Baseball Tragedy | Here’s how MLB Player Roy Halladay Crashed his Plane in Florida

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  • Major League Baseball (MLB) Pitcher Roy Halladay’s Icon A5 aircraft crashed in shallow water near New Port Ritchey, Florida, under near-perfect skies on November 7, 2017, after a short flight from a lakeside beach in Odessa. Find out what happened.
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  • @wilfstor3078
    @wilfstor3078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +942

    Thanks for telling the truth about this incident. I watched a news clip about this and the anchor was questioning whether or not Icon should recall these because they are unsafe. It honestly pissed me off. ALL planes are unsafe if the pilot is impaired.

    • @milkandblue
      @milkandblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Exactly, we don’t blame the car when a drunk driver crashes it.

    • @Outworlder
      @Outworlder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      With an airframe parachute, angle of attack indicators and the ability to land on water, this is probably as safe as it gets.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's not that the aircraft is unsafe, it's that people are led to believe this plane is a "toy" and can do any trick. Partly manufacturer's fault.

    • @wilfstor3078
      @wilfstor3078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thecaynuck4694 Ok, fair enough.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@thecaynuck4694 Other factor is how easy it is to legally fly a light sport aircraft: All you need is a sport pilot certificate.
      Basically, sport aircraft requirements are slightly more stringent than ultralights.

  • @timmy841212
    @timmy841212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Moral of this tragic crash: drugs are bad, mmkay.
    RIP to Roy Halladay.
    Great video, TFC.

    • @ZapFlashD
      @ZapFlashD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, Mr Mackey

    • @timmy841212
      @timmy841212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ZapFlashD 😂

    • @sarahalbers5555
      @sarahalbers5555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      .

    • @vidura
      @vidura 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Moral of this story: do not raise idiots in your nation AND leave them without guarding them, if you don't want them to explore the wonderful dimensions of their own stupidity. Drugs DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PERSONALITY. They only enhance what is ALREADY in your mind. This guy was an idiot who crashed his plane, NOT a drug user who crashed because he took drugs.
      For fucks sake, STOP SPREADING NONSENSE.

    • @timmy841212
      @timmy841212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vidura Of course he was already stupid. Calm down.

  • @Robd.2theT
    @Robd.2theT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I was working on a jobsite on the water and remember seeing him fly overhead because it was such an odd plane. ...Saw the news later that day when I got home and realized I was one of the last to see him before he died. Finishing up the same job a couple of months later, the Sun Cruz Casino that had been parking next to my job site everyday, caught fire and 50 people jumped overboard and one person died - all in the same area. I was ready to be done with that job.

  • @nayanvaid7521
    @nayanvaid7521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Please make a video on Uberlingen midair Collision...
    Those who want please like👍

    • @sidplayzz64
      @sidplayzz64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      please make a video of air india flight 855 ,Those who want please like

    • @sandrobarbisan3498
      @sandrobarbisan3498 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow

    • @jan-lukas
      @jan-lukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or on the Ramstein air base accident

    • @aarondynamics1311
      @aarondynamics1311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i would like Air Canada flight 143

    • @veltonmeade1057
      @veltonmeade1057 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aarondynamics1311 "Air Canada Flight 143, commonly known as the Gimli Glider, was a Canadian scheduled domestic passenger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out of fuel on July 23, 1983, at an altitude of 41,000 feet, midway through the flight."
      Run out of fuel?

  • @OllyAv89
    @OllyAv89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow, these videos are really good and got me into flight simulators keep up the good work :)

    • @bxcsf9408
      @bxcsf9408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ur first
      Con-grat-u-lations

  • @artsmith103
    @artsmith103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad no one else got caught up in the recklessness

  • @nixxonnor
    @nixxonnor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    At least Roy Halladay did not injure others while being intoxicated and recless

  • @khushnoodqadir
    @khushnoodqadir 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that you’ve started using FS2020 for the recreations.

  • @DJRTP
    @DJRTP ปีที่แล้ว

    "14.5 hours of flight experience" explains it.

  • @dana5865
    @dana5865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Knowing the limit is followed by the limit of the life itself for the cost of knowledge for that short period of time. RIP.

  • @rext8949
    @rext8949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Another aimless life snuffed out at the alter of thrill. Very common occurrence with people who are looking for the next high in the absence of a meaningful existence.

    • @lindaross4331
      @lindaross4331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TH-camINCLUSIVITYWHATAJOKE Yeah, but he was sober when he crashed.

  • @elpllc7541
    @elpllc7541 ปีที่แล้ว

    No amount of fame, fortune and drug use will ever replace what’s required to fly an airplane.

  • @barnstormrcsessions2951
    @barnstormrcsessions2951 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Awesome channel 👍 new sub🤙

  • @symcardnel1741
    @symcardnel1741 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make it a habit to only fly RC Planes when I'm parting like this dude here was.

  • @GeorgeAusters
    @GeorgeAusters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So he was basically just showing off

  • @thereisnosanctuary6184
    @thereisnosanctuary6184 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm good at baseball.
    Now, I'm rich.
    I should buy a plane.
    Now, I'm dead.

  • @rogerbelger2014
    @rogerbelger2014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just wish the sound effect of the engines was not so loud

  • @mtnbikur
    @mtnbikur ปีที่แล้ว

    While watching this, when it got to the part where he was doing those maneuvers, it seemed very innocent, like anyone that makes a new purchase. You get a new car, you 'goose' it a bit from the stoplight. You get a new motorcycle and you 'goose' the throttle a bit to see if the front gets a little light. But these maneuvers seemed to get more aggressive quite quickly. Then you learn about the drugs and the flying under a bridge 12 days earlier. He only had the thing for 4 weeks. So 2 weeks into it, he's doing aerobatic stunts flying under bridges? I feel really bad for his family that thru the investigation, they know that he left them like that. Was a great presentation/video.

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    Out for a thrill, seeing how far he could push the airplane, like he’d seen in dozens of aerobatic shows. With the drug cocktail, he felt invincible.

    • @valerierodger7700
      @valerierodger7700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Hooper-DrivesTheBoat with the entire context, that seems far more likely.
      It's a very tragic end. It's a good thing that he didn't take anyone else out, but it still tragic that he ended up in this condition, and tragic for his loved ones.

    • @golffoxtrotyankeehooligan222
      @golffoxtrotyankeehooligan222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can say without a doubt she was very sleepy if he had those drugs in his system.

    • @cameron8679
      @cameron8679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@golffoxtrotyankeehooligan222 Except for the amphetamine....I'm sure he took the amp to wake up, the zolpidem (ambien) to come down and sleep, the morphine to get high, and the fluoxetine (Prozac) and baclofen thrown in there for good measure, cause why not? He was probably stimmed out of his mind on the amphetamine, and combined the other drugs to even it out. Plus, his risk-taking behavior and acrobatics is much more consistent with stimulant intoxication than with depressant intoxication. So no, I don't think he was sleepy at all at the time, just high as a kite and feeling invincible.

