Nov 29, 2021 10:33 AM
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hurleyman77
"Aright, I'm now I'm gonna quit it again..." THE HELL YOU ARE!!!
GTIBH
Staged for the camera, all he had to do is push the nose over to get the propeller to spin. !!
DataBeardFace
Aka When the senior dev has seen shit go sideways too many times and no longer has fear of prod. Do not give these devs keys to prod.
Also that's me. Don't give me your prod keys please. I don't need any more of them.
AtsaMattaForMe
mmmMPGmmm
That's why he got out of the plane. To get some cool air while fixing the fan
elhigh
Piper Cub, the Tin Lizzy of the skies.
DrasticBastard
The new live action Tailspin looks good.
ThereAreCrocodiles
This guy is almost as cool as Launchpad McQuack.
Columbus43219
mosscaller
kittykat25909
"we are gettin lower."
andnowihaveaname
the rope somehow makes it worse
backet
You either get it right, or suddenly it's not your problem anymore
Nightshift603
Perfect metaphor for working in IT. Oh, then having management call you 'Overhead'.
Is the rope the workaround, or the backup software?
LOL!
Davies46
And at the funeral they all say it was a tragic accident as if he wasn't hanging out of a plane with a shitty piece of rope for a safety.
Woolencadavers
It couldn't be considered a tragedy, more a blessing he made it so long in life. Against all odds.
LiberalViking
It was a nice rope. Shitty harness.
That's fair, its not the ropes fault it was tied like that.
icecreamsunday18
This is why I like small planes. And even if they can’t get things working, they can still get down safely.
messierthirtyone
It's like repairing the plane, but when you're in the sky..
smashsouls
Repainting the plain in the sky
clem573
Technically the difference between a surgeon and a mechanic is that one fixes machines while they are running
tomobach
Amazing he could fit back in the plane given the ENORMOUS testicles he clearly owns.
ThatGermanBlackDude
After the sacred heart closed down, JD found a new profession.
friendsofsandwiches
Fly by the seat of your pants, die by the seat of your pants.
FrogBotherer
"Wow those are suspiciously cheap tickets....fuck it what's the worst that could happen?"
Becksvier
beaubrent
abso-fucking-lutely NOT
5ing
Given the alternative, I too would climb outside the plane to restart the engine
nakedpuritan
Never Cry Wolf airplane scene: 2:26 on…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbU7Ha3jTA
SamuelPenning
Came here to post this! "How do you defeat boredom, Tyler?"
hushpuppyextraordinaire
Yep, that scene scared me as a kid.
globe243
I mean, this works too. But couldn't he just dive down a bit to get the propeller rotating? Plenty of room to dive and way safer.
BrdCdn
Possibly not in this type. They go excruciatingly slow. Would probably break apart at the speed necessary.
tomatoboy
Nope. Even in a Piper Cub (J-3) you’d dive gently, gain a little airspeed, and windmill the prop. Or glide down. You’d never hand-prop…
…a plane in flight like this. Way too dangerous
This is a stunt, you’d never hand-prop an aircraft in flight.
IAmNotFrunobulax
Yeah, he could have just dived a bit.... or not stopped the engine in the first place. But then he wouldn't have a cool video to share.
RaymondChoppard
Totally. It's staged : the propeller was nearly turning by itself and just needed a small push. Dangerous move (height and propeller).
JLB36602
Yes, but that doesn't make for as many internet points.
cryborg
josieexplosion
armandraynal
Where's that from? Looks like Calvin & Hobbes kind of drawing
StopStealingMyBananas
Its is.
Justin31354
I hear tell that this is the hardest comic panel ever drawn..
redemption2517
It seems like he's done that a few times before
kaldyra
ya, fixing shit live in production, everyday.
YouEatYellowSnow
He shut the fuel off. So I am guessing the was not an accident.
notacobra
Yes. It's staged. You can stall a plane like that on purpose.
godskook
I....don't think "staged" properly describes the above video. Accurate, but it feels....lacking.
HandoB4Javert
*Windows updates
hildr
It looks like it's done on purpose during a training. Except for the safety belt rope, but not all countries have the same standards.
