I would have grabbed the flare gun from the emergency kit in the plane and shot the bitch. Then piss on him, then set him on fire, and put the fire out with a huge s**t on his chest.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Apparently I had the same idea as xpinchx, but wasted time watching the video before posting it. I didn't refresh the comments page before posting the link, and so never saw xpinchx's post. I then got sucked into the world of collegehumor over my 5 min edit window, and realized my tragic mistake minutes later.
Could have some problems. In America you can carry a concealed weapon with a license. If something like this happened to me somebody could have been shot.
How about if the dude knew it was a prank, and s**t all over the c**kpit while homeboy pretends to be passed out. The he "wakes up" and his plane smells really bad.
Who can find the link to that article? The guy was passed out drunk and his friends ended up killing him because the fish or eel ate his large intestine.
any prank where the other person fears death is risky. For all he knew, the other person could have panicked, tried to throw him out of the way, and actually turned this into a serious situation. I guess it worked out this time, but I would not recommend other people trying this...
Me and another student had back to back flights at 5am with the same instructor. I flew first and the other student was going to observe and then we would switch. He fell in the back seat before we even got off the ground. Once we got up to 12,500 ft, I signaled the instructor what we should do. I did a 3 count then put the plane into a steep bank and dive as we both started screaming as loud as we could. The guy woke up and started screaming too. It was awesome. Ha, that still makes me laugh.
@Chachuka: Yeah, but no one actually means jizz when they say porra. It'd be like thinking someone yelled out "sexual intercourse!" when they yell "f**k!"
If that happened, I'd start praying to every god in I could in the next 15 minutes. Especially the one with the 99 virgins waiting for me in heaven.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Damn, there are a lot of expired pilots on digg. I would get mine current but it's too expensive. Plus I will be getting all of those ratings again for free in like a year.
I went to Embry Riddle Aeronauticle University. Final cost = 120k +you get a aero sci bs degree w/commercial license.
You can go to local flight schools and get a private for around 4k, which is fine if you just want to fly VFR for fun. And VFR flying in a cesna 152, with no purpose, is the best.
I have two uncles on my mom's side who own their own planes. One lost his 100k job in the recession, so started a company and "can't afford to run it anymore."
The other also owns a company (ironically serving the aviation sector) but found it more cost-effective to lease a BMW Z3 or 4.
As a PL holder, I will condemn this and and hope the FAA will hold a license hearing on this guy. That's not cool to do to your passengers whether friends or not. It's a situation than can cause havoc in the c**kpit and that's not funny. Imagine the distraught passengers, no license holding passengers, trying to grab the controls to escape death. What would that do even with a fully in control pilot. This is not funny.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
You are wrong and if you all were Pilot License holders, you would understand that NOTHING comes before safety in the c**kpit. This is not funny. As a licensed pilot I still condemn this whether you find it funny or not, you just simply do not understand that this could lead to danger. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Get a sense of humor. Every prank ever played on anyone could potentially end in death. Dropping an ice cube down someones back could cause them to run into the street in a panic. There could be a gasoline tanker truck coming down the street and the driver could panic when he sees the ice cube victim running in circles ahead of him. That might cause him to swerve his tanker truck into a nearby skyscraper filled with thousands of people. The tanker explodes and the building collapses and everyone dies.
So you see, dropping an ice cube down someones back is far more dangerous than horsing around in the c**kpit.
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Ooops, now you've crossed a line. You've gone from having a reasonable, but sanctimoniously expressed objection to what turned out to be a harmless practical joke, to actively hoping people you disagree with get shot at by a vehicle designed to kill tanks.
Think about what that makes you, and try to cut down on the caffeine.
I was being sarcastic. As a pilot I only wish the most safe and comfortable transport for my passengers/souls. Do you know why I said souls? It's the mandated speech for "Lives" aboard a craft in a safety situation/danger. People, human beings are at risk here, and you find it funny or worth arguing against FAA rules & regulations! I find you to be a sanctimonious PIG!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
No, you were being angry and rash. You thoughtlessly expressed yourself and don't seem to play well with others.
"People, human beings are at risk here, and you find it funny ... "
Nope, no one's at risk. The incident already happened. Everyone made it back to the ground without further trouble, and the video got uploaded to YouTube. Everyone's happy. Well, almost everyone.
"... and you find it funny or worth arguing against FAA rules & regulations!"
Oh rubbish, I never said one thing against FAA rules and regs. I challenge you to prove otherwise. Don't have an aneurysm just because you're wrong, just say something like "Ooops, my bad. Sorry about that." Then we can shake hands and be best buddies.
"I find you to be a sanctimonious PIG!"
Oh well, so much for being best buddies.
Doesn't matter Psion1, I reacted as pilot should react. If you'd like me to pull out out the FAAR I will be justly sure in doing so. Anyways, I shall not be responding anymore, I have already alerted the FAA to this infraction.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Hey Mr. Pilot, but just to let you know, FAA only regulates American air traffic. I think you would have to go to ICAO.
Didn't you learn that from flight school?
There was no sound on the vid so I did not realize they were speaking any language other than English, I knowi t's the FAR and not FAAR, overzealous typing produced the extra "A".Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
As a side note, I was at an air show where an A-10 did a roll and lined up directly at our position. All I could see was his perfect silouette, from the front. We were near a bright white landmark so maybe he used it to get his bearings. It was f**king freaky. If you see that in battle, you are dead.
Ummm ... I have to confess a certain ignorance here about pilot licensing, but given that they're speaking Portuguese, what authority does the FAA have in Brazil?
It doesn't matter what country you are in, there are certain proprietary rules that all pilots must hold in in esteem to regulate the safety and comfort of their passengers. Besides which, ALL COUNTRIES FOLLOW THE SAME RULES & LAWS OF AVIATION.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
You're getting awfully worked up over this, what are you like in a c**kpit when there's an actual problem? You've been a member of Digg for three years and in all that time, posted 16 comments ... and today you've posted ten of them right here. Simmer down. This is a simple discussion forum. It's okay to disagree with the judgment of that pilot, but you don't need to ruin your arguments by looking like a flaming, hotheaded, lunatic by typing in all caps and wishing death upon other people.
