
Glad you thought so
The speech would have been totally wasted on this amoral waster.
I'm a sailor, like your comment about the parachute, basic sea safety is "don't get into the life raft until you're climbing UP into it."
Good one. Many years ago in the "Fastnet" yacht race off the UK a severe storm was encountered and many took to their liferafts fearing their yacht would founder. Large loss of life, but the point being many abandoned yachts were found still floating safely after the storm. If the crew had stayed with it instead of the liferaft many more would have survived.
Exactly. I'm no sailor nor aviator personally. But I got the impression from various books, movies, etc. that bailing out was always the LAST resort after trying plans A-Z failed to resolve the emergency. For example, how many test pilots have died while still working the problem rather than give up and eject?
He’s wearing a sport parachute rig which is designed as a primary means of descent. This means he also has a reserve in case of a failure with the main. He’s as safe as every sport parachute jump at hundreds of drop zones every weekend.
Trevor is screwed. End of story. I'm glad the KZheadrs out there put the pieces of this puzzle together to bring light to what he has done, and what NOT to do in General Aviation.
If KZheadrs can figure it out, the FAA can _definitely_ figure it out, and they are going to assfuck his license out of existence.
@@redengineer4380 giving the FAA to much credit
@@locklear308 Maybe, but it's going to be hard to talk his way out of this... bailing out of a perfectly gliding aircraft _designed_ to land on unimproved surfaces. And he just happened to be flying with a full skydiving shute. Plus the gopro angles are immediately suspect -- why put one on the wing aimed at the door other than to get that bail-out shot?
It's obviously orchestrated. From the plane pitched downward to the removed foot peg that could hang him up to keeping his friend in a ridge wallet. It's all obvious bs but his narrative is that he was scared to risk a crash landing after hearing a story and taking any time to glide would eliminate the time to pull a schute and all dumb decisions were amplified from stress till he hit the eject. He will say the extinguisher was installed last minute for fear of forest fire and the pant leg was used to anchor it down for free fall. That would also line up with needing to get to the wreck in case of a fire also water is there and his go pros regardless of intention. I'm certain he will be charged with unauthorized maintenance, failure to follow protocol in an engine failure, and removing the wreckage against protocol. It will be interesting to see if the FAA will be able to use those things to establish undeniable intent. Even though this was undeniably intended.
he really brought the community together by being a steaming pile. so weird.
I am not a pilot but this video is great ,I love the way that you dont place any blame but do explain the correct way that things should be done,It makes it so easy for people like me to see what is wrong and draw my own conclusion.... Thanks once again for a fantastic video👍👍
I was not convinced that your coverage of this incident could have added anything that hadn't been already said (BTW Trent's video really was excellent!). *But* .... after watching yours, it was really nice to see you apply *your* professional-oriented thought process to the incident, e.g. *Aviate-Navigate-Communicate...* (or in this case... *Deviate-Obfuscate-Evacuate-Regurgitate* LOL 😂). Very glad you decided to discuss it and IMHO, as always, very well done Petter!
Thanks for the bit about ethics at the end. The world has become such a screwed up place with so little regard for truth and morality that it's nice when someone with some influence says something like this.
Glad you thought so
As far back as I remember (iow, part of human nature, not a recent phenomenon) people with questionable ego problems think " If he can do it, so can I. And I'll be better!" And a copycat scourge is born. If the president can lie, why cant I? If cops can steal, why cant I? Never thought about shooting up a school. So can I!
Mentour, you may have missed one KZhead pilot who flew his plane right over the exact same spot and altitude in a similar plane, and simulated a loss of engine then properly set it up to glide - aiming for the nearest airport. He glided over that airport at 3,000 ft altitude, with plenty of opportunity to safely land on a runway. You were right, these types of aircraft are very good at gliding after engine failure. Btw - his video now has 1.4 million views... another sad influence that might trigger copycats hungry for clicks. 🤨
I would love to watch that video; can you link it?
I did it on flight sim 2020 yesterday, I had no intention of making an airport though. I wanted to see if I could land somewhere near to where he let the plane fall to its death. I landed it on a steep hill, it was slightly rough but I landed it. I’ll try post the video today. I’m not 100% sure but I feel it was at least close by to where he was, I seen the river bed, at least it looked very similar but I left it too long to turn and make that but I seen a steep hill and landed it there instead. He had many options, jumping out was never 1 of them.
I think after all the results of this, one would have to be incredibly stupid to try that.