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and the A5 is not a performance plane either.

    • @jimgjmn-mpbccollins6995
      @jimgjmn-mpbccollins6995 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats drugs for i!!!!!!

  • @webpa
    @webpa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Drugs in the cockpit = No judgement, no reflexes, no return.

    • @ebayerr
      @ebayerr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      webpa
      : Amphetamine and Morphine.Wow
      And then these other three drugs as well:
      Zolpidem is a sedative used to treat people with insomnia
      Fluoxetine is an(SSRI) antidepressant and helps people with depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
      Baclofen is a muscle relaxer and an antispasmodic agent and is used to treat muscle pain and muscle spasms.

    • @jimb12312
      @jimb12312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amphetamine by itself is an exception. Used by WW2 pilots. Works better than coffee.

    • @ipangdeni2965
      @ipangdeni2965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just returned to the maker

    • @florentcourtois3813
      @florentcourtois3813 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can add alcohol to this one !

    • @vrajananda
      @vrajananda 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@florentcourtois3813 ouais un coup de pif n'aurait pas nuit davantage.

  • @tinman8972
    @tinman8972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    In a small plane at 5,000 feet you feel like you're almost standing still relative to the ground, while when you fly close to objects you feel like you're screaming. But especially with single engine aircraft there is safety with altitude, which affords greater choice of emergency landing venues in the event of an engine-out emergency. Flying low over water is legal, buzzing boats and buildings is not. It's not a video game.

    • @Link2edition
      @Link2edition 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, its not a video game. As detailed as games have gotten these days, this guy should have bought a simulator instead of a plane. It would have provided the experience he was looking for.

    • @EJ-74
      @EJ-74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Link2edition or a RC plane. lol That's the closest I'm going to ever come to flying I tell ya that 🤣 Very fun and thrilling all while standing on solid ground. Simulators have gotten much better though and I always prefer people to start on a simulator before trying to fly a RC plane and I think it should be mandatory before trying to fly real plane.

    • @karlepaul6632
      @karlepaul6632 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not to mention the illegality of flying while being high on a cocktail equivalent to a speedball didn't help either.

  • @theavidaviator
    @theavidaviator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1181

    Who else thinks The Flight Channel is one of the best aviation channels out there?

    • @Democracyyy
      @Democracyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The best

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      @WellnexIndia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hands down

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      @DScott-bp4vu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    • @deronbennett6431
      @deronbennett6431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh my God I think I watched every single episode and one week I was so sad when I finally finished and could not find a new one

    • @iamhim985
      @iamhim985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think he’s the best

  • @tomperkins5657
    @tomperkins5657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1358

    The good news is that he did not kill anyone besides himself.

    • @BillGreenAZ
      @BillGreenAZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Beat me to it. Nor will he ever endanger someone else's life again or possibly kill someone else.

    • @phantomzone3059
      @phantomzone3059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      *cough* *cough* andreas lubitz

    • @Cent4man
      @Cent4man 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Given the area he was over, close as he came to boats and houses, its a frigin miracle really.

    • @alvinwagner6745
      @alvinwagner6745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And if he had crashed into some populated area and killed people would they still have elected him to the HOF?

    • @Cent4man
      @Cent4man 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@alvinwagner6745 a reasonable question

  • @huntergatherer7796
    @huntergatherer7796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Moral of the story. Don't get high, before you fly or you may die.

    • @richasis
      @richasis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Unless that's the plan.

    • @dblackout1107
      @dblackout1107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t get high on your own A5 you could say

    • @depilot2035
      @depilot2035 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't get high unless you want to say goodbye

    • @Ebbrush3
      @Ebbrush3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      will die

  • @6z0
    @6z0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    One of the most talented creators on this site with pure quality content

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      @UNZlP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @otisthetowndrunk3613
      @otisthetowndrunk3613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

    • @XanderBeckett1
      @XanderBeckett1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The graphics are good mostly, but the plagiarism and the length are sometimes problematic.

    • @gregoryconnor9333
      @gregoryconnor9333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pity he can't spell and the disgusting music

    • @canadianroot
      @canadianroot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregoryconnor9333 Yep. He makes spelling/grammar mistakes on practically every video.

  • @AviationMaster
    @AviationMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    I literally can't believe that this guy spends so much time on content like this. He isn't even making us pay for it, what a hero. :) Keep it up!!

    • @LearningBirdy
      @LearningBirdy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      He’s getting paid don’t you worry

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I wish he'd do John Denver's crash next, if it's not done already.

    • @6z0
      @6z0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@LearningBirdy of course hes getting paid. The guy said WE arent directly paying him

    • @AviationMaster
      @AviationMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @andrewilliamcesardossantos1555
      @andrewilliamcesardossantos1555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One guy stole this channel style and making same video , one day he called me a Stupid and he allegedly have The Flight Channel approved and authorization to use this theme and name
      th-cam.com/users/TheAviationChannel4590
      Check this video section
      100% same from the flight channel

  • @jlfcpa
    @jlfcpa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was saying he is suicidal while watching. Guess he was. The drugs helped him finish the trip.

  • @glennbaz2
    @glennbaz2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    With all those drugs he thought he could really "fly". He was on wing and a prayer from the moment he turned that key. Can't believe he lasted as long on that flight as he did. Money doesn't buy brains.

    • @ivannovotny4552
      @ivannovotny4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      glennbaz2
      Beautifully said.

    • @ArchTeryx00
      @ArchTeryx00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yep. There are ways of testing and learning an unfamiliar plane's flight envelope safely. That was the *exact opposite* of them.

    • @ilanamillion8942
      @ilanamillion8942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He potentially put at risk people on the water and homes on the shore. It's a lucky thing that no one else died that day due to his poor judgement.

    • @csonkaperdido
      @csonkaperdido 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Psych Truth it's well known that he had a bunch of drugs in his system from the autopsy

    • @csonkaperdido
      @csonkaperdido 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Psych Truth did you watch the video? It clearly lists 5 different drugs in his system at the time of the crash.

  • @6z0
    @6z0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    “It was like flying a fighter jet”
    Well there ya go...

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Just like that USAF pilot who crashed that B-52 at Fairchild AFB... he thought he could fly that thing like a fighter jet. The only thing which should get flown like a fighter jet is a fighter jet.

    • @Lightblue2222
      @Lightblue2222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'd bet anyone who flys a real fighter jet wouldn't mistake the two.

    • @WG55
      @WG55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Xander Cage Or as the Icon marketing people put it, it makes people want "to embrace the adventure of flying." Whee!

    • @dallasdien
      @dallasdien 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’ll bet I know an F18 pilot who would beg to differ😁

    • @RaymondCore
      @RaymondCore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ... except it was't powered like a fighter jet.

  • @daniellelevine9638
    @daniellelevine9638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I can't stop watching this channel and I know nothing about aviation! These clips really paint a picture that I can't stop clicking on. I have to confess I have zero interest in ever getting on another plane though, 🙃

    • @HeRacesTheSun
      @HeRacesTheSun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Much better to get in the plane, not on it.