Well, maybe you do. How about this: can I help you channel your ire in one of the Global Warming threads?
psion1, I can see you are a due & diligent member of digg by your comment. I AM worked up about this, if you were a pilot, you would be too or I would sincerely hope & think that you would. This is not a laughing matter. Can you imagine what might have happened if the passengers in this video had grabbed the controls with no knowledge of what to do? And even if the pilot had come to, he would be fighting the passengers for control. Panic and other emotions have obvious effects upon the human psyche and come into play here. The pilot in this video took a huge risk/gamble with the passengers in his craft.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
And here's the funny part: I just dugg you up for this post because I agree that this scenario can go badly t**s-up just in the manner you describe. I thought that while I was watching, because I ran through the scenario of having to reach across an unconscious pilot to take control of the yoke without a prayer of reaching foot controls or possibly even flaps and throttle.
Hell, what if the victim had a stroke or heart attack? But that's a what-if that plagues a lot of pranks.
Grays0n, if you're still around, let me pick your gray matter a bit. If this situation weren't a prank, and the pilot had lost consciousness in that plane, what could a passenger hope to do? From the video, that looked like a two-seater aircraft without nearly enough headroom for the passenger to reach over and grab the controls well enough to pilot that plane. I assume the best one could hope for is grabbing the yoke and maybe having access to the throttle and instruments.
Could a passenger in that configuration hope to do anything to survive, or does he instead get to go to his grave screaming in terror?
Ah, thanks! So there'd be a chance of survival after all ... which makes the pilot's prank that much more risky since the passenger had controls in front of him.
I'd love to learn to pilot a plane, but so far the closest I've come is flight simulator software and a really nice joystick/throttle combination. Well, that and a plywood-and-bricks ramp I built for my bike when I was eight ... but I don't really remember what happened after I hit the ramp, so ...
By the way, I was getting dugg up a lot more when we were fighting. Now that we're at least civil, I'm visiting negative numbers again -- how about if we pick a new post to argue about?
Guys, I'm not a pilot but grays0n is right. Nothing comes before safety in a c**kpit. This prank is the equivalent of loading a fully functional handgun with blanks and firing it at your friend. They're only blanks, what could go wrong?
Yep. And as I posted above, I had exactly the thought that grays0n had (albeit with far less experience) while watching the video. "What an irresponsible jackass!" No wait, I think it was actually closer to, "You f**king moron!" But I like to think I'm more eloquent than that.
Anyway, my problem with grays0n was that he was killing his argument by shotgunning the thread with angry posts. A bunch of people disagreed with his logic, but he's not going to win them over with all-caps and death wishes (sarcastic or otherwise). He seems to be cooling off now, and hopefully will return to engage us with a more rational demeanor.
Certainly, his experience will bring invaluable perspective to the discussion.
True, but the short time frame he was "passed out" and the fact that the person would have to literally climb over his not-really-unconscious friend to get near the controls means that while this was possibly a dumb stunt, it was none-the-less fairly hard to mess up. And there are plenty of prank videos out of exactly what you describe (gun with blanks), and those are pretty funny too. Stupid and funny have a weird way of going together.
Darwin has a habit of sorting out the overly stupid as well.
Pointing an empty gun that you are SURE is empty at your friend is obviously 100% safe - the reason it's considered something you never do is because it eliminates the "oops" factor. The habit you want to have is to never point a gun at your friend - because guns are USUALLY loaded.... and people are forgetful, and the upside isn't worth the downside of an oops.
Wow, that thread sure had a lot of whiny bitching. Grayson, considering that I first saw this video on Attack of the Show, I'm pretty sure anybody who needs to be aware of this is aware of it. Lighten up.
Word, I've logged thousands of hours in flight sims and I've flown a real WWII plane (T-6 Texan) once before also. While a real pilot it makes me not, I'm sure I could do better than most people flying and landing that thing with some help from the tower on headings and landing speed for that particular aircraft.
You can download fspassengers for MSFS 2004/X. It's fun as hell to play with, plus you can make the passengers scream by taking them on aerobatic displays in a 747.
You've clearly never flown in a Maule. That plane's a Maule and it is virtually impossible for a full grown man to get from the back seat into the front seat. It's hard enough just getting in through the door.
All fllight sim would have done is made you s**t bricks thinking about how could you be handling the situation if only you could get to the flight controls.
No Maule has controls in the back seat and they use a wheel, not a stick. You're thinking of a Piper Cub. Maules are 2+2 seating and Cubs are 1+1 tandem.
If he was really unconscious I'd have pulled him outta the seat and taken over the controls. Even with basic flying skills it's better than 100% assurance of a crash by leaving him in the seat. You can at least call the control tower and they might be able to guide you into landing somehow or provide emergency services for a crash landing.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Debatable, I went for my first lesson in a helicopter a few years ago and was able to make it fly around wherever I wanted to, keep it stable, hover and almost land it all on the first lesson. The instructor thought I had a private pilots licence and thought I was having him on. Apparently it takes 5+ lessons to be able to get to that level as most people don't have the coordination. This is with no experience whatsoever. I can only think that my skills in Desert Combat and BF2 must have helped me.
Not sure why you are getting dugg down. I would do the same. As far as your helicopter lesson, I can only say it must be much easier than flying an RC copter, because you are always oriented in the same way. The RC's I've flown and subsequently crashed have to be some of the toughest things going.
"If he was really unconscious I'd have pulled him outta the seat and taken over the controls" -- I am deeply impressed by your grace under theoretical pressure.
Have you flown in a super cub (the kind of plane shown here) before? Typically they have front and rear controls. You can (and I have) land it from the back seat.