@@ShinyRayquazza - It is interesting: kzhead.info/sun/mqepf5VoeKeMZqs/bejne.html
One of the reasons I haven't watched the jerks original video didn't want to add to his numbers. I have no doubt I haven't watched the video you've linked but looking at the topography once you're over that Ridge it drops into a valley with a Runway below. I've been if pilot since the early 70s many in my family are. Just a few months ago my great nephew who is 20 yr old lost engine power on his Mooney. When trying to restart it he noticed the fuel pressure was low. So they shut down the fuel pumps. Set up his best glide ratio and searched for the closest Runway. Contacted the tower and went through his emergency checklist. After Gliding Over 12 MI he made uneventful dead-stick Landing. He said he likely could have easily glided another five miles. That's in an aircraft with nearly twice weight for about the same Wing area. The man's a joke. my next trip to Arizona I'm thinking of going a little further and check out the crash site for myself. 🤠🐂🏞️🛩️
Great to hear that someone on youtube understands ethical responsibility. Thank you.
With 20 years as a taildragger pilot I woud never abandend a perfectly good TaylorCraft airplane like that. What a waist. En jättebra video Petter.
What angers me about this whole thing is you can land a prop in a ihop car park, a highway, a field, somewhere clear. Pilots are literally trained to try to figure out what the problem could be, call a pan pan or mayday, and try to find somewhere suitable to land. Obviously an airport is preferable, but you can easily look in the news and see pilots who’ve landed their props on highways or fields, because they want to get on the ground as safely as possible. Even with no engine you can still glide to a safe location, and I don’t know any normal pilot who would abandon ship at the first sign of trouble! I really hope the FAA hammer him for this, because this is beyond negligent.
Costa Concordia Captain says "Hello!"
Right? My 10 year old could have landed that!
Yeah, he would rather risk burning California to the ground again as long as he saves himself a few bruises from landing in the rough.
@@unarmored9973 He likely got more injuries landing the parachute where he chose to steer it than he would have by making a controlled landing in the aircraft.
Imagine him as a commercial pilot. Simpson's Dr. Nick voice: Okay bye everybody 👋
The plane flies better by itself, than with Trevor Javob in the cockpit.
The prop windmilling again was the real icing on the cake. He was probably so disappointed in editing that it started spinning again (probably very shortly after he jumped), spoiling the "dead engine" visuals for people who don't know planes.
One of the sad thing is how the previous owner reacted to this "crash". Even Boeing have a better reasoning why their planes crashed
The poor bird tried hard to save itself after being abandoned and/or set up by its idiotic 'pilot'
“With great reach comes great responsibility”! Thanks so much for your take on this particularly the section on lessons learnt.
I love how you always stay non-judgemental regardless of what a person does. Seems like a really good attitude towards people and events. Regarding the parachute, I mean, if I was a pilot I'd probably also try to have a good parachute with me at all times. Wouldn't wear it, of course, due to how uncomfortable it would be, but I'd like to have it somewhere in the plane close to me so that it would at least give me some peace of mind, like, "ok, this situation is pretty bad, but at least I have a parachute that I could use if things get even worse" like, I probably wouldn't even have time to put it on if things really got that bad, but it would help me to stay calm and prevent panic. Then again, if I was a pilot I'd probably had the mental strenght to remain calm and analytic even during severe issues, so maybe this only shows why I am not suitable to become a pilot lol. To answer your question, "why would anyone wear a concealed fire extinguisher under their pants?" I am pretty sure there can only be one clear answer: For self-defence, in case you get attacked by someone wielding a flamethrower. lmao. Regarding the whole "jumping out and abandoning the plane at the first hint of potential issues" thing, I think maybe there is a reason why pilots are called "captain" a term originally used for ships. Specifically in relations to the whole "rule" thing that the captain is the last one to leave the ship.
I have been a IFR private pilot since the early 70s. Over 11,000 hr's Logged. I have designed, build and test flown many aircraft. And I have had my fair share of incidences. But I have never used or carried a parachute. And a pilot would not wear that type of chute. As said there are smaller ones plus there are seat cushion ones as well. With the glide ratio of the taylorcraft he likely had a good 15 miles at which he could have looked for a place to land. But even in the video clips you can see many places where he could have set that airplane down. Like at the 11-minute Mark. By the way he was wearing a headset that had a microphone attached. So he obviously had a radio. So who was he talking too? His buddies in the Jeep waiting for him? The right-wing tank was likely empty. On fact that's why you see the fuel rigging just hanging. Besides draining you want to make sure it's aired out nicely. Then you would carry just the fuel you needed in the other tank after all rules didn't matter to him. Bad acting all the way around. And way too stupid to cover his bases. ... I'm sure the fire extinguishers was just in case there was a fire. Of there was a fire by the time he reached the plane it would have been too late. But once again he's stupid. Tampering with the accident scene in any way is not acceptable. But he did have to retrieve his cameras. Lol Which brings us to another point tampering with an accident scene is not just against the FAA rules it's a federal crime. Any helicopter recovery service knows it is not to be removed. And by doing so it makes them an accomplice. Then there were many accomplices in the crime committed. No one's felt the fury of the government unless it's IRS or EPA. And few corporate entities are as bad as insurance companies if indeed he had it insured. He likely didn't since he's a rich entitled spoiled brat. Just a child in a man's skin use to being bailed out. I understand he has other videos of himself flying. He is not wearing a parachute in those. I know nothing of the jackass Punk. But if he is in the Olympics they need to kick his ass off the team. And right after he talked about his friends ashes, he talked of his sponsor. They are now getting a phone call every day. You see technically they sponsored this fraud. 🤠🐂🏞️🛩️
Good point about the Federal crime. That guy should get time for doing the stunt. PS I think you meant 'chute.