The hand-prop isn’t a training exercise. You would never hand-prop a plane in flight like this. It’s a stunt.
https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/the-latest/2020/10/08/guy-hand-props-cub-midflight/
I should mention, an occasional stunt in Piper Cubs. They fly so slow there’s time to dick around like this.
FelonyRaptor
Yup. Maybe he should think about getting a new plane. I dunno, I probably would.
MisterLemons
One does not simply own a Cub, the Cub owns you.
FuckThatUsernameIsTaken
Do you know how expensive a plane is ? probably not, you are too poor to know that
Ibringthegoose
This is missing an /s...
mambonumberfour
You can get an older Piper Cub for around $30k.
maxximii
And then the license/certs/registrations for another $250k
YouCheckedTheUsernameHaveACookie
A single engine piston and a tailwheel costs 250k? You're getting ripped off my friend
RubbleTrouser
The correct way is to push nose down and the prop would spin and start engine. But this dude is obviously showing off.
It’s 100% staged. In a J-3 (which has no electric start as built) you’d either just dive and windmill the prop or land if the engine died.
(Actually, if that fuel tank is in the wing, that might be a wartime L-4, a further refinement of the J-3)
A hand start in flight is purely a stunt.
mercbrit
tennessine
This is simply incredible. To be able to do all that and still, possibly, have some safety margins.. oh my. True skills are never overrated.
Fulmersbelly
Is that the same plane? It looks like the same plane
AtypicalMammal
It's a piper cub, there are lots of them. It's basically a Cessna from the 30's
Malinut
OP's is https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N92028> , the other is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPTQXzvvJQ
Both are Piper J3C-65 "Cubs" https://aircraft-data.">m/N92028">https://aircraft-data.com/N92028 https://aircraft-data.com/N4693S
RunawaySpoons
Oh thank goodness, I thought I was going crazy - I don't know much about planes At All but my brain just wouldn't shut up about how much >
they looked like cubs.
Radix865
I think it's the same type in same colors.
uponstrangeshores
Ok no for real how does that end?
circlebreaker
$35,000+ in damages and an unapproved insurance claim.
rox99
It ends when he lands again, it's a stunt pilot at an airshow, its all entertainment... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKnX03cJKxg
irvingb01
Different airplanes (same model & color, different numbers). Still probably staged, though I'm not sure... ==>
==> where they hid the pilot on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYPTGZ">Tw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYPTGZXuTw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPTQXzvvJQ
Ooh. I thought the plane was empty.
Jeremysenpai42
Fkn nopeity nope
MADchemEE
With the nopeity rope!
GravyEducation
I actually think a cure for my fear of heights would be the sense of control that comes from operating a vehicle. Then I see this
As someone who grew up with a crippling fear of heights but then got their pilot's license, I can say it's mostly about the sense of control
When was the moment where you overcame the fear? The instant you took flight, or after?
During my first "intro flight" I could instantly tell most of my anxiety went away, even just sitting in the front seat made a difference.
Maybe I'll get to the clouds one day
DaShanghaiKid
They are remarkably calm through all this.
LAMovieDesign
They did this on purpose.
redditmcredditface
not to worry you can easily land those unpowered
abyssfiend1
If a plane's engine stops, it won't fall put of the sky like in cartoons. They can still land it with enough skill.
Because it’s a stunt people sometimes pull in Cubs, not normal practice.
PosthumousExile
I imagine that all the ones who panicked don't fly anymore
OddOod
It's a light sport plane. It's not hard to hit the ground safely. The hard part of landing is being able to take off again.
donthaveonebrojustlurk
They're flying a Cub, this is situation normal.
It's staged. Stall the plane on purpose then restart it.
Practice*
TK421isAFK
"Stall" is a bad word in flying. "Kill the engine" is better.
hirosjimma
However with certain engines like ramjets you can actually aerodynamically stall the engine
OK, but there are, what? Less than 100 planes in the world that use ramjets?