You are wrong and if you all were Pilot License holders, you would understand that NOTHING comes before safety in the c**kpit. This is not funny. As a licensed pilot I still condemn this whether you find it funny or not, you just simply do not understand that this could lead to danger.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
As I am also a licensed pilot, this is both hilarious and devastating at the same time. If the back passenger would have tried to jump up into the other seat (which also has a second set of flight controls, for those uninformed), he could have caused a real bad situation...
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
He didn't say he was drinking.
And if it was weed - the tendency would be to drive slower, not faster, which he alluded to.
With alcohol, you tend to drive too fast, unless you are hammered to the point of "goddamn I'm hammered, I definitely shouldn't be driving" and you can barely see straight - in those situations people usually "try" to drive slower and cautiously (usually meandering all over the road and whatnot, but usually not super fast, and still dangerous)
What a laff riot--making someone fear for his life. Truth is, a person that would do such a thing is an assh**e with a hostile streak a mile wide. I wouldn't want him for a "friend." But hey, maybe that's just me. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Okay okay, we get it, you are a pilot. We all hereby acknowledge how special you are. We are in awe that you, so impressively, have earned your your Pilot License (capitalization necessary due to importance).
It isn't surprising that this video is funny to lots of posters here. You seem very worked up responding to everyone, so I will Digg you up if that helps your mood.
But don't worry so much that most people here can't understand how stupid a prank this was. They are mostly not pilots and don't have the capacity to evaluate the responsibilities.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
...or we're not elite assh**es who can see the humor in a situation. Most people "have the capacity" to tell the difference between a serious/tragic situation and a joke between friends.
I was recommending Grayson take the situation in stride and "lighten up." Meant to reply to his comment which has a whole string of replies/arguments between him and others. He was getting pretty burnt up.
And yeah, people have the "capacity" to tell this was a joke between friends. But they don't have the "capacity" to understand why the vast majority of pilots would probably scorn this prank, why it is a bad idea even between friends.
Cuss away and show me who needs to lighten up, tough guy.
toksterjoksterJul 28, 2010
Funny as hell.
namja23Jul 29, 2010
Funny, but that would not have been cool at the moment...
touchdown6ptsAug 5, 2010
best joke ever!
drwebzJul 29, 2010
haha...I don't think I have laughed so much in months....f**ked up but damn it's hilarious....
alias1431Jul 29, 2010
Lol, that is f**ked up.
cglassJul 29, 2010
These comments suck.
shamusjpJul 29, 2010
So does yours.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
C'mon man, ya gotta give it more than 4 comments before you drop a TCS.
tehclaw14Jul 29, 2010
srsly you dropped the tcs so early.. first time on digg?
neyvitJul 29, 2010
I can't really think of a scarier prank than that.
xpinchxJul 29, 2010
Ask and ye shall deliver... even though you didn't ask.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1923808
jcimsJul 29, 2010
KICK YOUR LEGS!!!
ahahahahaha
SpoolUpJul 29, 2010
Dude, that's scary.. The very first time I ever went Skydiving, my main chute failed.
elhafJul 29, 2010
The "first" time?
m3talhaz3Jul 29, 2010
Well it was both his first and last...
chowdderJul 29, 2010
I went sky diving last week and my main chute line got tangled, so my instructor had to go on the reserve chute.
ergodigitalityJul 29, 2010
That is so wrong.
mountain1488Jul 29, 2010
DUNCAN! DUNCAN! DUNCAN!
elishagreyJul 29, 2010
I'll bet Amir's desktop background for months was Streeters face when he realized his ripcord pulled out.
drstrangelove88Jul 29, 2010
was streeter holding a camera?
mysticaloneJul 30, 2010
I would have grabbed the flare gun from the emergency kit in the plane and shot the bitch. Then piss on him, then set him on fire, and put the fire out with a huge s**t on his chest.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
max420Jul 30, 2010
CollegeHumor FTW, that was quite the EPIC prank.
daffodilsforyouJul 29, 2010
well, there's this:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1923808
mm63Jul 29, 2010
WTF man?
daffodilsforyouJul 30, 2010
Apparently I had the same idea as xpinchx, but wasted time watching the video before posting it. I didn't refresh the comments page before posting the link, and so never saw xpinchx's post. I then got sucked into the world of collegehumor over my 5 min edit window, and realized my tragic mistake minutes later.
I will now commit seppuku.
omgsocialismJul 29, 2010
I can't believe no one's put this up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JF2pr-9qeo
sleepyguy22Jul 29, 2010
Who.... now that is some intense stuff - Fearing for your life as a plane falls for a few seconds, versus this 13-minute ordeal.
1fastdakJul 29, 2010
Could have some problems. In America you can carry a concealed weapon with a license. If something like this happened to me somebody could have been shot.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Apparently causing heart attacks is no big deal in Japan.
danr2c2Jul 29, 2010
Commenting for after-work review.
demodawidJul 30, 2010
Did anyone notice he became... MORE asian?
atarioJul 30, 2010
Pfft. You people don't know what a long, intense prank really is. Google for Deadomutt, parts 1 and 2.
clippclopJul 29, 2010
Replying to see these later
gravytrain6Jul 29, 2010
I like how you think.
starscream45Jul 29, 2010
Same.
leszekJul 29, 2010
This account has been closed by the user
3rdharbingerJul 29, 2010
Yo también...
nard3456Jul 30, 2010
yep
filip3311Jul 30, 2010
axoxJul 31, 2010
Agreed
alexbarnes94Aug 1, 2010
me too
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
You clearly have never seen "The Game"
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
FUUUUUU, I just lost the game.
gravylookoutJul 29, 2010
Does digging the I just lost the game comment count as still playing? Either way I just lost the game.
skillelJul 30, 2010
This account has been closed by the user
nard3456Jul 30, 2010
DAMN YOU!