@@travelbugse2829👍 just seeing if you were paying attention.lol Thanks, edited again! I have arthritis in my hands, so I dictate. As you can imagine auto correct gets me a lot. And I don't proof read as well as I should.
Hopefully any company that has ever sponsored him is going to think very carefully about doing so again in the future for sure.
Yep 👍
@@Ozarkprepper643 I haven't flown a plane ever and even to me it's very clear that guy in the video is faking it. All of these details prove it. Really careless guy, destroys a working plane and risks wildfire.
What Trevor did, makes as much sense as: Jumping out of your car while still going 70 miles on the highway just because the 'check engine light' came on. I hope the FAA and company throws a book at him at least the size of the maintenance history log of a 747.
That's why i always drive with a parachute!
That’s funny.
@@paapali im a truck driver, i might need one in case I fall out of the cab.
That makes no sense whatsoever. A parachute is useless at ground level. What you need is Rollerman's full body 32 wheel roller suit.
@@danielch6662 Let's say it makes as much sense as jumping out of a 'nearly' perfectly working plane.
6 months for obstruction. I just got around to watching reactions of this and you were *so* nice to this dude in your review. Gave him a lot of credit where it wasn't due.
Since he seemed to be aiming his parachute toward the crash site, maybe the the purpose of the fire extinguisher was to put out any fires on the plane, particularly near his Gopro cameras until he could retrieve the as well as possibly avoid starting a brush fire or at least fighting one if one broke out.
Hey Peter, when I decided to leave my engineering degree to become a pilot about 4 years ago I found your channel. Since then I have finished my ATPL and have found a job with Ryanair, next month I start my type rating. Thank you for your great content and the motivation you give to lots of people like me.
Awesome! You never know when we might fly together 😉
Oh, congrats! So happy for you!
Congrats!
Good job and congrats for ATPL and all.
I am thinking about leaving social care work and joining team pilot as well. And that is the captains fault (and the handling of the coronavirus by our government, but lets not talk about this here)
You have to be a malignant narcissist to think you're going to pull off a stunt like this that will probably get noticed... and imagine NOT A SINGLE PILOT is going to realize the number of convenient & inconvenient scenarios that would have to line up for this to be real.
Yeah, it was pretty naive.
The fact that he filmed himself from so many angles really speaks to the narcissism part!! It’s amazing how many frauds and negligent acts people would be better able to get away with if they did NOT insist on filming themselves and posting it on social media!! 🤣 The fact that this guy thought recording and posting himself DB Coopering it out of his jerry-rigged aircraft and with such terrible acting to boot is really hilarious and sad at the same time.
I think this is why the fire extinguisher(s) are so funny. Even if everything else lined up, why the frikkin frakkin firetruck would anyone strap fire extinguishers to their legs prior to flying the plane. The fire extinguishers demolish any doubt.
I suspect it isn't pilots he's trying to impress, though. That's the problem- that non-pilots might think this is legit/admirable behaviour because they don't know any different. Though I'm not a pilot, I have worked in an industry where safety is paramount, and know people in similar jobs like safety critical engineering, and I know an idiot when I see one, so I'm not impressed. Sadly, not everyone is as good at spotting idiots, unfortunately. Oddly enough, another aspect of my background is theatre, and I also know a lousy actor when I see one, which also helped......
@@MarcosElMalo2 I presume the potential jail time if he was responsible for negligently starting a forest fire in a national forest was what he was worried about. So hey, a couple of small bottles of fire extinguishers are sure to be enough to prevent that.
Years ago in Australia I bought and old Auster, but made the mistake of not getting a pre purchase check. Shortly after buying this plane I was flying over farmland at about 3000ft when the engine suddenly died. Some of the paddocks (fields) looked inviting, but I then sighted what appeared to be an airfield way in the distance, so thought that I would try to reach it. I did not have much experience in Austers and had no idea that they would practically glide forever. In fact I had to lose height with full flap, S turns and side slipping. Anyway touched down on this lovely runway, managed to start the engine and took off again. About 200 feet the engine died again, but managed to get down on the same runway. Some locals came over to see what I was up to and politely asked me to cease clutting up their airfield. Got the engine started again and managed to get home. I eventually found that the engine had a cracked crankcase, which caused the spark plugs to oil up. The solution was to buy a new engine.