MadeYouLookAgain
This is sweet ramjet in the video
MisspentYouth333
So saying kill is preferable? Cool
Pharya
You mean stall the plane and assume you'll be able to restart it. Huge difference
These small planes are essentially powered gliders and can land almost anywhere like grass. I'm sure they did it close to a landing zone.
VolcanoHerder
Yep, I had a job site near me where I was out hiking open land and I kept hearing plane engines suddenly stop and I'd freak out but they'd
just get 'em going again within a couple minutes, must have been a practice area.
Iamyourcaptainnow
A pilot I knew says "the cool thing about crashing is, the more you do it, the better you get in it". So I figure it's something like that.
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
Because all the deadly crashes weed out the bad pilots until only the aces are left.
BornOnAMonday83
Either they fix it or it won't be a problem soon.
atmac
But, but, when they fix it, it will no longer be a problem
CarnivorousRabbit
Also entirely possible to land a smaller plane without an engine. Just gotta find a suitable spot.
I assure you that the inevitable landing is not contingent on finding a suitable spot.
There's a handful of stories about people landing planes with the pilot incapacitated... but they 100% had training with smaller craft. 1/
I think one, the pilot was having a heart attack and landed it himself.
Actually flying and controlling a smaller craft isn't that hard. I have done that with no prior training. The difficulty comes in when ...
TwoFlower68
It's a plane, not a helicopter.
bearatrooper
Helicopters don't fly, they are repulsed from the Earth out of spite for God and nature.
floriandg
Safer to try to get a helicopter to start then a plane especially in free dive, although a plane can make a safer glide slope to land
speedhandle
We can autorotate.
That's just falling with style.
orbitn
I've always wanted to meet a transformer... though the helicopters are mostly decepticons
Lethous
Engine going out on both honestly isn't that much of a crisis depending on location. Glide to airfield or autorotate to something stable.
Middle of ocean. Crisis. Mountains. Crisis. Near airports and flat land, manageable.
socketcommunicator
Lol. Mental image of falling chopper and pilot trying to flip the main rotor to start the engine. "Every damn time..."
I do know about autorotation and how incredibly difficult it would be to stop the rotor in the first place. Just to clarify before someone..
BananFitPlayer
Falling through the air also forces the main prop back into motion. Using that energy to land is a thing pilots practice.
Here they intentionally cut the engine and land with that momentum https://youtu.be/hkQbVvqmRoI
Srcsqwrn
Autorotation Affixiation
..rushes in with Knowledge
JustFeedMePieDammit
I did autorotation once or twice in a sim and I can faithfully say you don’t want me as your pilot
cheddarhat
AKTCHUALLYYYYY
fadingtheory
I like the rope on his belt. Like that would do *anything.*
volock
It's because the pants are a family heirloom that go with the plane
reichstein
It's just there to save his belt from falling, not him.
afambelafonte
It's so when they find his mangled body it won't have pants.
myoldnamewasntverynice
He's flying a lawnmower with engine problems.
LeSethX
Always have a rope on hand. Fallout 1 taught me that.
DarkTower9779
Just enough to give him a major wedgie before his death.
I think you mean the "Safety Harness".
ValenceBond
It will make sure that when he falls the plan gets turned over and crashes faster
marteney1
It would allow him to flash everyone as he landed, all of whom would have many, many questions.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I dunno, if he's practiced climbing up it enough times there's a chance he could get up in only 10 seconds and give it another try
hugthecacti
It would give him a proper *snap* before he started on his fall, tho.
LokiShade
Was thinking the same thing, lol. "Hey, it wooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaggggggghhhhhh!"
Mavgurian
Depends on the lenght of the rope?
Bijox
Not really, de nø
Only if very short or kept taught at all times. A short drop in a static rope can cause servere injuries.
PerfectManhattanUp
It'd make sure he died with a wedgie
LtColThorin
It would result in the local sheriff trying to figure out where this pantsless flat corpse came from.
antleroid
i think i've seen that Netflix show. isn't Bill Pullman in it?
Juvis
That depends on his belt more than the pants
WeylandYutaniCorp
Mmm, blood pancakes. Just like Newton used to make.
