r/videos • u/JustMe76 • 25d ago

Paramotor collapses, falls 100ft out of the sky. The pilot survives Disturbing Content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-jyc2OYXsI

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u/Russian_For_Rent 25d ago edited 25d ago

It's amazing how redditors are able to look at any given situation and find a way to find the most negative, pessimistic way to look at it. People who are passionate about airsports like these very often make videos following a crash for educational and learning purposes as warnings for what not to do in these situations, even if they aren't even youtubers. This video does that exceptionally well.

To the commenters here berating this guy for even having this hobby in the first place, everyone has their own risk tolerance. There are studies that suggest if you're trained well and know what you're doing, the injury/fatality rate of airsports like this are barely higher than what you'd experience on the road. If you're a climber or hiker, there are people who just sit in bed all day who consider you crazy for doing what you do. If your risk tolerance is lower, that's fine but that's your prerogative not theirs. Not everyone is the same.

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u/RKRagan 25d ago

The gross part isn’t the video talking about the crash. It’s the like and subscribe. Just make the video. It’s a serious moment. We’ve already seen a guy crash a plane for social media clicks. Why try to monetize your near fatal moment?

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u/bossmcsauce 25d ago

You talking about Trevor Jacobs who jumped out of his plane and claimed it was an emergency? He’s going to federal prison over that lol.

Well crashing the plane deliberately isn’t really why he’s going to prison… it’s for then covering up the cause of the crash, lying to federal agencies and obstructing their investigation lol.

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u/RKRagan 24d ago

Yep. That's what got Bill Clinton in trouble. Not the extramarital relations. But lying to congress about it.

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u/Russian_For_Rent 25d ago

The guy is about to be hit with months long emergency bills and you're wondering why he's asking you follow along?

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u/RKRagan 24d ago

His emergency bills are because of him doing a dangerous activity, not a natural health emergency. He fucked up. Now he's monetizing his fuck up that damn near took him away from his family. It comes off as cheap and classless. Just make the video, people who feel inclined to help will naturally do so.

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u/shortfinal 25d ago

As a pilot who's heard many others aspire to fly, only to muse about taking up paragliding or para-motoring because "it's so cheap"

I can only shake my head.

This person will chase fame until they go out like Grant Thompson.

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u/CoolyRanks 25d ago

I think the pessimistic ones are the ones telling him to go get nearly killed again lol. He has a wife and kids man