    • @JesusVelociraptor
      @JesusVelociraptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also you have a massive more chance of getting hit by a car crossing the street than getting in an airplane crash lmfao

    • @Rombbb
      @Rombbb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

  • @Cruiserweight190
    @Cruiserweight190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    After retiring from being a professional athlete some try to replicate the "high" of competition any way they can weather from substances or risky behavior sadly Halladay seemed to have had both adrenaline addiction + wealth + boredom = trouble

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's the sad reality of pro athletes.

    • @droneracer
      @droneracer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crashes don't have to hurt.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thecaynuck4694 That is pretty much common on anyone famous, not just athletes.
      They could not even control supercars, let alone the added dimension of up and down.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dbclass4075 True...

    • @Cent4man
      @Cent4man 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wasn't boredom. It was depression from chronic pain problem which lead to drug abuse. Money only played a part in that he could afford to crash a plane instead a car. Until we learn how to deal with and properly treat chronic pain in this country, people will continue to die.

  • @CoryMcCarvilleSchueths
    @CoryMcCarvilleSchueths 3 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Just imagine- if Roy had only waited 3 years, he could have enjoyed all of his drug-filled aerobatics from the safety and comfort of his PC.

    • @jerrymarshall2095
      @jerrymarshall2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He'll Cory that baggage handler from Seattle that stole that plane ,could fly circles around this guy,and he'd never flown b4, he learned to fly playing video games.

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the guy was a flying pharmacy

    • @Errcyco
      @Errcyco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jerrymarshall2095 died after asking “hey can I flip this thing?” #brohawkdown #ripbro

    • @KBS117
      @KBS117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Another overpaid drug addict eliminates himself from competition. Sad..

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jerrymarshall2095 He also wasn't stoned out of his gourd, just suicidal.

  • @harleyanne3720
    @harleyanne3720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    My grandfather crashed into the Hudson River in 1950 on his way to play a musical date. He was drinking. Sad. I never met him.

    • @elaineblackhurst1509
      @elaineblackhurst1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      How sad indeed time is the only healer I hope you have some photo memories of him 😥😥✈️✈️🇬🇧🙏👩‍✈️👨‍✈️🇺🇸🌟

    • @slavoslav9175
      @slavoslav9175 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @T W Wh-

    • @aarush3250
      @aarush3250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok who old are you?

    • @harleyanne3720
      @harleyanne3720 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aarush3250 69.

    • @homertalk
      @homertalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tragedy on the Hudson.

  • @CassassinCatto
    @CassassinCatto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Good grief, that's a lot of drugs. No wonder he flew that A5 like he was in an Airproud video.

    • @katemaloney4296
      @katemaloney4296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If I could ever afford to buy an A5, the last thing I would do is drugs. I hate getting behind the wheel of my car if I took a Benadryl the day before.

    • @onemoremisfit
      @onemoremisfit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When it came to substance abuse the guy was a heavyweight. I would have been in no shape to get up from a couch let alone climb into a cockpit.

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@onemoremisfit I couldn’t walk straight, much less fly a plane!

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The plane was designed to 'embrace the adventure of flying' and 'interacting with your world' 2:40. Roy interacted with his world.

    • @sllabymeugnot
      @sllabymeugnot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Their new motto is "Embrace the adventure of flying and impact your world."

    • @davidreuter9320
      @davidreuter9320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be “impacted “

    • @luxincognita
      @luxincognita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Advertise your plane to thrill-seekers, drug-pumped millionaires and that's the result.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@luxincognita It's *NOT* a toy. Icon shouldn't be advertising it like that.

    • @suzukirider9030
      @suzukirider9030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@twistedyogert Oh of course the A5 is a toy. Not the first toy to be deadly if misused. I'm sure way more people died in bicycle crashes than drugged millionairs flying such toy aircraft.

  • @alci720
    @alci720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    Roy got high, took his plane for a joy ride, selfishly put others in danger and crashed. Bad day for Roy.

    • @jiaconis
      @jiaconis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Indeed!! I’m just happy no one else was hurt or killed!!

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a sport aircraft. Even if it crashed in front of others, it wouldn't do much damage. Stop acting like he was flying the Q400 airliner the guy in Seattle took for a joyride or another airliners. It's a light sport aircraft.

    • @alci720
      @alci720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@thecaynuck4694 how about crashing INTO OTHERS not in front of them..

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

    • @amerikanpoliskamerasvideol6170
      @amerikanpoliskamerasvideol6170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@thecaynuck4694 i d like to listen your res statement after that guy crash into a car full of your family member. so its not a 747 right ?

  • @Morpheen999
    @Morpheen999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Doesn't make sense that he pulled the power back before that climb... its almost like he wanted to crash

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That's why I wonder if he was trying to commit suicide or something. With that level of drugs in his system, he may have tried to overdose. When that didn't work, he decided to take his plane out and do some crazy aerobatics in it. Either that or else he was just so high he thought he could fly the plane however he wanted. But yeah, you don't power back in a climb unless you want to crash.

    • @Dentiera
      @Dentiera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is that what Maverick does in Top Gun to let the jet behind pass him?

    • @losttale1
      @losttale1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dx1450 maybe he thought he could regain enough speed for sufficient control on the way back down. In the video it looks like the throtthle accelerated at the end, which seems like he realized he didn't have the necessary speed for control to get out of the dive.

    • @miketuli88
      @miketuli88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i think he wanted the negative G feeling ,,, done it a few times in UH60's Blackhawks

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@losttale1 Possibly, but he was apparently way too low to try to pull off that maneuver.

  • @xC4N4D14NB4C0Nx
    @xC4N4D14NB4C0Nx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    When you market an airplane to people that aren't pilots you are essentially selling Darwin Awards.

    • @sporkybutterz
      @sporkybutterz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Ah but when you have more money than sense...the possibilities are endless. What's scary is these rich pricks flying over houses.

    • @sinoperture
      @sinoperture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Can only be Darwin awards if sold to people without children....

    • @fiveoboy01
      @fiveoboy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Well, no. No one is born a pilot. You can be trained from zero. That said, his attitude killed him, not his piloting skills or lack thereof.

    • @fiveoboy01
      @fiveoboy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mgoblue0970 not uncommon when you have someone clueless about GA talking out of their ass.

    • @demiurgiac
      @demiurgiac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What a limited and uninspired view you have.

  • @eddiem.5811
    @eddiem.5811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +850

    I am a pilot, this seems more like a suicide than an accident.

    • @Richierich90000
      @Richierich90000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      i agree either suicide or totally off the planet.

    • @darykinnaman2319
      @darykinnaman2319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      That is exactly what I thought. A rookie pilot should keep a safe altitude. This guy was a thrill seeker.

    • @goodboyringo9716
      @goodboyringo9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That is the first thing that came to my mind.