Closed AccountJul 30, 2010
Ah f**k. I just lost the game. I completely forgot I was playing.
hakonanJul 29, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf9WNMqENiA
sleepyguy22Jul 29, 2010
I love all of these! Watched this one 4 times in a row, made me giggle every time.
cmt5061Jul 29, 2010
That was legit, I have to remember this if I ever go bungee jumping. So funny.
chaosprofessorJul 29, 2010
If he would have leaned forward into the stick to put them in a dive would have been good
allbodiesJul 29, 2010
How about if the dude knew it was a prank, and s**t all over the c**kpit while homeboy pretends to be passed out. The he "wakes up" and his plane smells really bad.
Good one huh?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
tadpJul 29, 2010
Never shoved a live eel up your friend's ...?
deadpoetic333Jul 29, 2010
Who can find the link to that article? The guy was passed out drunk and his friends ended up killing him because the fish or eel ate his large intestine.
dudefaceguymanJul 30, 2010
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/04/28/anal-eel-insertion-kills-man/
Google is a wonderful thing. An eel eviscerating your intestines is not.
talphinJul 29, 2010
Ohh I could think of a few.
Like, standing up in the middle of a full flight with what appears to be dinamite strapped around your torso and start screaming "ALLAH ACKBAR!!!!"...
I guarantee at least half of the passengers would literally s**t themselves.
Of course, you would be in prison for the rest of your life, but it would in fact be a scarier prank than that.
:PComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jeffkelseyJul 30, 2010
any prank where the other person fears death is risky. For all he knew, the other person could have panicked, tried to throw him out of the way, and actually turned this into a serious situation. I guess it worked out this time, but I would not recommend other people trying this...
pzazzofdoomJul 30, 2010
Me and another student had back to back flights at 5am with the same instructor. I flew first and the other student was going to observe and then we would switch. He fell in the back seat before we even got off the ground. Once we got up to 12,500 ft, I signaled the instructor what we should do. I did a 3 count then put the plane into a steep bank and dive as we both started screaming as loud as we could. The guy woke up and started screaming too. It was awesome. Ha, that still makes me laugh.
maccawaccaJul 29, 2010
jerk
mrcaulfieldJul 29, 2010
not gonna lie, if a friend did that to me i would probably disown him/her.
allbodiesJul 29, 2010
If one of my friends did that I would just poop everywhere.
gdj11Jul 29, 2010
disown? how about dismember.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
..right after you change your underwear after landing?
pronouncableJul 29, 2010
That's alright, the camera man pretended he was a terrorist right afterward.
korbatmasterJul 29, 2010
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRkuv2q699I
PATREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
Anyone know what language they are speaking?
caiokatJul 29, 2010
Brazilian Portuguese
Patrique, hey Patrique, Patrique, o s**t, ah!! Patrique!!! f**k!!! Wake up!!!
WTF? I thought you were going to die man!
leit89Jul 29, 2010
I didn't know WTF meant the same in Portuguese as it does in English.
chachukaJul 29, 2010
POHA actually means semen
monodedeJul 29, 2010
@Chachuka: Yeah, but no one actually means jizz when they say porra. It'd be like thinking someone yelled out "sexual intercourse!" when they yell "f**k!"
kiskiliskisAug 1, 2010
Sounded like "Bisaya" a Filipino dialect.
Patrick! Oiiii Boang (Crazy) OOiiiiiii Hapakon tika ron (I'm gonna Hit you now!)
LOL
gerrykJul 29, 2010
Panic
biglouJul 29, 2010
Granada!
polartxJul 29, 2010
Tengo Sucka!
hmalhi93Jul 30, 2010
Bambi!
dlite922Jul 30, 2010
Al Qumbala!!!!
- Call of Duty
oldparrJul 29, 2010
ACORDA CARALHOOOO!!!!!
neutron7Jul 30, 2010
thankyoucomeagainish
darkray16Jul 29, 2010
If that happened, I'd start praying to every god in I could in the next 15 minutes. Especially the one with the 99 virgins waiting for me in heaven.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
ebsyJul 29, 2010
Me too. Except I'd specify to said God that it was 99 virgin GIRLS waiting for me.
boneheadfarkerJul 29, 2010
That's a little f**ked up. I'd pray to the one with 99 virgin WOMEN. And one slutty one to teach the others.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I'd pray to the God that would give me 99 slutty, kinky whores, with no STDS. Virgins kinda stink in bed.
darkray16Jul 31, 2010
Well I'm assuming we don't get to pray for custom heavens, that we just get the standard package.
cheesyballzJul 29, 2010
He's getting his ass kicked once the plane lands.
cheddar79Jul 29, 2010
Quick sharp punch to the head should do it.
antdudeJul 29, 2010
Poor donkey.
davenp0rtJul 29, 2010
The smile from the pilot was absolutely f**king priceless.
perkoffJul 29, 2010
Can someone translate, mucho gusto.
818diggJul 29, 2010
I have a pilot's license, but i need to get current. I think I just found my motivation to do that.
noclss2000Jul 29, 2010
likewise, my medical expired long ago.
this is hilarious from a pilot's p.o.v.
davidg11Jul 29, 2010
Me too! This makes flying worthwhile again.
God, I don't even want to see what the price of avgas is at these days.
dhughesJul 29, 2010
I never got into spins, I would have been yelling like that guy.
Too expensive for me I had to stop going :(
Speaking of which, I bet most people don't know Avgas (aviation gasoline) is the only fuel that still contains lead.
semperflyJul 29, 2010
Me three, but I still don't wanna get current in all that again. I'll be doing it on the Marine Corps' dime in about a year anyway.
jshhmrJul 29, 2010
Back in the 90's I could rent a C150 for $35 an hour wet. Man I miss those days.
jsalatheJul 29, 2010
Where could you rent a 152 wet for $35/hr?