Wait - you flew a knowingly defective aircraft 3x?? Isn't that the opposite of what you're supposed to do?
Your judgement skills need work.
Why its was a successful forced landing.@@user-bx7nw1ve6y
What crap. Was not aware of any problem till the forced landing and subsequent investigation. So but out creep.@@mikewoodman2872
He could clear all of this confusion about what happened up in moments, by releasing the full, unedited videos from all his gopros with no gaps or missing portions. I wonder why he hasn't...
His dog ate the original sd cards.
@@darrylhaynes9208 Totally legit. I mean that happens ALL the time... 😂😂😂
@@BCarnes I believe you are right, but as someone who owns a few go pros, I rarely leave them recording. The little bastards eat batteries.
What I found most inspiring about this video is the end, where Petter discusses the responsibility you bear as a content creator. Petter has never made a secret about his goals of making Mentour the largest aviation media hub. But this shows just how much integrity is involved by diligently following ethical guidelines and other principles to the letter. That fills me with a great deal of respect for Petter, as I hope many others will too!
Indeed. Petter is a great content creator, and that is in no small part down to his approach, his knowledge and his ethics.
I really respect the quality and ethics of the content Petter posts!! The only thing that I struggle with is the rapidly increasing commercialisation of his main channel...? He currently has pre-roll, post-roll and MULTIPLE mid-roll YT ads running, plus in-feed sponsor sections, plus pushes for his own products such as the Mentour Aviation app. It's getting to the point that the videos are quite hard to watch simply due to the constant commercial interruptions, alas 😔 No objection whatsoever to YT creators making a living from their work, but I do feel the proportion of informative to ad content has shifted drastically over the history of the channel, and has now become problematic...? Particularly puzzling to me given Petter also has his pilot's job, so is not dependent on YT ad & sponsor income for survival.
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Not problematic for me. His videos are incredibly long, well researched and well delivered. That takes a hell of a lot of work, which he does out of his spare time. There are a fair few ads but worth it to get access to such great content for free.
That statement was the moment I clicked the like button, which I all so often forget to do here on youtube. This channel atm is by far my favourite one about aviation. This guy just does it right.
The most youtubers want attention for more money but don't want responsibility for what they do in their videos. At the end exactly something total stupid like this happens.
Since I found your channels a few weeks ago as a total aviation noob I have viewed as much content as possible. You have such a great, cool and clear way of talking through things that I feel is outstanding. You never put yourself in front of the content or the message you want to give, that makes your channel so true and absolutely believable. Funny fact - I lived a while in Tarragona and had to come in from Germany or UK often, sometimes via Girona. Please keep it up, always positive and constructive !! 👍
That’s why I like to watch your videos. They are true, well explained and reasoned, and you always give us food for thought. Keep up the good work.
"Fly the plane until the last piece stops moving" The exact words of my flight instructor, and that Taylorcraft could have easily reached ground flat enough to make a completely undamaged landing. When they were designed, purpose-designed airports were few and far between so most general aviation flights were from ordinary fields, and it is designed with that in mind. With decent piloting skills, even quite steep slopes can be managed - just dive to gain airspeed, then follow the slope upwards at 18" elevation until speed decays enough that gravity is greater than lift. But he even had flat valley floors available to him, with nice rivers and sandbars which recreational pilots make trips to visit in aircraft similar to his.
I completely agree.
Michael Smith was the pilot of the Challenger space shuttle, and tapes showed he kept flying up to literally the last second when he said, "Oh shit." That's the way to fly. Much respect to the memory of Michael Smith and the entire crew. (The Christian Science Monitor ran a Danziger cartoon after the crash. Classroom, flag, books, chalkboard ... empty. Desk name plaque "Mrs. McAuliffe". I cut it out, framed it.)
Was in Civil Air Patrol. Squadron had a Beechcraft T-34 [225hp Lycoming] - 2 seater, aerobatic, sweeeet to fly. It had parachutes for seat cushion, with 5 pt harness. Figured I would learn to use the parachute when a wing fell off. Otherwise, I knew how to land it in a tennis court & walk away from wreckage [hyperbole, would need a couple trees to take out wings to slow it down in such a small space. Better to find a highway or a field and try to end up with something flyable after repairs.]
The first time I saw this I thought “someone else landed the plane, and footage switched to an RC plane that crashed”, on hearing he let the real plane crash my opinion has switched to “what an absolute danger to society bellend, hope the feds throw the entire library at him so no-one else, ever thinks about doing this, ever again”
You are quite close to that of Dan Gryder of Probable Cause. kzhead.info/sun/h7uDeMOQh1-AY6M/bejne.html
And like this video says, to prevent new pilots from thinking this is how to handle an engine-out.