    • @pcar5
      @pcar5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      How can you not believe it was the drugs? Five drugs in his body and you want to attribute it on something else. Unbelievable.

    • @NoobieToob
      @NoobieToob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's what I think as well, but i'm no pilot

  • @theycallmetundraboy914
    @theycallmetundraboy914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I'm sure that his depression played into his intoxicated flying, but please - putting others at risk is just wrong.

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

    • @canadasleftcoast.5744
      @canadasleftcoast.5744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Self absorbed hubris. Utterly ridiculous.

    • @steviesevieria1868
      @steviesevieria1868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tarkusmjg having to use steroids to compete in MLB could’ve started him on the path

    • @stevenspilly
      @stevenspilly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@steviesevieria1868 steroids were about the only drugs NOT in his system. Considering there were 5 other drugs including speed and heroine, I think you're reaching. Keep in mind that steroids are detectable in blood for up to 2 years

    • @chuckschillingvideos
      @chuckschillingvideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@steviesevieria1868 No one is required to use steroids - those that do, do so of their own volition. We are not slaves to our occupations.

  • @leifopstad2972
    @leifopstad2972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I still remember hearing the news of Roy Halladay's death going to school. Had a 2010 Topps card of him (the year he won his second Cy Young, threw a perfect game, then a postseason no-hitter), and went to his Baseball HOF ceremony in 2019. Always had great respect for him, and he will always be missed

  • @Bender2497
    @Bender2497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    My old squadron did a flyover years ago for the Oakland A's / Toronto Blue Jays game at Oakland. I was on the field as the ground coordinator in my flight suit and Roy walked over, introduced himself, and we had a few moments of small talk about aviation. He told me that his father was a pilot, we shook hands, I wished him luck in the game, and he ran back to the Toronto side to stretch out. Super nice guy in the very brief time that I met him. Very sad that this happened.

    • @danieldaemicke6904
      @danieldaemicke6904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe you inspired him to be a pilot.

    • @Bender2497
      @Bender2497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@danieldaemicke6904 I think that he was bit by the aviation bug long before he met me, haha, at least that's what I could gather by the way he talked.

    • @Giggidygiggidy12
      @Giggidygiggidy12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      More than likely he was suicidal and flying connected him back to his father for one last hurrah before impact

    • @owenfranco9441
      @owenfranco9441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Peter Evans Why are you so adamant to hate on a dead man? Weird...

    • @owenfranco9441
      @owenfranco9441 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Peter Evans well this one is. Are you going to answer my question? Why are you so adamant to hate on a dead man who very obviously committed suicide? Bitter as fuck.

  • @patfarra627
    @patfarra627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    A great athlete with lots of money doesn’t qualify you to fly airplanes. As a former fighter pilot that was hard to watch.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That isn't surprising. A lot of celebrities can't even control supercars, let alone the added dimension of going up and down.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes it does look at Harrison Ford.

    • @Heart2HeartBooks
      @Heart2HeartBooks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It shouldn't be. Stupid is as stupid does.

    • @raymond3803
      @raymond3803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pat Farra: Nor does a once upon a time military stint
      And a license from 18-Oh-Shit place you in a position to pass judgement.

    • @BrisLS1
      @BrisLS1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree with your comment. Think about all the famous and at least seemingly good people we have lost, because they had enough money to fly planes : Kennedy, Denver, this baseball guy, on and on. Buy a first class ticket for JetBlue, continue to live. Or even better, get a private jet with a pilot.

  • @thesecond4113
    @thesecond4113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Imagine they sell these planes with a price tag of a normal sedan car, everybody would buy it. They would be chaos in the skies.

    • @davidglover1854
      @davidglover1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They are about $300k new, not out of the price range of a great many wealthy people.

    • @phillipstuart3318
      @phillipstuart3318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That would be great

    • @jeraldkonkel
      @jeraldkonkel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except the licensing and certification process to pilot one would be the same. Not everyone will have the money or time for the training

    • @billythekid3234
      @billythekid3234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeraldkonkel It only requires a Sport license. NOt much training at all.

  • @careyrose6059
    @careyrose6059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    That flight went according to plan. He was never going to land.

    • @maxpenn6374
      @maxpenn6374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep.

    • @bryanttillman
      @bryanttillman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No one that stupid could ever be expected to land

    • @numbnutz9398
      @numbnutz9398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well crashing is a landing, just not the upright and intact everyone walks away type.

    • @royalmaster203
      @royalmaster203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@numbnutz9398 I like this answer

    • @ryan2971
      @ryan2971 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro ur so wtong

  • @Recon3Y3z
    @Recon3Y3z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    What a waste of a perfectly fine aircraft.

    • @nikoproto
      @nikoproto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      idk if it exploded, but if it did, it would've actually been awesome

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      How about the human? The Cy Young winner Roy Halladay, a great baseball player and even better person? Yes, the aircraft was a big loss, but the human inside is more valuable at the end of the day.

    • @XanderBeckett1
      @XanderBeckett1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Caynuck
      Not to some people lol

    • @nikoproto
      @nikoproto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i mean, people die every day

    • @Arounadabout
      @Arounadabout 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikoproto my dad died

  • @d.wil2x
    @d.wil2x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    He took getting high to a whole new level ..literally 💀

  • @omarijoseph3189
    @omarijoseph3189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    totally reckless & senseless behaviour, put himself and others at risk..oh well

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least he had a great baseball career and was a great person. Sad that depression affected his judgment and state.

    • @erinthesystem9608
      @erinthesystem9608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was indeed very selfish behavior, and the kind of thing that addicts rarely consider: 'What if I crashed into one of those houses? - those fishing boats?' It's because practically everyone thinks they can somehow function under the influence, that they're this super-talented exception who can "keep it together" due to high tolerance or something, but really they can't. I'm glad the guy had some fun with his plane before crashing it, but I was sorry to hear more of the specific circumstances, and it is the most disturbing to me to think of how many people must have been absolutely scared witless- and/or infuriated- watching him fly over them that day. They were helpless, and it sounds like it would've been readily apparent to any observers that the pilot's judgment was off- just a scary situation. 😔

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

    • @erinthesystem9608
      @erinthesystem9608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tarkusmjg Yes- and he could have easily created a lot more pain, had he crashed elsewhere. The fact that his behavior was not reasonable doesn't negate or invalidate the pain of addiction; it simply is. Both things are true.

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ Wtf does that have to do with this?

  • @Raptor747
    @Raptor747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    It kind of seems like he committed suicide? That, or he was just really stupid about pulling all sorts of maneuvers with his brand new plane while at extremely low altitude and very little experience flying. Honestly, given how absurdly low his altitude was, I doubt pulling the parachute system would have saved him; the parachutes wouldn't have had enough time to deploy and slow down the aircraft.
    EDIT: Oh, and he was on a combination of drugs, with a significant risk of a negative interaction between two or more of them. How the hell did this guy get his pilot's license?