2thless
Keep his body near the crash site versus miles away
Kedearian
Remember when buying a belt, always think "If i was falling and the belt caught, would break, or would i tear in half around it?" getquality
kiomadoushi
Everyone here forgetting its real purpose: confidence booster. It's safe, go ahead; you're secured!
xyxyxyxy31
Hey it will prevent him from falling out of the plane.
Dolenmorgul
Best case scenario; he would be dangling underneath the plane as it aimlessly crashes somewhere
Akurei00
That's my thought. I'd rather just drop. I'm not gonna be able to pull myself back into the plane so the free fall is preferable
Xortberg
Or, you know... his buddy in the plane with him helps? You realize that camera wasn't just floating in space, right?
TheReturnOfGreasemunky129
Or at least far from the plane
chainmaille
That's a lot of faith for one belt loop.
I think it's around the entire belt, which is better than a belt loop but still not great.
SnossedAndLost
Yea I was wondering if they cut a hole in their pants for this purpose.
SheepySleepySmuggler
It would stop him escaping from the fiery inferno if he survived the landing...
lol it's a J-3 cub, not a lot of fuel in there to make an inferno with.
TheS4ndm4n
You don't need a lot of fuel. A few gallons is enough for a fire bigger than that rope.
Nivvi
And if he fell it would snap him in half
olian04
How long do you think that rope is?! Yea, it would hurt. But "snap in half"? No way!
jaysjunkymail11
Important question here is whether the passenger can fly the plane. If not, it probably just gives more time to ponder your death...
BananaImaginationSmasher
Adrenaline can’t do a lot, I’m sure the camera person could help pull him up
Also I’ll add they were keeping it steady while he was out there
hurleyman77
"Aright, I'm now I'm gonna quit it again..." THE HELL YOU ARE!!!
GTIBH
Staged for the camera, all he had to do is push the nose over to get the propeller to spin. !!
DataBeardFace
Aka When the senior dev has seen shit go sideways too many times and no longer has fear of prod. Do not give these devs keys to prod.
DataBeardFace
Also that's me. Don't give me your prod keys please. I don't need any more of them.
AtsaMattaForMe
mmmMPGmmm
That's why he got out of the plane. To get some cool air while fixing the fan
elhigh
Piper Cub, the Tin Lizzy of the skies.
DrasticBastard
The new live action Tailspin looks good.
ThereAreCrocodiles
This guy is almost as cool as Launchpad McQuack.
Columbus43219
mosscaller
kittykat25909
"we are gettin lower."
andnowihaveaname
the rope somehow makes it worse
backet
You either get it right, or suddenly it's not your problem anymore
Nightshift603
Perfect metaphor for working in IT. Oh, then having management call you 'Overhead'.
Columbus43219
Is the rope the workaround, or the backup software?
Nightshift603
LOL!
Davies46
And at the funeral they all say it was a tragic accident as if he wasn't hanging out of a plane with a shitty piece of rope for a safety.
Woolencadavers
It couldn't be considered a tragedy, more a blessing he made it so long in life. Against all odds.
LiberalViking
It was a nice rope. Shitty harness.
Davies46
That's fair, its not the ropes fault it was tied like that.
icecreamsunday18
This is why I like small planes. And even if they can’t get things working, they can still get down safely.
messierthirtyone
It's like repairing the plane, but when you're in the sky..
smashsouls
Repainting the plain in the sky
clem573
Technically the difference between a surgeon and a mechanic is that one fixes machines while they are running
tomobach
Amazing he could fit back in the plane given the ENORMOUS testicles he clearly owns.
ThatGermanBlackDude
After the sacred heart closed down, JD found a new profession.
friendsofsandwiches
Fly by the seat of your pants, die by the seat of your pants.
FrogBotherer
"Wow those are suspiciously cheap tickets....fuck it what's the worst that could happen?"