You have videos on Mentour Pilot where pilots have left the gear up to minimize civilian damage or lost lives. They willing risked and gave their lives to help protect innocent bystanders. Doing something like this that’s so irresponsible could have killed someone other than himself. What if someone was hiking in those mountains? Once you release those controlled and jump you have no control over whose life you choice could ruin or end. Thankfully in this case the only person whose life he hurt was his own. I was thinking maybe the fire extinguishers would be to put out a potential fire so he could get his camera for his video.
I like how you used your training background to make this a teachable moment and a learning experience. Well done!
Hey there! ❤️✈️ Thanks for shout-out 🙏
You are welcome my friend
The thing that jumps out me is how quickly he decided to abandon the airplane. A little plane like that can land just about anywhere and I would have to think that there should have been somewhere within glide range he could reach. Also, he made no attempt to reach a suitable landing spot or try to restart the engine.
It was a pure PR-stunt...and he will pay for it!
@@chrigu70 Probably a slap on the wrist. In the meantime, he made himself famous.
That video is incredibly stupid. Even if it was a real emergency, who would simply jump off in a situation like that? It's like a truck driver jumping off the cab when he loses brakes. "Fuck everything, I'll save my ass!"
@@alaskanalain more like infamous for being stupid
Update: In May 2023, Jacob pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of destroying the aircraft wreckage without authorization or supervision while lying to federal investigators about its disposition. Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California. May 11, 2023.
Love, love, love your message at the end of the video on how a KZheadr should be responsible for the messaging to their audience. Thanks for a great video and analysis.
I’m not in the aviation community and your channels are my only link to this kind of information, therefore I had not heard anything about this. Obviously I’m in no position to judge whether this was a true emergency, but I really value your appeal at the end of the video. It appears so many of us have lost a sense of responsibility to others that is vital to being a member of any community. Most of the really huge channels (unfortunately also primarily viewed by children) have very damaging messages. In addition, although your skepticism is clear, I appreciate your restraint. You have evaluated this and given him the same grace and respect that you give to the commercial pilots you normally cover. He may not deserve it, but you are clearly more interested in the value of teaching us something than in garnering views through manufacturing outrage. I look forward to each of your videos because I always learn so much, even though I will never fly a plane. I’m very glad you decided to cover this.
Thank you so much for those words. That’s exactly the ethos I’m driving for.
Thank you so much. Well done as usual.
@@MentourNow I am thinking about the question whether it is good or not to take your own two cents on a case like this. On the pro side there are many things we can learn from it and understanding how these events like single engine failure work in a real world situation. The con side is the fact that even more people got news about a guy who possibly even could crash his plane and glide into a shrubbery just for the fame of more likes and followers. This is the case of "let's take a selfie at the edge of the cliff-and beyond" mentality and my trouble is: if there are ten thousand more people to know about this story, 9.800 will understand it is stupid but 200 will follow-but first they will find out an even more stupid, lethal, damaging, etc. way. We Hungarians have a saying: "God's zoo is tremendously big. And the fence is way too low."
Well said.
@@B2BWide That’s a good saying! I think Trevor Jacob is one of those rich kids with more money than intelligence. That’s probably enough of a fence to keep most poor fools from trying to imitate him.
that weird fuel contraption possibly was recently installed in order to use a bladder tank possibly located in the cockpit for fuel. I am guessing he did not use fuel in the wing tanks, and indeed would have made sure they were empty to prevent a fire. He used fuel he can see from the cockpit using a bladder tank maybe on the floor or on the seat so he can plan and time the "engine failure". MY OPINION
Makes sense.
Just by looking at his other videos you don't need to guess.
Your conclusion about great reach coming with great responsibility gets an automatic subscribe from me. Thank you for your excellent analysis and responsible attitude, I wish it was a more common value among people.
Not even all the way through , just want to say how much I enjoy your explanations !!Thank you for posting your thoughts on this incident .
I don't think many cameras are suspicious at all. What I find suspicious is the way they're placed, what they show and what they don't show.
Correct.
@@MentourNow and the GoPro that's over his right shoulder, pointed forward, is on a handle (a white The Handler floating hand grip to be precise) and just tucked up in the frame. It's the one he grabs before he bails out. Convenient that it was tucked up there and that there is video from it after he bailed but not before. I'm guessing he didn't just turn it on before he jumped, so there is video of the control panel (or there was).
And the stable shot of the plane below, and the stable panning. That is not a handheld GoPro but a drone. It is obviously consistet with motorized panning the way it is stable, then pan, then stable.
No GoPro on other side of aircraft ...no need to film the side your not going to jump out of.