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Icon A5 is a light sport aircraft. All you need is a sport pilot certificate.
      Basically, sport aircraft requirements are slightly more stringent than ultralights.

    • @terranovarain6570
      @terranovarain6570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The parachute is a ballistic parachute it it shot out by a explosive charge it opens very quickly to operate in low altitude situations sounds like the drugs showing off and buyers remorse played a role the ia5 is a great aircraft for what it is but its not a stunt plane or a redbull air race plane could be compared to a fighter jet handling if your comparing it to a jasdf f1 with a full load of fuel fuel slugs and bombs gotta keep in in the green why those gauges are there

    • @avoidtheherd7066
      @avoidtheherd7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Ron Pump Resident of the United States Suicide does not require premeditation/intent. His own actions resulted in his death. Still, that doesn't make it an less of a tragedy.

    • @freebirdcf1
      @freebirdcf1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was hi

    • @charlieb8788
      @charlieb8788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Ron Pump Resident of the United States You're dead wrong... He was no different than someone playing "Russian Roulette" with five bullets. No one stuffed the drugs into him, he took them himself. Suicide.

  • @MichaelBuck
    @MichaelBuck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I saw this was an Icon A5 I scratched my head. I have seen many videos of this light sport plane. Its designed with the novice pilot in mind and has several safety features that for all practical purposes prevents the plane from doing things that would get the pilot killed. It prevents stalls and has an emergency parachute system (must be deployed above 500 feet I believe).
    Icon has gone above and beyond to ensure that pilots are trained in the use of the aircraft as well as all safety procedures. They have simplified all controls and front dash panels to make the aircraft less busy and easier to handle without a cockpit full of confusing instruments. This allows the pilot to ENJOY flying more and also allows for a pilot to quickly learn how to use the plane, especially since they must posses a normal pilot license and are qualified solo before being allowed to fly this plane. Icon provides direct training by qualified ICON A5 trainers as well to ensure the pilot is properly instructed and aware of all plane characteristics, Inspecting before a flight, all flight controls, flight characteristics and handling, as well as all LIMITATIONS of use and all Emergency procedures.
    Also, this plane is AMPHIBIOUS, which provides MORE places to land the plane in an emergency becuase the plane FLOATS and turns into a BOAT on water. Many use this Plane to get to out of the way FISHING SPOTS and then FISH from the Plane turned boat.
    Based on the TESTS and videos have seen on this plane there is virtually no reason anyone should DIE from useing this aircraft when used according to the manufacturers specifications and warnings. That being said, ALL PLANES are inherently DANGEROUS, just like CARS and BOATS, and it mandates that anyone flying a plane take all the necessary training and precautions to ensure they are operating the plane safely and within specifications and use cases that the plane was designed.
    Meaning, you dont try to fly a commercial transport plane like an aerobatic plane, they are two different types of planes and have different characteristics and therefore must be flown in a manner consistant with those design parameters.
    Flying under the influence of drugs is equivalent to a DUI/DWI. Obviously it NEVER should be attempted. It is very SAD that Roy was having so many issues in his life that he felt the use of MULTIPLE types of drugs, that should have never been mixed in the first place, was what he needed to cope. It almost comes across as suicide (based on more than 3x the amount of amphetamine in his system to cause death, he was a dead man flying before the crash) when seen in this light.
    But as with most people that use drugs and Rx in this manner, once sober they will say they have little recall of what they did and how it affected themselves and others at the time. While Roy struggled with addiction since at least 2015 those around him also struggled with codependency and enabling him. Several rehab stints did not help him beat the addiction and seemingly his family was not enough of a motivation for him to get off the drugs either.
    References
    1. Icon A5 Safety: www.iconaircraft.com/a5/#safety
    2. Roy Halladay Drug Addiction: www.phillyvoice.com/roy-halladay-drug-addiction-plane-crash-sports-illustrated-baseball-hall-of-fame/

    • @davidj.3441
      @davidj.3441 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro wrote an essay lol. But check out the daredevils flying empty cargo aircraft on low fuel. Will change up your entire perspective on their maneuverability.

    • @jonnie2bad
      @jonnie2bad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      a light sport licence is not even close to a "normal" pilots licence. Furthermore giving an AOA gauge to an unskilled, uneducated, inexperienced light sport pilot is a recipe for disaster. It's just begging for you to get as close to the edge of control as possible. "Look i'm still on the yellow zone it's totally ok!"

    • @jonnie2bad
      @jonnie2bad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidj.3441 it wont change my perspective on what happens to your maneuvering speed when you reduce your weight.

  • @flyoverkid55
    @flyoverkid55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Tragically avoidable. Seems no matter how " advanced " we become as a society there will always be the human propensity to ignore the lessons found in the past.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Humanity is expert in compensating risk.
      Seriously, risk compensation is a known phenomenon in transport sector.

  • @lex1945
    @lex1945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    One of the best channels on TH-cam!

    • @alphabravoindia5267
      @alphabravoindia5267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not one of, THE Best

    • @Democracyyy
      @Democracyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alphabravoindia5267 agreed

    • @lex1945
      @lex1945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alphabravoindia5267 Well, i love very much different kinds of aviation channels, so for me, it is difficult to chose...

    • @andrewilliamcesardossantos1555
      @andrewilliamcesardossantos1555 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      One guy stole this channel style and making same video , one day he called me a Stupid and he allegedly have The Flight Channel approved and authorization to use this theme and name
      th-cam.com/users/TheAviationChannel4590
      Check this video section
      100% same from the flight channel

    • @agdthing8355
      @agdthing8355 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      André that isn’t even true

  • @MrCarnutbill67
    @MrCarnutbill67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So, getting super high and flying a brand new airplane you have little experience in is a bad idea? Who knew?

  • @seaspotter2469
    @seaspotter2469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I wish the news reported things this accurately.

    • @popcorn-uz3tn
      @popcorn-uz3tn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did it not?

    • @seaspotter2469
      @seaspotter2469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@popcorn-uz3tn Im talking about aviation in general

    • @popcorn-uz3tn
      @popcorn-uz3tn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seaspotter2469 Trust me I hate the news it is not like it was when I was young, they don't do re-enactments like this, but these stories they cover pretty well, they brought light that this was caused by drugs...js

    • @martinc.720
      @martinc.720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They could not. It would have made a well respected professional athlete look bad.

    • @prasad530
      @prasad530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martinc.720 You must not follow sports news that often. Professional athletes are called out all the time. Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, etc, etc.

  • @Louisiana_Levitator06
    @Louisiana_Levitator06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The reason why I watch This guy is because I wanna become a pilot in my near-future. And I wanna learn the mistakes of other certain pilots and try to be better.

    • @CheetSheatOverlode
      @CheetSheatOverlode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. I'm watching startup videos too so I can afford lessons when I get there :/

    • @Louisiana_Levitator06
      @Louisiana_Levitator06 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CheetSheatOverlode 👍🏽

    • @MatyasArby
      @MatyasArby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good lessons about judgment and airmanship.