Becksvier
beaubrent
abso-fucking-lutely NOT
5ing
Given the alternative, I too would climb outside the plane to restart the engine
nakedpuritan
Never Cry Wolf airplane scene: 2:26 on…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbU7Ha3jTA
SamuelPenning
Came here to post this! "How do you defeat boredom, Tyler?"
hushpuppyextraordinaire
Yep, that scene scared me as a kid.
globe243
I mean, this works too. But couldn't he just dive down a bit to get the propeller rotating? Plenty of room to dive and way safer.
BrdCdn
Possibly not in this type. They go excruciatingly slow. Would probably break apart at the speed necessary.
tomatoboy
Nope. Even in a Piper Cub (J-3) you’d dive gently, gain a little airspeed, and windmill the prop. Or glide down. You’d never hand-prop…
tomatoboy
…a plane in flight like this. Way too dangerous
tomatoboy
This is a stunt, you’d never hand-prop an aircraft in flight.
IAmNotFrunobulax
Yeah, he could have just dived a bit.... or not stopped the engine in the first place. But then he wouldn't have a cool video to share.
RaymondChoppard
Totally. It's staged : the propeller was nearly turning by itself and just needed a small push. Dangerous move (height and propeller).
JLB36602
Yes, but that doesn't make for as many internet points.
cryborg
josieexplosion
armandraynal
Where's that from? Looks like Calvin & Hobbes kind of drawing
StopStealingMyBananas
Its is.
Justin31354
I hear tell that this is the hardest comic panel ever drawn..
redemption2517
It seems like he's done that a few times before
kaldyra
ya, fixing shit live in production, everyday.
YouEatYellowSnow
He shut the fuel off. So I am guessing the was not an accident.
notacobra
Yes. It's staged. You can stall a plane like that on purpose.
godskook
I....don't think "staged" properly describes the above video. Accurate, but it feels....lacking.
HandoB4Javert
*Windows updates
hildr
It looks like it's done on purpose during a training. Except for the safety belt rope, but not all countries have the same standards.
tomatoboy
The hand-prop isn’t a training exercise. You would never hand-prop a plane in flight like this. It’s a stunt.
tomatoboy
https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/the-latest/2020/10/08/guy-hand-props-cub-midflight/
tomatoboy
I should mention, an occasional stunt in Piper Cubs. They fly so slow there’s time to dick around like this.
FelonyRaptor
Yup. Maybe he should think about getting a new plane. I dunno, I probably would.
MisterLemons
One does not simply own a Cub, the Cub owns you.
FuckThatUsernameIsTaken
Do you know how expensive a plane is ? probably not, you are too poor to know that
Ibringthegoose
mambonumberfour
You can get an older Piper Cub for around $30k.
maxximii
And then the license/certs/registrations for another $250k
YouCheckedTheUsernameHaveACookie
A single engine piston and a tailwheel costs 250k? You're getting ripped off my friend
RubbleTrouser
The correct way is to push nose down and the prop would spin and start engine. But this dude is obviously showing off.
tomatoboy
It’s 100% staged. In a J-3 (which has no electric start as built) you’d either just dive and windmill the prop or land if the engine died.
tomatoboy
(Actually, if that fuel tank is in the wing, that might be a wartime L-4, a further refinement of the J-3)
tomatoboy
A hand start in flight is purely a stunt.
mercbrit
tennessine
This is simply incredible. To be able to do all that and still, possibly, have some safety margins.. oh my. True skills are never overrated.
Fulmersbelly
Is that the same plane? It looks like the same plane
AtypicalMammal
It's a piper cub, there are lots of them. It's basically a Cessna from the 30's
Malinut
OP's is https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N92028> , the other is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPTQXzvvJQ
Malinut
Both are Piper J3C-65 "Cubs" https://aircraft-data.">m/N92028">https://aircraft-data.com/N92028 https://aircraft-data.com/N4693S
RunawaySpoons
Oh thank goodness, I thought I was going crazy - I don't know much about planes At All but my brain just wouldn't shut up about how much >
RunawaySpoons
they looked like cubs.