This reminds me of an incident in northern Sweden where a Cessna 206 lost its propeller during the climb. In the back were four parachuters. The pilot told the parachuters to remain seated and landed the plane on a frozen lake. The report number is RL 2000:47 (in Swedish).
@@nemo-x It was a plowed area on the frozen lake. The ice was probably really thick. But I don't like the idea of being on a frozen lake either.
Wouldn’t it been safer for the 4 in the back to jump out and only the pilot try the emergency landing? It would have made the plane lighter.
@@himssendol6512 It's the pilot's call, I'm sure he had a reason.
@@clarkevanmeter2676 id tell the pilot get bent and jump. my life my choice
@@nemo-x I havent read the report, but I guess that since the plane was still climbing they might have been too close to the ground for a safe jump. Perhaps landing on a frozen lake was the safest option. Just guessing though.
Another reason again for loving this guy 🥰 so happy watching ur videos and I’m super stressed passenger i always remember ur videos when I’m flyin but still can’t stop myself from watching
Instructional videos with such a professional attitude, like this, makes me proud to be a patreon!
I'm a licensed aircraft mechanic for over 30 years, who has restored MANY vintage fabric covered aircraft. The first thing I noted when I saw this staged video was the severe corrosion on the wing struts. There is no way this aircraft was airworthy and that will hopefully be a large issue with the FAA, if they are interested?? Since there were no human injuries or property damage, I wonder how much time the FAA will invest in this investigation? Hopefully, the huge interest this video will cause the FAA to clamp down on him, and his monetary sanctions will prevent others from attempting a similar stunt.
Fax, the rust on the struts indicates it was likely a junker he bought cheap for the stunt. Shame he ruined such a classic
Apparently there was a notification requiring the replacement of these struts if they had corrosion on them on this model a few years ago - probably why it was for sale so cheap.
That's exactly what I saw! I'm not even an expert in aviation but know I wouldn't fly something even with just surface rust. He definitely bought a "cheap beater" to crash.
@@junpower010 As an engineer, I'm not too bothered by surface rust on its own, but even without the FAA notification I'd be wanting it attended to ASAP.
Considering how flammable the state of California is these days I would hope any federal agency would put a fair bit of effort into investigating this.
FAA-“Why did you have fire extinguishers taped to your legs?” Trevor-“In case the crash started a forest fire in mountainous terrain.” He also had the peace of mind to get out the selfie stick and film himself after departing the aircraft.
this thought crossed my mind as well ... but than - wit maybe 2 kg of fire-retardant? THAT is a really optimistic mindset
Amphibiman: Or: Trevor answers- "A friend of mine got struck by lightning while he was skydiving. I always jump with an extinguisher!"
I really enjoy al of your videos. Hope I find myself one flying with you (or at least as a passenger). You bring so much insight to the world of aviation...even for us low time GA pilots.
I can tell that from watching this video that I learned a lot from what you explained in the video, the type of people I hate the most are influencer’s although there will always be people out there like Trevor, you just earned a sub my guy continue the good content
Mentour Pilot represents what's good about KZhead - factual, well researched, insightful and interesting content that serves a purpose to the wider community. Trevor Jacobs seems to be the opposite, representing everything that's wrong with the selfish "influencer culture" that operates on pure narcissism and doesn't care what damage they do if it gets them views.
Amen.
My feelings exactly!
Absolutely
Petter, your ending comments were some of the best teaching you have ever done. "With great reach comes great responsibility" and "it has to be both positive and constructive". This is why you spend so much time in the simulator training other pilots. And I'm fairly sure that when you run those scenarios there isn't a bit where the flight crew straps on parachutes, fire extinguishers and does a checklist for the nearest exit.
As expected you did professional, excellent coverage of this offering information without overstepping your authority. Another great mentour video
Great conversation... love your presentation 👌
It’s almost like airplanes are designed to fly, and glide. There was plenty of time and space to land this aircraft safely. I just imagine the Captain of the Gimli glider watching this shaking his head.
He came in in a side slip in a 747 even to gain every inch he could. What a cockpit. Heroes
That's not a jumbo jet move
@@jonbridge6442 it was a 767, but yeah, he used a slip to get as close to the start of the runway as possible without gaining speed.
@@jonbridge6442 767, much smaller plane, but still quite large
As a outside observer I spotted two things that were noteworthy: 1. The engine wanted to windmill so it wasn't siezed from an oil failure, mechanical failure or overheating. 2. When you highlighted the river valley, at the very bottom is a very straight white line... landing strip?
And why no fire? Suspect he only had the minimum amount of fuel.
What's the time mark?
@@MyPetGoat2U 15:42, absolute bottom of the green highlight, just left of the ( shaped road.