    • @Louisiana_Levitator06
      @Louisiana_Levitator06 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MatyasArby yes sir. All of it counts.

    • @popsfereal
      @popsfereal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch 74crew- good sruuf for the same reason.

  • @Jpilgrim30
    @Jpilgrim30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m actually impressed at what the plane let him get away with before he inevitably crashed. I was watching a video on the icon a5 and I was impressed with its abilities for such a small and affordable aircraft. I would love to own one.

    • @michaelc3977
      @michaelc3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it in MSFS2020 on Xbox Series X

    • @8a41jt
      @8a41jt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But I sure as hell wouldn't operate it like this. 300 - 600 ' AGL? Buzzing houses? And vessels? All it takes is one little mistake, and you're gone. Just like what happened here. Never mind that the pilot was impaired. Gosh, what a waste of a life. That thrill *couldn't* have been worth it.

    • @Potato_Man1776
      @Potato_Man1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Affordable? Dude its $300k

    • @adb8003
      @adb8003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Potato_Man1776 that’s fairly cheap for a plane, is it not? 💀

    • @adb8003
      @adb8003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Potato_Man1776 especially for a millionaire

  • @quietprofessional3608
    @quietprofessional3608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Dude's depression could've gotten others killed. Glad that didn't happen.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shows that despite how great of a pitcher and person Roy "Doc" Halladay was, he wasn't safe from depression, not is anyone else.

    • @BillGreenAZ
      @BillGreenAZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thecaynuck4694 Excellent point. Fame and money can give temporary thrills and even some basic instinctive security but it is no guarantee that depression cannot creep in.

    • @uraldamasis6887
      @uraldamasis6887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thecaynuck4694 I suspect that the "depression" may come from the substance dependence that may have developed from overmedication from many years of wearing out his body as an elite athlete. But that's nothing more than a gut feeling.

    • @phantomzone3059
      @phantomzone3059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      unlike andreas lubitz

    • @quietprofessional3608
      @quietprofessional3608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@phantomzone3059 yes that was heartbreaking.

  • @intothemystic5223
    @intothemystic5223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I know it's good for you, and us who enjoy your channel, but it's kinda sad you'll never run out of content.

    • @Arounadabout
      @Arounadabout 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing

  • @teejayventura6758
    @teejayventura6758 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a kid in Toronto, my hero was Roy Halladay. I met him when I was 12. It was like meeting a giant. He looked like he was 8 feet tall.
    Looking back, I feel as though he may have been struggling with mental health issues. He always appeared to have a quiet intensity about him. Hard to describe. But he was taking a lot of meds, so it wouldn’t surprise me if there was more to this crash than we will ever know.
    God bless Roy and God bless his family.

  • @thegamerguy56
    @thegamerguy56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "Throttle open half an inch"
    *Opens it 5 inches*

    • @Dawsondive
      @Dawsondive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      "Roy flew 300ft over a fishing vessel"
      Flys 20ft over boat

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Close enough.

    • @intrstrnr
      @intrstrnr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was a walking CVS pharmacy at that point.... the 5 inch reenactment was probably accurate lol

  • @MSDOGS1976
    @MSDOGS1976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Dad owned a Cessna type plane when I was in elementary school. He never took unnecessary risks when flying but I never felt comfortable flying. The bug never bit but it did for my brother as he got his license. I took up golf. Ha.

  • @dave1135
    @dave1135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "...pilot has 14.5 hours of experience..." Jesus wept, soon as I saw that, I knew how this would end...

    • @Ichibuns
      @Ichibuns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "in the Icon A5" Still, That's not a lot of time in the airframe. He had over 700 hours total. Just a person on drugs being an idiot. I'm surprised the FAA didn't take away his license or ground him after flying under that bidge.

    • @dave1135
      @dave1135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ichibuns yeah, I saw what the actual cause was toward the end of the video. I posted because usually it's a pilot in a unfamiliar aircraft, and they either get confused with how specialized controls or electronics work, or they fight some automatated system all the way to the ground

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Ichibuns You don't need a license for a light sport aircraft; a sport pilot certificate will suffice.
      Basically, sport aircraft requirements are slightly more stringent than ultralights.

    • @zmaj6524
      @zmaj6524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Floyd Schmeklin That was my thought lol.

    • @alvaroakatico9188
      @alvaroakatico9188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just don’t understand why they call it a tragedy. He was under the influence of drugs, all mixed together for a hell of a high, pun intended. I’m sorry but the guy was a doper, probably got away with it playing baseball. A tragedy is when the unexpected happens void of any drugs that will influence personal wreck less behavior. The real tragedy is the loss of that sport aircraft. Sorry, no sympathy from me when you’re asking for it.

  • @tomthompson7400
    @tomthompson7400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Sorry for the loss , glad he was on his own and didnt take out any innocent folk on the ground .

  • @simplechronology2605
    @simplechronology2605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Historically, baseball players have a fairly shoddy flight record.

  • @iFirestarter
    @iFirestarter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    You can buy the plane, but you can't buy the skill.

    • @GaryNumeroUno
      @GaryNumeroUno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or the intelligence!

    • @Assassn-ey6uq
      @Assassn-ey6uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was on morphine mixed with other amphetamines. I think skill might be out of the question

    • @iFirestarter
      @iFirestarter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Assassn-ey6uq
      If he was skilled, he would have known not to fly high... while high.

    • @garliconionshallot
      @garliconionshallot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iFirestarter No, you can be skilled and fly a plane while high.

    • @sabre-sevendelta6675
      @sabre-sevendelta6675 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope. But it sounds like he could buy the drugs. Add a dose of stupidity and you get a a Free one way ticket to God. Way to go Roy. I bet ur family is proud!🤪

  • @chima486
    @chima486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The worst quotes in aviation: someone is killed

  • @DDGreyduck
    @DDGreyduck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maybe it shouldn’t be marketed as a “jet ski of the sky” or compete with ATVs. The price for bad decisions is much higher in an aircraft

    • @davidglover1854
      @davidglover1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To be fair I don't think Icon actually do market it that way at all.

    • @Yodumeee
      @Yodumeee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personal responsibility not advertisements caused this. Multiple drugs in system that was the problem. Period

    • @DDGreyduck
      @DDGreyduck 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Yodumeee sure my point was more that they advertise this as “anyone can do it” it’s no harder than using your ATV. Which isn’t the case.

  • @jackfrost2146
    @jackfrost2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Before the details were shown, I thought the only reason someone would fly so badly is that they were drunk---close enough. He wasn't doing "fighter pilot" maneuvers, he was just flying like shit.

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he was a drug addict. Are you. You probably never even played baseball because you can't throw.

    • @gaetanchevanier6600
      @gaetanchevanier6600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tarkusmjg I'm sure you would be as compassionate if a "drug addict with a lot of pain" went DUI like this idiot and killed someone you love.

    • @venomf0
      @venomf0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tarkusmjg exactly he WAS a drug addict. Now he is DEAD. Stop crying over a guy who endangered the lives of dozens if people.