Radix865
I think it's the same type in same colors.
uponstrangeshores
Ok no for real how does that end?
circlebreaker
$35,000+ in damages and an unapproved insurance claim.
rox99
It ends when he lands again, it's a stunt pilot at an airshow, its all entertainment... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKnX03cJKxg
irvingb01
Different airplanes (same model & color, different numbers). Still probably staged, though I'm not sure... ==>
irvingb01
==> where they hid the pilot on this one.
rox99
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYPTGZ">Tw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYPTGZXuTw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPTQXzvvJQ
uponstrangeshores
Ooh. I thought the plane was empty.
Jeremysenpai42
Fkn nopeity nope
MADchemEE
With the nopeity rope!
GravyEducation
I actually think a cure for my fear of heights would be the sense of control that comes from operating a vehicle. Then I see this
JLB36602
As someone who grew up with a crippling fear of heights but then got their pilot's license, I can say it's mostly about the sense of control
GravyEducation
When was the moment where you overcame the fear? The instant you took flight, or after?
JLB36602
During my first "intro flight" I could instantly tell most of my anxiety went away, even just sitting in the front seat made a difference.
GravyEducation
Maybe I'll get to the clouds one day
DaShanghaiKid
They are remarkably calm through all this.
LAMovieDesign
They did this on purpose.
redditmcredditface
not to worry you can easily land those unpowered
abyssfiend1
If a plane's engine stops, it won't fall put of the sky like in cartoons. They can still land it with enough skill.
tomatoboy
Because it’s a stunt people sometimes pull in Cubs, not normal practice.
PosthumousExile
I imagine that all the ones who panicked don't fly anymore
OddOod
It's a light sport plane. It's not hard to hit the ground safely. The hard part of landing is being able to take off again.
donthaveonebrojustlurk
They're flying a Cub, this is situation normal.
notacobra
It's staged. Stall the plane on purpose then restart it.
LiberalViking
Practice*
TK421isAFK
"Stall" is a bad word in flying. "Kill the engine" is better.
hirosjimma
However with certain engines like ramjets you can actually aerodynamically stall the engine
TK421isAFK
OK, but there are, what? Less than 100 planes in the world that use ramjets?
MadeYouLookAgain
This is sweet ramjet in the video
MisspentYouth333
So saying kill is preferable? Cool
Pharya
You mean stall the plane and assume you'll be able to restart it. Huge difference
BrdCdn
These small planes are essentially powered gliders and can land almost anywhere like grass. I'm sure they did it close to a landing zone.
VolcanoHerder
Yep, I had a job site near me where I was out hiking open land and I kept hearing plane engines suddenly stop and I'd freak out but they'd
VolcanoHerder
just get 'em going again within a couple minutes, must have been a practice area.
Iamyourcaptainnow
A pilot I knew says "the cool thing about crashing is, the more you do it, the better you get in it". So I figure it's something like that.
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
Because all the deadly crashes weed out the bad pilots until only the aces are left.
BornOnAMonday83
Either they fix it or it won't be a problem soon.
atmac
But, but, when they fix it, it will no longer be a problem
CarnivorousRabbit
Also entirely possible to land a smaller plane without an engine. Just gotta find a suitable spot.
JLB36602
I assure you that the inevitable landing is not contingent on finding a suitable spot.
GravyEducation
There's a handful of stories about people landing planes with the pilot incapacitated... but they 100% had training with smaller craft. 1/
GravyEducation
I think one, the pilot was having a heart attack and landed it himself.
CarnivorousRabbit
Actually flying and controlling a smaller craft isn't that hard. I have done that with no prior training. The difficulty comes in when ...
TwoFlower68
It's a plane, not a helicopter.
bearatrooper
Helicopters don't fly, they are repulsed from the Earth out of spite for God and nature.
floriandg
Safer to try to get a helicopter to start then a plane especially in free dive, although a plane can make a safer glide slope to land
speedhandle
We can autorotate.
bearatrooper
That's just falling with style.
orbitn
I've always wanted to meet a transformer... though the helicopters are mostly decepticons
Lethous
Engine going out on both honestly isn't that much of a crisis depending on location. Glide to airfield or autorotate to something stable.