@TommY SmittY - Why, Tom - you make it sound like he thinks more about himself than anything else. What ever gave you that idea? 🙄
@@TandD1w Thanks!
PLEASE Do an Update! Jacob had his license pulled, and a fine if he doesn't surrender it. The citation looks like the FAA copy+pasted the YT comments in their case against him, and said he was so unqualified that they used an emergency clause to pull it! He can't fly for at least a year, which is what it will probably take for the FAA to ground him for life. Occasionally the FAA gets it right...
Awesome video man! As a PPL I really appreciate your final message... I fly in New Zealand and sometimes we need to fly with a lifejacket since we are crossing to another Island and I'll tell you, it's pretty uncomfortable in a C152, so I can't imagine how it would be flying with a parachute rig
Best message on this video: "With great reach comes great responsibility." Thank you for your professional and restrained review of this "incident." I look forward to the final report on this one. If I show up for a flight on a small plane and the pilot is wearing a parachute, he or she is flying without me !
Amazing how you made this as an opportunity to remind us about actual safety precautions. We by the way are one of those examples of Aviators with a plenty of GoPros on the plane, without ever wearing parachutes or compromising on safety.
That’s what I wanted to do. I don’t like throwing people under the bus, rather use it as a learning opportunity.
Is it possible that as a result of Trevor’s stunt, the FAA will crack down on unauthorized exterior camera mounts on certified planes? Or is this risk being exaggerated?
@@MarcosElMalo2 I'm curious about that to. I'd have thought it would increase drag but I don't know
@@MarcosElMalo2 The only time adding gopros to a plane contributed to its crash is when trevor mounts them
@@Stettafire I had a heavy DSLR with a big heavy three pad mounting on some glider planes on the outer end of the wing. Before the first flight I was concerned about drag, weight and leverage. I used only the mounting for test. With no noticeable effect. After that flight I did it with the DSLR. Same! No noticable effect. In some countrys it is not legal do that. My biggest concern is to loose the (heavy) camera or a GoPro and it hits something, or more severe, someone and doing a lot damage. So the heavy camera and mounting I only used over no populated areas. And I did that the last time years ago. On the other hand I had a GoPro mounted on the fuselage of a Ask-21 and the air vortex of that camera was clearly noticeable on the elevator of the T-tail with slightly stick shaking when I was pulling G's...
I thought your presentation was very thorough, thought out, and sane. I just became a subscriber thank you
Love your videos! Much the same as another favorite, Juan Browne, you stick to the facts and ensure it’s a learning experience for all involved, Well Done Sir! BTW just saw where the FAA pulled his certificate, hopefully forever. Thanks!
"Batman and his mother-in-law" 😂 So glad you decided to make this! You always have such a great and educational approach on things!
My SMH moment of this analysis is that he had the opportunity to parachute closer to civilization. Instead he chose to parachute as close to the gopro cameras. He even was scanning the sky for the aircraft, not to avoid hitting it, but to follow it down.
Not to talk about the drone shot tracking the plane below. Way to stable shot, and the stable panning, to be a handheld GoPro.
Also parachuted next to the airplane with fire extinguishers in his pants. Was he expecting a fire? It makes me think he was….
Actually... to me, if someone legit had to bail, I'd understand his drive to get close to the wreck to aid against any harm it did. It would be better to get to civilization to report it, but a sense of responsibility might cloud that decision.
@@C.Church I get what you are saying, but why did he have them under his pants? Why did he have two? It all feels messed up. I hope for his sake that he had a legitimate situation there.
@@thesparkypilot Oh I getcha. To me it appears he had a mystery pack in his other leg*. But just 'chuting close, to me, just on it's own thing of getting closer isn't a smh thing. With everything else, yeah I agree. Lol *(map compass batteries first aid water tabs? I never noticed the stuffed legs before and I'd always thought he'd do well to take survival gear "But how? Where?" Seeing the stuffed legs vindicated my idea to pack survival gear if you know you'll be in the wild. I'd bet in a game show that leg contains gear lol)
Great video. Thanks. Glad you have nearly twice as many subscribers as Trevor Jacob.
Valuable analysis! Thank you! Good Luck!
So I live in this area. I was hiking in that area only a few days before this event. He could easily have set down in a the farming valley of New Cuyama (actually the area he was picked up after he hiked out). There are a ton of farm roads, pastures, fields, and open spaces. He could probably have even made Santa Ynez airport. And very likly he could have made the that area to land his parachute in that area even after he ditched but he came down basically with the plane-which makes no sense. That said...the area the plane come down is quite rough and if a fire started it would have been hard to control. Yes we have had a wet winter so far but have been very dry for years and are still in drought. Hell we have a fire going the next (usually wetter) county north as I write this. This stunt is bloody dangerous. Further local newspapers have been talking about him removing the wreck before the NTSB visited the site. Which, if true, would be a major thing.
