Extended audio: Horizon employee talks with air traffic control in cockpit 

kay jay yes he could. Soft water landing.

With thoughts of minimum wage. Lol.

THIS MAN LIVED

@@psyjic5466 What i thought he's saying is he lived for awhile more than most of us do in a lifetime.

@@psyjic5466 Yea cause its so easy to land on water when its only been done successfully like once

Caeleb Candon actually, you're right.

I remember that quote from Jurassic Park : Lost World. lol

DUDE! That’s a beautiful thought.

Lol that is hilarious but sadly true

Caeleb Candon the best accurate comment in here. you are so insightful,stick with that gift

Someone played war thunder with a joystick

This is it, chief, this is it.

Sounds like Jeff from American Dad

@@duckgoesquack4514 Haha or more likely MFS, DCS, OR IL2 :) Not bashing good ol war thunda though ;)

@john doughh Doesn't teach you how to handle G forces, but yeah, you could probably do a nice little casual fly.

You understand sir

For real. He even kept asking if Andrew (ATC) was there when he didn’t hear for a couple mins.

Absolutely.. he just wanted someone to be there for his last moments

... You are a fool..

I can only imagine how that will stick with the guy on the radio forever.

Its kinda selfish really, but if he thinks that what is right. who am i to argue, i cant barral roll after all

That part and when he says "Im just a broken guy with a few screws loose" really hit deep

@@BeanMachine360 when you're that deep into wanting to kill yourself and under the influence. Everything is distorted. You care about everyone and you don't at the same time. It's not about being selfish. He really was lost.

@@Portxican my mom died by suicide and yes, its about losing hope and being lost. This guy went out with a story though

"ah man I think I'm just gonna try a barrel roll and then nose down and call it a night"

Some flight sims are crazy accurate

@@joshlee9280 yea because also real pilots use them for training

I really doubt he could have safely landed. I think that is something he likely knew all along, which is why he didn't attempt it. Just listening to him speak he obviously did not want to harm anyone else at all, and must have known at attempt to land the plane ran a risk of him crashing into any number of things on the ground where people were. Other aircraft, ground transport, fire and safety vehicles, terminals, hangers, etc.

@@PhilAndersonOutside No he didn't do it because he didn't wanna end up in the slammer for the rest of his life, he probably could've landed it with guidance from the controllers

Gta taught me how to drive

Let’s not make jokes right now

@@Lava_Zoid bro stfu dipshit

@@Lava_Zoid stfu moron

Lava Zoid go b a snowflake somewhere else

LAVA IS THE ONLY SANE PERSON HERE YOU KNOW THE GUY DIED RIGHT

That was gut wrenching.

@@csw_bcba I think its more he knew what waited for him after he landed it, which is tons of jail time, why live the rest of your life in the slammer when you are currently flying free in the sky its like opting for a slow painful death over a quick one, the man quite literally went out on probably the highest note of his life and thats a fact cause theres no high notes in jail.

@@Notaforumguy007nah man you can tell that he’s severely depressed

@@symbior he was both, and went out with a bang

Cowboy bebop reference?

See you space cowboy

Your're gonna carry that weight...

Crashing a plane into an island makes you very dead

Yeah ask Kobe

That won't be likely, if he was in that stage they can't trust him flying with passengers like have you seen what happened when a sick pilot crashed a plane with people because he was mentally ill?

@@raithtarrant2046 he didnt want the man to kill himself, it was a great thing to say even if it wasn’t true

It was meant to give the man hope that if he landed his future would be bright

@@raithtarrant2046 you really didn’t understand what ATC was doing? 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

Naahh... He's white male... No way...

You can tell he was such a good man. I wish y’all could’ve seen his mental stability collapsing sooner. But I know y’all were good to him, you can tell he had no hatred towards anyone and he was full of love. Just a lost soul who couldn’t find his purpose to live. Rip to him, and I hope you’re all doing well at QX. I can tell he brought y’all a lot of smiles

Post it please

@@Themortician123 I tried. It won’t let me add a photo. Sorry.

@@anthonypantley6453 no need to be sorry, let that man be in peace

I'm sorry for your loss... he seemed very kind...

That’s a great idea

They could care less! They are more pissed about the plane I’m sure… smh

@@WillBrown3 💯

@@WillBrown3 insurance covers it

They won't skip a beat, this was just a blip on the radar and it's back to life as usual.

Hope he’s doin peachy clean.... Rest In Peace sky king

same here

Captain Obvious amen brother ❤️

Ameen.

shadowmohd yeah he crashed it ( purposely) on an small island where there was no people

RIP sky king

Robin Williams too.