Brazil?
userpasswordAug 2, 2010
@jsalthe
1995
tenderloveponyJul 29, 2010
The FAA will likely suspend his license for this if he is identified.
chiefbandit2200Jul 29, 2010
Something tells me they aren't American.
jsalatheJul 29, 2010
You don't get your license suspended for jokes.
semperflyJul 29, 2010
Damn, there are a lot of expired pilots on digg. I would get mine current but it's too expensive. Plus I will be getting all of those ratings again for free in like a year.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I'm still current, and I totally want to do this.
cmt5061Jul 29, 2010
Question for the pilots: How hard is it to get a pilot's license? I'm kind of curious of the process and I want to hear from a personal perspective.
tenderloveponyJul 30, 2010
I went to Embry Riddle Aeronauticle University. Final cost = 120k +you get a aero sci bs degree w/commercial license.
You can go to local flight schools and get a private for around 4k, which is fine if you just want to fly VFR for fun. And VFR flying in a cesna 152, with no purpose, is the best.
adc86Jul 30, 2010
I have two uncles on my mom's side who own their own planes. One lost his 100k job in the recession, so started a company and "can't afford to run it anymore."
The other also owns a company (ironically serving the aviation sector) but found it more cost-effective to lease a BMW Z3 or 4.
It's not a cheap hobby anymore, unfortunately.
mykiiJul 29, 2010
I swear the dude yells ' we're sinking!!' at the start when his friend faints.
I lol'd.
commonwealthJul 29, 2010
He thinka that he's going to die in a fiery plane crash and is screaming in terror. lol,
fatlucy101Jul 29, 2010
Yep. That's what's happening in the video.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Thank you captain obvious.
commonwealthJul 29, 2010
Excelsior!
deadpoetic333Jul 29, 2010
Now can you make a video of yourself commenting on what's going on in real time? So we can really get a feel of the ordeal.
enantiodromiaJul 29, 2010
I'd think "hell yeah! i finally get to fly this mofo"
whiskeythievesJul 29, 2010
Patrick, Patrick!, Patrick!!, Waaaaa!!! GAWD DAMN!!! WAAAAA!! PATRICKY!!! AHHHHHH....AHH!!! PULL UP!!! AHHHH!!! YOU CRAZY BASTARD!!!
cmf2071Jul 29, 2010
CARALHO !!!!!
theparaibaJul 29, 2010
PUTA QUE PARIU!!!
chachukaJul 29, 2010
POHA!!!
tehclaw14Jul 29, 2010
VIVA BRASILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
sanriver12Jul 29, 2010
patrick? he was saying martin
saboiaJul 29, 2010
hahahaha
Brasil no Digg FTW.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Wasn't this in an episode of Cheers?
scwatsonJul 29, 2010
Oh Patrick, you knucklehead you.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
As a PL holder, I will condemn this and and hope the FAA will hold a license hearing on this guy. That's not cool to do to your passengers whether friends or not. It's a situation than can cause havoc in the c**kpit and that's not funny. Imagine the distraught passengers, no license holding passengers, trying to grab the controls to escape death. What would that do even with a fully in control pilot. This is not funny.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
vladamirJul 29, 2010
Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed...
xzorroxJul 29, 2010
You sir, need to remove the stick that you have so tightly lodged up your ass.
contentpigJul 29, 2010
thats why nobody likes you.
its because you're a toolbag.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
You are wrong and if you all were Pilot License holders, you would understand that NOTHING comes before safety in the c**kpit. This is not funny. As a licensed pilot I still condemn this whether you find it funny or not, you just simply do not understand that this could lead to danger.
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grays0nJul 29, 2010
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
beabisJul 29, 2010
Get a sense of humor. Every prank ever played on anyone could potentially end in death. Dropping an ice cube down someones back could cause them to run into the street in a panic. There could be a gasoline tanker truck coming down the street and the driver could panic when he sees the ice cube victim running in circles ahead of him. That might cause him to swerve his tanker truck into a nearby skyscraper filled with thousands of people. The tanker explodes and the building collapses and everyone dies.
So you see, dropping an ice cube down someones back is far more dangerous than horsing around in the c**kpit.
newflyerJul 29, 2010
I don't think you've flown anything other than Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Okay okay, we get it, you are a pilot. We all acknowledge how special you are.
dibbkdJul 29, 2010
@grays0n is correct.
9/11 all started as a silly prank and look what happened.
1awesomeguyJul 31, 2010
Seriously, 15 comments all saying the same thing...?
I am glad Digg has a 'block user' feature.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
zjbirdJul 29, 2010
I can't tell if you are a troll or just a sad moron who can't take a joke.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
Better yet, I hope your on the ground with an angry A-10 pilot on your bearing!
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Ooops, now you've crossed a line. You've gone from having a reasonable, but sanctimoniously expressed objection to what turned out to be a harmless practical joke, to actively hoping people you disagree with get shot at by a vehicle designed to kill tanks.
Think about what that makes you, and try to cut down on the caffeine.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
I was being sarcastic. As a pilot I only wish the most safe and comfortable transport for my passengers/souls. Do you know why I said souls? It's the mandated speech for "Lives" aboard a craft in a safety situation/danger. People, human beings are at risk here, and you find it funny or worth arguing against FAA rules & regulations! I find you to be a sanctimonious PIG!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
psion01Jul 29, 2010
No, you were being angry and rash. You thoughtlessly expressed yourself and don't seem to play well with others.
"People, human beings are at risk here, and you find it funny ... "
Nope, no one's at risk. The incident already happened. Everyone made it back to the ground without further trouble, and the video got uploaded to YouTube. Everyone's happy. Well, almost everyone.
"... and you find it funny or worth arguing against FAA rules & regulations!"
Oh rubbish, I never said one thing against FAA rules and regs. I challenge you to prove otherwise. Don't have an aneurysm just because you're wrong, just say something like "Ooops, my bad. Sorry about that." Then we can shake hands and be best buddies.
