Say what you will about the supposed excesses of late-stage Roman imperialism, but there wasn't anybody in Ravenna deliberately crashing their vintage Taylorcraft into the Apennine foothills for YouTube views.
The FAA took one look at that video, decided they weren't buying homie's BS story, and yanked his pilot's license.
Before jumping out of the plane, the agency said, Mr. Jacob made no attempt to contact air traffic control on the emergency frequency, did not try to restart the engine by increasing airflow over the propeller and failed to look for a place to safely land, “even though there were multiple areas within gliding range in which you could have made a safe landing.”This whole searching for fame on the internet thing has gotten completely out of hand.
After the crash, Mr. Jacob also “recovered and then disposed of the wreckage,” the F.A.A. said.
“You demonstrated a lack of care, judgment and responsibility by choosing to jump out of an aircraft solely so you could record the footage of the crash,” the agency said. “Your egregious and intentional actions on these dates indicate that you presently lack the degree of care, judgment and responsibility required of a certificate holder.”
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