Lethous
Middle of ocean. Crisis. Mountains. Crisis. Near airports and flat land, manageable.
socketcommunicator
Lol. Mental image of falling chopper and pilot trying to flip the main rotor to start the engine. "Every damn time..."
socketcommunicator
I do know about autorotation and how incredibly difficult it would be to stop the rotor in the first place. Just to clarify before someone..
BananFitPlayer
Falling through the air also forces the main prop back into motion. Using that energy to land is a thing pilots practice.
BananFitPlayer
Here they intentionally cut the engine and land with that momentum https://youtu.be/hkQbVvqmRoI
Srcsqwrn
Autorotation Affixiation
socketcommunicator
..rushes in with Knowledge
JustFeedMePieDammit
I did autorotation once or twice in a sim and I can faithfully say you don’t want me as your pilot
cheddarhat
AKTCHUALLYYYYY
fadingtheory
I like the rope on his belt. Like that would do *anything.*
volock
It's because the pants are a family heirloom that go with the plane
reichstein
It's just there to save his belt from falling, not him.
afambelafonte
It's so when they find his mangled body it won't have pants.
myoldnamewasntverynice
He's flying a lawnmower with engine problems.
LeSethX
Always have a rope on hand. Fallout 1 taught me that.
DarkTower9779
Just enough to give him a major wedgie before his death.
ThereAreCrocodiles
I think you mean the "Safety Harness".
ValenceBond
It will make sure that when he falls the plan gets turned over and crashes faster
marteney1
It would allow him to flash everyone as he landed, all of whom would have many, many questions.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I dunno, if he's practiced climbing up it enough times there's a chance he could get up in only 10 seconds and give it another try
hugthecacti
It would give him a proper *snap* before he started on his fall, tho.
LokiShade
Was thinking the same thing, lol. "Hey, it wooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaggggggghhhhhh!"
Mavgurian
Depends on the lenght of the rope?
Bijox
Not really, de nø
Bijox
Only if very short or kept taught at all times. A short drop in a static rope can cause servere injuries.
PerfectManhattanUp
It'd make sure he died with a wedgie
LtColThorin
It would result in the local sheriff trying to figure out where this pantsless flat corpse came from.
antleroid
i think i've seen that Netflix show. isn't Bill Pullman in it?
Juvis
That depends on his belt more than the pants
WeylandYutaniCorp
Mmm, blood pancakes. Just like Newton used to make.
2thless
Keep his body near the crash site versus miles away
Kedearian
Remember when buying a belt, always think "If i was falling and the belt caught, would break, or would i tear in half around it?" getquality
kiomadoushi
Everyone here forgetting its real purpose: confidence booster. It's safe, go ahead; you're secured!
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DaShanghaiKid
Hey it will prevent him from falling out of the plane.
Dolenmorgul
Best case scenario; he would be dangling underneath the plane as it aimlessly crashes somewhere
Akurei00
That's my thought. I'd rather just drop. I'm not gonna be able to pull myself back into the plane so the free fall is preferable
Xortberg
Or, you know... his buddy in the plane with him helps? You realize that camera wasn't just floating in space, right?
TheReturnOfGreasemunky129
Or at least far from the plane
chainmaille
That's a lot of faith for one belt loop.
VolcanoHerder
I think it's around the entire belt, which is better than a belt loop but still not great.
SnossedAndLost
Yea I was wondering if they cut a hole in their pants for this purpose.
SheepySleepySmuggler
It would stop him escaping from the fiery inferno if he survived the landing...
JLB36602
lol it's a J-3 cub, not a lot of fuel in there to make an inferno with.
TheS4ndm4n
You don't need a lot of fuel. A few gallons is enough for a fire bigger than that rope.
Nivvi
And if he fell it would snap him in half
olian04
How long do you think that rope is?! Yea, it would hurt. But "snap in half"? No way!
jaysjunkymail11
Important question here is whether the passenger can fly the plane. If not, it probably just gives more time to ponder your death...
BananaImaginationSmasher
Adrenaline can’t do a lot, I’m sure the camera person could help pull him up
BananaImaginationSmasher
Also I’ll add they were keeping it steady while he was out there