"I find you to be a sanctimonious PIG!"
Oh well, so much for being best buddies.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
Doesn't matter Psion1, I reacted as pilot should react. If you'd like me to pull out out the FAAR I will be justly sure in doing so. Anyways, I shall not be responding anymore, I have already alerted the FAA to this infraction.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Hey Mr. Pilot, but just to let you know, FAA only regulates American air traffic. I think you would have to go to ICAO.
Didn't you learn that from flight school?
mulockJul 29, 2010
grays0n has aspergers... Just a heads up.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I guess a real pilot would know it's the FAR and not the FAAR.....dumbs**t.
Really, please point out which 91 reg says this isn't funny??
grays0nJul 29, 2010
There was no sound on the vid so I did not realize they were speaking any language other than English, I knowi t's the FAR and not FAAR, overzealous typing produced the extra "A".Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Uhh... there is sound on the video.
trigonometronAug 10, 2010
As a side note, I was at an air show where an A-10 did a roll and lined up directly at our position. All I could see was his perfect silouette, from the front. We were near a bright white landmark so maybe he used it to get his bearings. It was f**king freaky. If you see that in battle, you are dead.
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Ummm ... I have to confess a certain ignorance here about pilot licensing, but given that they're speaking Portuguese, what authority does the FAA have in Brazil?
tehclaw14Jul 29, 2010
OWNEDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
grays0nJul 29, 2010
It doesn't matter what country you are in, there are certain proprietary rules that all pilots must hold in in esteem to regulate the safety and comfort of their passengers. Besides which, ALL COUNTRIES FOLLOW THE SAME RULES & LAWS OF AVIATION.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
AVIATION IS A NATION UNTO ITSELF. IT"S RULES AND ACCORDANCE MUST BE FOLLOWED!
psion01Jul 29, 2010
GREAT SCOTT, NOW YOU'RE TALKING TO YOURSELF!
IN ALL-CAPS!
You're getting awfully worked up over this, what are you like in a c**kpit when there's an actual problem? You've been a member of Digg for three years and in all that time, posted 16 comments ... and today you've posted ten of them right here. Simmer down. This is a simple discussion forum. It's okay to disagree with the judgment of that pilot, but you don't need to ruin your arguments by looking like a flaming, hotheaded, lunatic by typing in all caps and wishing death upon other people.
Well, maybe you do. How about this: can I help you channel your ire in one of the Global Warming threads?
grays0nJul 29, 2010
psion1, I can see you are a due & diligent member of digg by your comment. I AM worked up about this, if you were a pilot, you would be too or I would sincerely hope & think that you would. This is not a laughing matter. Can you imagine what might have happened if the passengers in this video had grabbed the controls with no knowledge of what to do? And even if the pilot had come to, he would be fighting the passengers for control. Panic and other emotions have obvious effects upon the human psyche and come into play here. The pilot in this video took a huge risk/gamble with the passengers in his craft.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Great! This is more like it!
And here's the funny part: I just dugg you up for this post because I agree that this scenario can go badly t**s-up just in the manner you describe. I thought that while I was watching, because I ran through the scenario of having to reach across an unconscious pilot to take control of the yoke without a prayer of reaching foot controls or possibly even flaps and throttle.
Hell, what if the victim had a stroke or heart attack? But that's a what-if that plagues a lot of pranks.
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Grays0n, if you're still around, let me pick your gray matter a bit. If this situation weren't a prank, and the pilot had lost consciousness in that plane, what could a passenger hope to do? From the video, that looked like a two-seater aircraft without nearly enough headroom for the passenger to reach over and grab the controls well enough to pilot that plane. I assume the best one could hope for is grabbing the yoke and maybe having access to the throttle and instruments.
Could a passenger in that configuration hope to do anything to survive, or does he instead get to go to his grave screaming in terror?
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Ah, thanks! So there'd be a chance of survival after all ... which makes the pilot's prank that much more risky since the passenger had controls in front of him.
I'd love to learn to pilot a plane, but so far the closest I've come is flight simulator software and a really nice joystick/throttle combination. Well, that and a plywood-and-bricks ramp I built for my bike when I was eight ... but I don't really remember what happened after I hit the ramp, so ...
By the way, I was getting dugg up a lot more when we were fighting. Now that we're at least civil, I'm visiting negative numbers again -- how about if we pick a new post to argue about?
samard2002Jul 29, 2010
Guys, I'm not a pilot but grays0n is right. Nothing comes before safety in a c**kpit. This prank is the equivalent of loading a fully functional handgun with blanks and firing it at your friend. They're only blanks, what could go wrong?
psion01Jul 29, 2010
Yep. And as I posted above, I had exactly the thought that grays0n had (albeit with far less experience) while watching the video. "What an irresponsible jackass!" No wait, I think it was actually closer to, "You f**king moron!" But I like to think I'm more eloquent than that.
Anyway, my problem with grays0n was that he was killing his argument by shotgunning the thread with angry posts. A bunch of people disagreed with his logic, but he's not going to win them over with all-caps and death wishes (sarcastic or otherwise). He seems to be cooling off now, and hopefully will return to engage us with a more rational demeanor.
Certainly, his experience will bring invaluable perspective to the discussion.
sprucecabooseJul 29, 2010
True, but the short time frame he was "passed out" and the fact that the person would have to literally climb over his not-really-unconscious friend to get near the controls means that while this was possibly a dumb stunt, it was none-the-less fairly hard to mess up. And there are plenty of prank videos out of exactly what you describe (gun with blanks), and those are pretty funny too. Stupid and funny have a weird way of going together.
3denJul 29, 2010
Darwin has a habit of sorting out the overly stupid as well.
