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Youtuber and adrenaline chaser Trevor Jacob has had his private pilot certificate revoked, according to recent reports. Journalists contacted him to confirm a letter sent to him from the FAA that demanded he surrender his PPL or face civil penalties. In his email contact with the soon-to-be former pilot, Times reporter Eduardo Medina describes Jacob as seemingly unaware of the letter, asking where they had learned of the rescission. Long time boundary-pusher and skydiver Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington, members of the Red Bull Air Force crew, will attempt to exchange planes while in flight. In practice, the maneuver has been planned to have Aikins and Farrington, b
Attempt to Create Viral Clickbait Backfires for Extreme Sports Figure
Youtuber and adrenaline chaser Trevor Jacob has had his private pilot certificate revoked, according to recent news reports. Reportedly, journalists contacted him to confirm a letter sent to him from the FAA earlier this month that demanded he surrender his PPL or face civil penalties. In his email contact with the soon-to-be former pilot, Times reporter Eduardo Medina describes Jacob as seemingly unaware of the letter, asking where they had learned of the rescission. While the letter remains private between Jacob and the FAA, and they refuse to confirm nor deny their move, it seems quite likely they acted, given the plethora of suspicious issues with the video. <
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Stuntmen Will Take Off and Land in Separate Cessnas in World First
Long time boundary-pusher and skydiver Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington, members of the Red Bull Air Force crew, will attempt to exchange planes while in flight. The stunt is the latest in a line of increasingly daring maneuvers from the crew, pushing the boundaries of skydiving and seeing just how far their techniques and daring can take them. In practice, the maneuver has been planned to have Aikins and Farrington, both pilots, put their Cessna 182s into a synchronized nosedive at 14,000 feet, stop the engines, cross over each other in mid-air and bring 'em down for a regular landing.
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Sun 'n Fun, always a chance to see the latest and greatest in the world of sport aviation, brought out a pleasant surprise this year in JMB Aircraft's new VL-3. The two-place, retractable gear LSA and SportPlane is a lightweight, carbon-bodied, Rotax-powered Czech sportplane aimed at making the $100 burger possible once again. The VL-3 shown at the exhibition was a great example of what is possible with the type, sporting an eye-catching, red leather interior and glass panel G3X avionics ensconced in carbon fiber paneling, looking every bit the p
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Expansive Campus Ramping Up Work on Phenom, Praetor Series Aircraft
Embraer has begun hiring more than 150 additional employees for its Melbourne, Florida facility. The company is searching for additional assembly technicians, A&Ps, aircraft painters, quality inspectors, and manufacturing engineers. Embraer's Florida location is on the rise, seeing more business as the headquarters for the Executive Jets unit. The facility is home to the assembly line for the Phenom 100EV and 300E, as well as final assembly of the Praetor 500 and 600 series.
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Engine Re-Started And Stopped Two Or Three Times As He Maneuvered For A Subsequent Landing
On March 26, 2022, about 1614 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-401, N9192E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot reported that he was making the final agricultural spray passes on a field when the airplane engine began to “spit and sputter, and miss”.
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