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@venomf0 You have no idea of the circumstances of addition . so piss off
      with your juvenile comments
      .dude.

  • @waltv3984
    @waltv3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Play stupid games.
    Win stupid prizes......

    • @Mark-pp7jy
      @Mark-pp7jy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant! Did you come up with that all on your own?

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not very smart of you to say. This man was a great man and baseball player that needed help. Don't judge until you sympathize.

    • @waltv3984
      @waltv3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thecaynuck4694 I don't want to disrespect him in any way, but it was his own decision to do those high-risk maneuvers, and sadly, that decision took his life.

    • @waltv3984
      @waltv3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mark-pp7jy Not really I heard it once on other comment sections and I thought it would fit this situations .

    • @slavboii420
      @slavboii420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally explains this video in 2 sentences.

  • @MrTurcao197
    @MrTurcao197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank God he didn't kill anyone else with his irresponsibility.

    • @youtubecomments5951
      @youtubecomments5951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If we thank god for that. Then thank your god for those other plane crashes that did take innocent live.

  • @eddieestrada636
    @eddieestrada636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Suicidal thoughts I believe... no expert but even when high on drugs u gotta know ur gonna die playing games in a airplane.. almost seems intentional...

    • @toddlavigne6441
      @toddlavigne6441 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not likely, he was taking all those drugs 'cause he liked the buzz. He also liked the buzz of reckless flying. He admitted to flying under a bridge which I'm sure is against the law. So, rich dude with good dope and a fun plane. He fucked up and paid the ultimate price. He stalled the plane on purpose at a very low altitude.
      The drugs were the biggest factor in this crash. RIP

  • @WALTERBROADDUS
    @WALTERBROADDUS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    High Performance plane meets Low Performance pilot......Equals crash.😏

    • @abbysnowmist
      @abbysnowmist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Truer words have never been spoken. Many rich people like Doctors and Lawyers also fall into this category.

    • @billiebobbienorton2556
      @billiebobbienorton2556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abbysnowmist And politicians.....

    • @alan3082
      @alan3082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You hit the nail on the head Walter.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      High performance plane meets high performance baseball player

    • @abbysnowmist
      @abbysnowmist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thecaynuck4694 And low performance wealthy “pilot”.

  • @66lwmorgan
    @66lwmorgan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That's what usually happens when your out there hot dogging it up whether your in a plane, a bike or a car. Then when I read all the extra drugs in his system it made a little more sense why he did what he did. To bad, he had quite a nice little machine. Like alway's the tfc channel showed his great affects and excellent quality of work. Number 1 Aviation on TH-cam.

    • @vidura
      @vidura 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drugs don't make you irresponsible human being. You are irresponsible by your nature, not by drugs. Drugs do not change people to something else than they are. Stop spreading this nonsense about the nature of idiots (like our pilot here) and drugs. Stupidity IS enhanced by drugs, but that stupidity has to RESIDE ALREADY in the mind of drug user.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vidura Wrong. Many of the drugs he took were prescribed, and drugs have been proven to make people irresponsible. Roy was not irresponsible not stupid. This doesn't reflect him as a person. Drugs completely changes a person in an instance. Read more about Doc Roy Halladay before making ignorant, misinformed assumptions.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right. It makes no difference if a pilot is on drugs. All drug tests should be abolished. I feel more comfortable knowing that my pilot is drunk and on drugs.

    • @tarkusmjg
      @tarkusmjg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

  • @RK18771
    @RK18771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    wow. reckless flying!

    • @abbysnowmist
      @abbysnowmist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed.

    • @dromtl7250
      @dromtl7250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly, he was intoxicated.

    • @RK18771
      @RK18771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Justin Voluck yes but did you see the concoction of drugs in his system?

    • @StaraptorEagle
      @StaraptorEagle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. They look like they’d be fun to fly. And I’m not even a pilot.

  • @plurpanda863
    @plurpanda863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These are incredibly made videos, but I just feel so sick to my stomach when I think of hitting the thumbs up button. These are all truly tragic events.

    • @retrovi4128
      @retrovi4128 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh? Shut up.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thumbs up is for the brilliant creator who deserves positive feedback - not the tragic event.

  • @ArtGardenFoodExpressions
    @ArtGardenFoodExpressions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The music at the end always gives me chills. It gives a feeling of FINALITY. Please, what is the name of that music?

  • @MohammedAbdullah-vg2kx
    @MohammedAbdullah-vg2kx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This is just like a kid flying a toy airplane.

    • @lamar310
      @lamar310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His mindset was like a kid cuz he was full of drugs. This is way worse than drunk driving but at least he only killed himself smh

    • @denton428
      @denton428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lamar310 retired and bored of life probably. Flying on ambien? I couldn't ride a bike on that.

  • @suzukirider9030
    @suzukirider9030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “It was like flying a fighter jet”
    - flyes literally one of the slowest, underpowered airplanes in production, with speed, power, and G-limits alike lower than that of a 50 year old C-172

    • @darrinsiberia
      @darrinsiberia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. Dude should have trained for an actual pilot's license and get himself a WWI stunt biplane.

  • @galaxypixel2909
    @galaxypixel2909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This TH-cam channel provides us with incredible videos. If the people who have died saw these these videos spreading awareness of air disasters they would definitely been rest in peace. Thank you

  • @datruth9872
    @datruth9872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flying is not just a time to enjoy , it's also a time to gain knowledge of a flying machine. But one must remember the limitations of any machine. I believe that mister Halladay did not have a firm gripp on this concept. R.I.P.

  • @georgiefarr1094
    @georgiefarr1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The graphics - 10/10. Absolutely excellent 👏👏

    • @elaineblackhurst1509
      @elaineblackhurst1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @tinwoods If you know so much why are you not making your own blog lol 😥🙏👩‍✈️🇺🇸👨‍✈️🇬🇧🥇

    • @getmoneyboy231
      @getmoneyboy231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @tinwoods no shit Sherlock

  • @mjoven1975
    @mjoven1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fantastic graphics and production on a tragic end to Roy Halladay’s life. Thankfully his risk taking didn’t cost the lives of anybody else. Sad ending.

  • @ianutube22
    @ianutube22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Breaks my heart to see anyone rich OR poor take their own life because of a loss of hope in their life. Whether intentional or not it pains me to see someone so desperate to feel something that they'd endanger themselves and others. In my own life I've been in very dark places just desperate to feel some hope, love or something good. We just have to turn our eyes to Christ and ask him for help and he will. Don't ever give up.

  • @jamesricker3997
    @jamesricker3997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The aircraft itself wad designed to be forgiving, easily to fly with great low-speed handling characteristics
    The fact he was able to crash it says a lot about how much the drugs impaired his flying skills

    • @PlateletRichGel
      @PlateletRichGel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i was amazed he recovered from the first banking turn.

  • @Hawker900XP
    @Hawker900XP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It seems that professional athletes should stick with their own game.