Pointing an empty gun that you are SURE is empty at your friend is obviously 100% safe - the reason it's considered something you never do is because it eliminates the "oops" factor. The habit you want to have is to never point a gun at your friend - because guns are USUALLY loaded.... and people are forgetful, and the upside isn't worth the downside of an oops.
waspbrJul 29, 2010
The dude is probably someone from an aeroclub, if you have ever been part of one, this little prank is the least people do.
Just take it easy, little timmy.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
DUDE IS NOT A PILOT...lol.
727super27Jul 29, 2010
I'm a pilot. I consider this prank to be f**king hilarious, and cannot wait to pull it on someone.
tehclaw14Jul 29, 2010
You better make a video of it!!!
falconearJul 29, 2010
Wow, that thread sure had a lot of whiny bitching. Grayson, considering that I first saw this video on Attack of the Show, I'm pretty sure anybody who needs to be aware of this is aware of it. Lighten up.
kingofkoltAug 2, 2010
Dwight Schrute? Is that you?
kevroJul 29, 2010
It's for situations like this that playing flight sims comes in handy.
blacksheep01Jul 29, 2010
Word, I've logged thousands of hours in flight sims and I've flown a real WWII plane (T-6 Texan) once before also. While a real pilot it makes me not, I'm sure I could do better than most people flying and landing that thing with some help from the tower on headings and landing speed for that particular aircraft.
jshhmrJul 29, 2010
You can download fspassengers for MSFS 2004/X. It's fun as hell to play with, plus you can make the passengers scream by taking them on aerobatic displays in a 747.
jsalatheJul 29, 2010
You've clearly never flown in a Maule. That plane's a Maule and it is virtually impossible for a full grown man to get from the back seat into the front seat. It's hard enough just getting in through the door.
All fllight sim would have done is made you s**t bricks thinking about how could you be handling the situation if only you could get to the flight controls.
everglow89Jul 30, 2010
That feels terrible to think about...
adc86Jul 30, 2010
If it's a Maule, there's probably a stick in the back too (for just this purpose).
Man, BD Maule was a cool guy. My grandpa and him were good friends before he moved to Georgia.
jsalatheJul 30, 2010
No Maule has controls in the back seat and they use a wheel, not a stick. You're thinking of a Piper Cub. Maules are 2+2 seating and Cubs are 1+1 tandem.
Couldn't find the video, but here is an image of B.D. Maule taking off from inside his hangar in Georgia.
http://www.mauleairinc.com/Maule_Photos/Clears_the_hangar_b_w.jpg
I sold mine a few years ago (f**k the recession), but vids are all over the web of it: N11EN a M4-220C.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7vuBlplrpk&feature=PlayList&p=75D19084BA674D9F&index=3
atarioJul 30, 2010
The main reason playing flight sims comes in handy for this is that you realize the engines don't power down just because the pilot fainted.
p0rtakal2Jul 29, 2010
I'm sure he literally s**ts in his pants.
scousechrisJul 29, 2010
Figuratively.... shat.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
If he was really unconscious I'd have pulled him outta the seat and taken over the controls. Even with basic flying skills it's better than 100% assurance of a crash by leaving him in the seat. You can at least call the control tower and they might be able to guide you into landing somehow or provide emergency services for a crash landing.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
eastshoresJul 29, 2010
BF1942 does not a pilot make!
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Debatable, I went for my first lesson in a helicopter a few years ago and was able to make it fly around wherever I wanted to, keep it stable, hover and almost land it all on the first lesson. The instructor thought I had a private pilots licence and thought I was having him on. Apparently it takes 5+ lessons to be able to get to that level as most people don't have the coordination. This is with no experience whatsoever. I can only think that my skills in Desert Combat and BF2 must have helped me.
sildudeJul 29, 2010
I hope you have a joystick and aren't talking about training on the keyboard.
chiefbandit2200Jul 29, 2010
Yeah, but I'd rather attempt give myself some chance, than leave it up to fate.
jsalatheJul 29, 2010
Most flight instructors tell their students how great they are doing in the first couple of lessons. This is so you feel good and keep coming back.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Ok so you f**ken noobs digging me down would just let him stay unconscious and go down with the plane without even trying to fly it. f**king morons.
eastshoresJul 29, 2010
Not sure why you are getting dugg down. I would do the same. As far as your helicopter lesson, I can only say it must be much easier than flying an RC copter, because you are always oriented in the same way. The RC's I've flown and subsequently crashed have to be some of the toughest things going.
newman8rJul 29, 2010
the prank lasted like 10 seconds, not really enough time to do that... would have been the logical next move though
stanleyfordJul 30, 2010
"If he was really unconscious I'd have pulled him outta the seat and taken over the controls" -- I am deeply impressed by your grace under theoretical pressure.
nthproAug 1, 2010
Have you flown in a super cub (the kind of plane shown here) before? Typically they have front and rear controls. You can (and I have) land it from the back seat.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I laughed until it hurt...this is choice!
polartxJul 29, 2010
streets ahead!
mikkramJul 29, 2010
(slowly turns his head around)
*trollface*
thecniquemanJul 29, 2010
Problem officer?
tehclaw14Jul 29, 2010
rofl
squ1shJul 29, 2010
<=|
u scared bro?
