Justice

[Greg Boeser]

YouTuber who crashed plane for clicks sentenced to prison

LOS ANGELES – An extreme sports athlete from Santa Barbara County was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for intentionally crashing a small plane for a YouTube stunt and then…

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Although six months seems pretty light.

 

[GrauGeist]

The FAA also pulled his license, which I doubt they will ever allow to be reinstated.

 

[pbehn]

The things people will do to make a video never cease to amaze.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

The FAA also pulled his license, which I doubt they will ever allow to be reinstated.

Stranger things, as they say...

According to the FAA, Jacob went through the process of obtaining his pilot certificate again following the revocation of his certificate after the crash in November 2021. FAA regulations allow a pilot whose certificate has been revoked to go through the process of completing training and taking the written and practical tests again a year after a revocation, provided no drug or alcohol offense was involved. Jacob has done that, and the FAA issued him a private pilot certificate because it has been more than a year since the April 11, 2022 revocation.

Article Source: Trevor Jacob Heading to Jail but Still Flying after Deliberately Crashing Plane | AIN

Wheels

 

[GrauGeist]

Brilliant...