    • @katemaloney4296
      @katemaloney4296 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank God he never piloted a real fighter jet.

    • @zmaj6524
      @zmaj6524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jess W You ok there?

  • @FlyingPirate
    @FlyingPirate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It may sound like a random combination of drugs, but hear me out - pills for depression, pain, spasticity, sleep, and energy. My dearly departed had Multiple Sclerosis for decades and took that exact cocktail daily. If there was a wager, I'd bet on suicide, especially for an athlete

  • @JessicaSilva-oz3ju
    @JessicaSilva-oz3ju 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “It was like flying a fighter jet”
    Well there ya go...

  • @Meh4991z
    @Meh4991z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    14 hours of flight experience ?

    • @rosemarydudley9954
      @rosemarydudley9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haley Cu ... aaaaah, let's be fare, it was 14.5 hours ! LOL

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every pilot has those at one point in their experience.
      Perhaps you are wondering why it seems so lenient? Icon A5 is a light sport aircraft: sport pilot certificate is all you need. Less restrictive than student pilot license, more restrictive than ultralights.

  • @condor5635
    @condor5635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad to see his frivolous lawsuit was rejected by a jury. Sick and tired of people taking advantage of a situation due to ineptitude. Always a victim. Never take responsibility for your actions. Never my fault

  • @Hulkhoagie1
    @Hulkhoagie1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Roy Halladay showed how one can literally be "perfect" in one aspect of their like while being dangerously imperfect in another. He was a great pitcher who battled an addiction that probably cost him his life. Thankfully, he took no others with him. He left behind a wonderful family who loved and miss him very much. RIP Roy.

    • @Strype13
      @Strype13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hard to have much sympathy for a guy who takes a boatload of drugs and hops in a plane to do a bunch of tricks... especially considering he was flying low over houses and boats putting a bunch of innocent lives at risk for his own gratification.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I don't believe this was a deliberate suicide. He bought himself a boy toy and pushed it beyond safe limits. A week before the crash he bragged on social media about doing crazy things in his new plane.
      Testosterone - and a cocktail of prescription drugs - caused this crash. If he had a wife and children who loved him, I've even less respect for him. He owed it to them to stay alive and not risk his death for a few seconds thrill.

    • @roblobster10
      @roblobster10 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Strype13 Addiction is a very powerful disease. While we should all bemoan and condemn the reckless acts that come with being under the influence, we should also be able to sympathize with with how sad it is that another human can succumb to these substances very easily and lose their life and, potentially endanger others, from them.
      It really can be just taking a few extra pills a few too many times to devolve to this state. It's easier than you think and very sad, it happens to people waaaay to often to dismiss it.

    • @duderdudeedoo1984
      @duderdudeedoo1984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Strype13 you have a poor sense of sympathy

    • @Strype13
      @Strype13 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@duderdudeedoo1984 Because I'm more concerned for the innocent lives than the man putting them at risk with his foolish escapde? I would suggest you have a poor sense of logic, my friend.

  • @grmpEqweer
    @grmpEqweer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love the bird noise, it really sounds like a Florida swamp.

    • @davidglover1854
      @davidglover1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And strangely there is always a piano playing where the planes hit the ground.

  • @SaltyChip
    @SaltyChip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don’t think he was purposely flying stunts but more likely was falling in and out of Consciousness. Seems like he would doze off and the Gs would wake him back up.

  • @fross1203
    @fross1203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    “Baseball Tragedy”
    Surely there’s a better title.
    How about something like “When We Don’t Fly Responsibly.....”

    • @erictrumpler9652
      @erictrumpler9652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It would more interesting to learn about the crashes that killed Thurman Munson and Roberto Clemente, both of which actually ended active careers....

    • @maxpenn6374
      @maxpenn6374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@erictrumpler9652 Munson flew his plane into the ground. I don't know about Clemente.

    • @erictrumpler9652
      @erictrumpler9652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxpenn6374 I knew roughly what Munson did, but would like to see his crash reviewed by a youtube pilot. Clemente was a passenger on a charter flight that was distributing aid to Nicaraga after an earthquake... and again, I would like to see that crash reviewed by a youtube aviation feature.

    • @cmorales5
      @cmorales5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is obvious you don’t know much about selecting titles....

    • @cmorales5
      @cmorales5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxpenn6374 Clemente was a passenger in a flight to Nicaragua with supplies collected in Puerto Rico. The plane was overloaded and crashed not far from the airport, over the ocean. Clemente heard that the corrupt government of Nicaragua was stealing the aid after a big earthquake and said he would go to make sure the aid get to the people. You see.... that’s a hero. Halladay was a victim of himself.

  • @lpspaintedskies8501
    @lpspaintedskies8501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing videos as always! I’ve learned so much from this channel and hope to learn more, still my favorite channel as it has always been :3

  • @evanpenn1
    @evanpenn1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    14 hours in the plane, and he was doing stunts. Doesn’t get crazier than that. RIP

  • @xanienze
    @xanienze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Flight Channel,! My favorite

    • @aarush3250
      @aarush3250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok you getting a heart from TFC

  • @jdgoodwin325
    @jdgoodwin325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Drug addiction + inexperience + overconfidence = predictable outcome

    • @rosemarydudley9954
      @rosemarydudley9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      J.D.Goodwin - I think you can add "dick head" to your comment too. Absolute cretin. LOL

    • @ivannovotny4552
      @ivannovotny4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      J.D.
      Well said.

    • @thecaynuck4694
      @thecaynuck4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The manufacturer pitches the aircraft to potential customers as a toy, like a snowmobile. No bloody wonder people are getting killed. It's an aircraft.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thecaynuck4694 Part of the problem is how easy it is to legally fly a light sport aicraft: All you need is a sport pilot certificate.
      Basically, sport aircraft requirements are slightly more stringent than ultralights.

  • @keithfloydjr4014
    @keithfloydjr4014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As painful as it is to think about, I've always had the feeling he was committing suicide. Two stints and counting of rehab and drugs back in his system, was self medicating again and seemed like he lamented the decision not to accompany his wife on errands. His "I should've just gone with you" texts to his wife almost seemed like he was looking for a way out of his decision or was hoping his wife was mad enough to force him. Cant underestimate the strong pull of depression, it doesn't matter if you're a legendary pitcher, billionaire or a hobo in the street, the longer it goes the harder it is to fight it. Roy's plane gave him a sense of flying away from himself and his dark thoughts, which is why he obsessed over it and always wanted to fly it. So sad, rest in peace Doc

  • @psychosneighbor1509
    @psychosneighbor1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "It's just like flying a fighter jet."
    A 100-horsepower, four-stroke fighter jet...

    • @joshuac2391
      @joshuac2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he said when he flew close to the water it felt like a fighter jet

  • @СеваСоколов-г4х
    @СеваСоколов-г4х 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please next air Canada 143,
    Ural Airlines 178, air france 4590, Delta Airlines 1141, aeroflot 851