I would be very thankful while in the air, and proceed to drop the feigned thankfulness and drop kick him in the face when we land.
captininsanityJul 29, 2010
Trololololo lololo lololo hahahahaha!
faze1Jul 29, 2010
Guy must have a new outlook on life now. Never flying on his plane again !!!
psychodesignsJul 29, 2010
Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of his life. His breakfast will taste better than any meal you and I have ever tasted.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
You are wrong and if you all were Pilot License holders, you would understand that NOTHING comes before safety in the c**kpit. This is not funny. As a licensed pilot I still condemn this whether you find it funny or not, you just simply do not understand that this could lead to danger.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
zzzblazJul 29, 2010
Hey so what's your tactical call sign? Is it HotDawg?
newflyerJul 29, 2010
Buttmuncher
newflyerJul 29, 2010
You're not a pilot.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I am a pilot, and I think this is funny as hell. (just fake)
carbunkulousJul 29, 2010
As I am also a licensed pilot, this is both hilarious and devastating at the same time. If the back passenger would have tried to jump up into the other seat (which also has a second set of flight controls, for those uninformed), he could have caused a real bad situation...
trevorpaceJul 29, 2010
That airplane does not have a second pilots seat.
hydrozenJul 29, 2010
... and that's why you always leave a note.
slashdotordiggJul 29, 2010
what if the pilot really faints next time? i guess his friends won't panic. that's actually a good thing.
zzzblazJul 29, 2010
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/bumblebee%20guy.jpg
grays0nJul 29, 2010
Are you all in contempt of human life? f**k YOU ALL then, hope the next flight you're on has a pilot with the same respect for safety that you all seem to.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
capitalismkillsJul 29, 2010
it made me remember this
http://killsometime.com/videos/2416/Electrical-Joke
Sorry about the crappy voice over at the start.... I couldnt find one without it
tommedwardsJul 29, 2010
I swear I saw this on the first time I got online 12 years ago
yahkinJul 29, 2010
He could have put his eye out with that banana. I think the FDA should open an investigation into this clearly not funny prank.
xmarcovinzxJul 29, 2010
wow.... killsometime.com! probably one of the first video sites i started to visit regularly! i thought it was dead! thanks for the memories dude.
psychoaceJul 29, 2010
That sounds like Steve Carell doing the voice over at the start.
tommedwardsJul 29, 2010
Haha, it does too!
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
Made me lol. This is better than the plane video cause the look on the guy's face is classic.
tokominiJul 29, 2010
To think that your life was about to end, and then seeing your friend with a smile...good stuff.
grays0nJul 29, 2010
See, this is why you jackasses aren't allowed flying cars without a PILOT'S LiCENCE!
newflyerJul 29, 2010
You don't have a pilot's license.
wanzedkJul 29, 2010
This? What? Because we'd do stuff like that? Well, real pilots seem to be doing it too, so what's the difference?
blipblipbeepJul 29, 2010
If he really shat his pants it would of been funnier. good laugh all the same. Thx to the poster.
iwashere2Jul 29, 2010
this is going to the top of digg.
jantikJul 29, 2010
With a friend like this, who needs enemies?
trymbillJul 29, 2010
Fake and gay!
dangodingoJul 29, 2010
as are you.
trymbillJul 29, 2010
Sorry, I'm not. You'll have to look some place else.
rachels177Jul 29, 2010
Lol if that's his idea of a joke you need better friends.
ferg2k8Jul 29, 2010
That was a bad idea man!! lol
lichnorJul 29, 2010
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bigp3rmJul 29, 2010
Drinking and driving is stupid.
deathweaver108Jul 29, 2010
buried for DUI.
Don't f**k with other driver's lives
clippclopJul 29, 2010
What if there was something, like a motorcyclist who has little chance of surviving when you hit them?
Don't drink and drive, moron.
3denJul 29, 2010
He didn't say he was drinking.
And if it was weed - the tendency would be to drive slower, not faster, which he alluded to.
With alcohol, you tend to drive too fast, unless you are hammered to the point of "goddamn I'm hammered, I definitely shouldn't be driving" and you can barely see straight - in those situations people usually "try" to drive slower and cautiously (usually meandering all over the road and whatnot, but usually not super fast, and still dangerous)
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wizardalienJul 29, 2010
buried for being an idiot. Driving under the influence of any mind-altering substance is wrong.
path411Jul 29, 2010
Just because you may drive slower doesn't mean your reaction timing is quicker.
Not to mention your friend is pretty retarded to try pranking in a car.
bigp3rmJul 29, 2010
See if that was me we would probably be dead. I would have tried to save us by doing something stupid. Like grabbing the yoke.
galaeronJul 29, 2010
Yeah...cause it makes total sense to have a camera filming the back of your friends head.
galaeronJul 29, 2010
lol at the diggs down. You guys just don't want to admit its fake.
metaphidJul 29, 2010
What a laff riot--making someone fear for his life. Truth is, a person that would do such a thing is an assh**e with a hostile streak a mile wide. I wouldn't want him for a "friend." But hey, maybe that's just me. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
@grays0n
Okay okay, we get it, you are a pilot. We all hereby acknowledge how special you are. We are in awe that you, so impressively, have earned your your Pilot License (capitalization necessary due to importance).
shawn4168Jul 29, 2010
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Closed AccountJul 29, 2010
I purposely did not make a reply because grays0n went ahead and made 6 different comments bitching about the same thing.
chocnutJul 29, 2010
Thats hilarious
theparaibaJul 29, 2010
I understand all the swearing and this makes the video even funnier.
33rcJul 29, 2010
Grayson,
It isn't surprising that this video is funny to lots of posters here. You seem very worked up responding to everyone, so I will Digg you up if that helps your mood.
But don't worry so much that most people here can't understand how stupid a prank this was. They are mostly not pilots and don't have the capacity to evaluate the responsibilities.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
audeviveJul 29, 2010
...or we're not elite assh**es who can see the humor in a situation. Most people "have the capacity" to tell the difference between a serious/tragic situation and a joke between friends.
Lighten up, douche!
33rcJul 29, 2010
I was recommending Grayson take the situation in stride and "lighten up." Meant to reply to his comment which has a whole string of replies/arguments between him and others. He was getting pretty burnt up.
And yeah, people have the "capacity" to tell this was a joke between friends. But they don't have the "capacity" to understand why the vast majority of pilots would probably scorn this prank, why it is a bad idea even between friends.
Cuss away and show me who needs to lighten up, tough guy.
frequentflyerJul 29, 2010
Hilarious
evlgyJul 29, 2010
Just never say yes to some one asking "would you like to see a pen float.." pretty much the same reaction.