Hope he gets jail time for this, think the FAA have a strong case for gross negligence of a pilot (hopefully the police or someone else will be able to use the FAA report as evidence). He bailed early, without panicking, with no control over where the aircraft was going to end up. What a muppet. What a tragic end for a beautiful aircraft. I'm glad you got my first view of this, because this idiot doesn't deserve jack for stupid stunts like this
Supposedly one local paper reported he hired a helicopter to lift the plane out, then cut it up and trashed it before the FAA/NTSB could look at it, If true then he is also interfering with an investigation. Also the airport he took of from said it was not an airworthy airplane and was for sale as a parts plane.
but we can't jail a people for crashing a piece of tech they own, can we? aside from potential fire hazard in the national park what else did he wrong, if it was intentional and planned to avoid 3rd party damage? why FAA might fine him and cancel his license?
@@jskratnyarlathotep8411 because he had no control over where the plane would end up as soon as he bailed out
@@jskratnyarlathotep8411 Beyond the crash itself, it it turns out he filed false information such as not reporting the engine swap or air worthiness or even incorrect reporting on the crash, those could be charges too.
@@jskratnyarlathotep8411 If you blow up your car on your own property, using legal explosives, with miles of security zone, probably nobody will prosecute you. If you do it on a public road, they definitely will. This is more or less what he was doing, when he let crash his plane, with no real idea where it is gonna end up.
Really appreciate your informed balanced and fair approach
Thank you. Glad you see it that way
Excellent analysis, glad you decided to give your reaction to this.
Even if all of what happened was legit, it still shows that he is in no way capable of flying an airplane, which should pretty much incriminate him as well. I really doubt there's any way that this will end well for him (and given the damage he could've done with the plane either vs. other people, or animals, rightfully so.)
The funny thing is that we don’t want to rush to judgement, but if you examine the video and follow the commentary I doubt you will find a single legit thing about the entire escapade. It’s like a ball of loose threads. Nothing about his story holds together. Even the least consequential thing-the ashes for example-has the aroma of bullsh¡t. As far as whether it will end well for him, I get the impression that he has wealthy parents that will pay his fines, hire a lawyer for him, and continue to bankroll his “adventurer lifestyle”. He will very likely lose his pilot license, but I am not going to hold my breath that he will ever go to prison for this incident.
Your comment is of somebody who doesn't have the fuzziest idea of what is going on here, but wants to sound smart
Not to mention the risk of wildfire in that area.
@@Brandespada Tell me where I'm wrong then.
@@Brandespada after trevor bailed it seemed like the plane was doing it's best to glide. The airframe was totally intact, he had lot of altitude, and his own video showed a ton of decent landing spots.
“I crashed my airplane” carries a different meaning than “my plane crashed”
Exactly! ^v^
No it doesn't. I'm not defending the guy, but that's like driving your car and youre involved in a collision, you don't say my car crashed. It didn't drive on its own, it cant do anything.
@@jmangus83 Respectfully, I see your point but think of it this way, if you felt compelled to use "I" (which is obviously his favorite way to draw attention to himself) you might call the video, " 'I' had an accident. " but only and idiot would say, " Dude, 'I' crashed my car" or " 'I' wrecked my car " and not have everyone assume you meant that 'You' - crashed - your - car. If I posted a video titled, " 'I' shot my foot. " ... what would you expect to see? By way of example, I was run off the road on my Harley years back. I called my wife and said, "Baby, I'm OK ... but I was run off the road." I would never say, " Baby, 'I' crashed my bike. " The title of his post should more appropriately have been, " My engine failed over mountains! " or " 'I' had to bailout. " ... not " 'I' crashed my airplane" ^v^
I believe it’s a subconscious slip. It may have an been an ego thing as well: like, “I am to good a pilot to let plane make me crash. I have to crash it myself!”
@@jmangus83 - No, you say something like, "I was in a car accident" or "Some other dumb SOB ran into me," not "I crashed my car." Unless you actually DID do it intentionally.
It's refreshing to see a thoughtful and measured response to a contentious issue.
Your commentary was excellent. I hope people listen to what you said about other people trying to do the same thing. Hopefully no one gets hurt trying to do the same thing. I enjoy your other videos, too. Very interesting. Thank you!!
My impression is that this guy is a narcissist with too much money and time on his hands, who is influenced too much by "reality" TV, who bought a damaged aircraft at a very cheap price, who chose an unpopulated area where chances were he wouldn't kill someone (at least he thought of that), and deliberately staged an air crash. I really hope the FAA and then law enforcement make him regret planning this video for years to come (jail time, huge debts due to fines, or both).
Not only that but he is really going through some mental issues with relationships..I really think he's trying to get the attention of his ex