You here from tiktok?

@@blessingekwuazi6731 yee

Really stupid comment.

Friends, wife, child...he had a lot more than most. I wish he could have weathered the storm that pushed him over.

i wish life didn’t lead people to want this. Why can’t we just be born to do this.

Thats all the media does

No it didn't. I came from The Guardian video and it was as neutral as possible.

@@jrbr549 he didn't have a kid.

@jackdundon2261 unfortunately, there's no resting in peace for him 😞😔

@@jackdundon2261 he actually got taught by one of the pilots, he just didn't want to get the guy in trouble

@@james-py6nm all the pilot taught him was startup process because he overtime asked curious questions and he just assumed it was a curious young man who wanted a future in flying since he worked at an airport already the pilot did nothing wrong didnt have him flying planes learning just answered questions

@@emmaa427 Of course there is, there's peace for everyone. There was nothing evil or wicked about what he did. He was making sure the entire time that there was nobody in any danger. He just had problems. He has his peace. And I don't think anybody should be saying otherwise.

​@@emmaa427 Get help.

Because they didn't want him to kill other people b

@@dragonbrownies517 I definitely think that had a large part to play in it but there is a pain in their voices that makes me think that could have been any one of them and the least they would want is someone to treat them with respect

They all understands and wish they could do what he did. Fly free

Most men just want to end it, but they can't because it's too selfish, I can't lie I thought about ending it too many times and the only thing stopped me is my family, leaving them with the pain, I couldn't do that. But, I swear if I had no one in my life that I cared for I would've probably did it, which is a scary thought.

Right.

The guy's obviously off the deep end.

@Mastnaer Ceef It means as much as YOURS does.

He was mentally on fire. This is not heroic but a scream for help where no sound comes out.

@@mattwarrensocal I can agree with that. An unfortunate way to do it.

This was probably the first time, in a long time that he find some kind of happiness or joy in his life…sadly it cost him his life….

Bad genetics.

But what about his parents? They cant contimue their life normally

@@teoa.9338 who decides what's normal anyway... today is the families new normal..just another Wednesday

@@justinthyme7275 the best there is!

jan osovsky you do realise not everyone can do that that?

He’s not full of life. He’s in pain.

@@kathconserv 😔

​@kathconserv life is painful. He definitely didn't live out his potential, and that was the point.

You're the only one, asshole. Maybe a few more, but that's about it.

@@TJsGang Boi you cant even make statement without insulting someone your parents must be really proud of you.

Tommy Boy nobody likes a tommy 😂😂😂

@@TJsGang 😂 how pathetic are you. His intentions werent to hurt anyone but himself. He was humble and just wanted to go out with a bang. You may not like him but you responded 3 weeks ago. You definitely read all the other comments praising him and showing love. Please don't be close minded next time you respond to something.

@@TJsGang nah he's loved by people. Loved more than you. RIP to the sky god :(

ali N not scared free happy but lost... lost doesnt know what to do what they think what will happen

Agree man this is sad af

I dont think he scared I think he was just more worried about wat was going 2 happen if he land he chilln😎😎

john ryder nah he was definitely scared but brushed it off

ali N he wanted this dumbass

Lol he made the pilot chuckle

He did play flight simulators there’s a lot of pilots that play these games for fun. So he definitely knew how to communicate with them kinda sad it was also his finale moment with us.😥

Don’t make a fucking joke out of this.

Drake Fulmer anything can be made a joke of. Don’t take yourself too seriously.

@Turdberg Rivera well i cant argue against that.. i mean look at people memeing 9/11

luckily... could easily have crashed on those houses you see him flying low over.

Would you say that about a dangerous driver who ended up only killing himself? No you would say good thing just himself could have easily killed other. No different here he could have crashed it into people on the ground if he lost control

It was a failure of our politicians..

He was in full control.

Well you don't really know what his plan was. He did say people lives are in danger. At 8:13 you can see that he was shot down by that fighter jet that was behind him. Notice the fire ball that hit the highjacked plane as 8:13. They lied when they claimed he crashed on his own.

Amen

No I think when two dudes how have nothing in the world to lose meet each other and then talking to each other realize that both feel that way. What comes next is normally fuckd up.

I'd rather hang out with him than you.

werid see this as Chuck Palahniuk is on JOE ROGAN

@Elijah Wood I don't know anything about this story first time watching a video on it, but the point I'd like to make is there are some extremely realistic flight simulation video games out, that could have been what this guy enjoyed playing which is why he wanted to fly a plane to begin with. So he would have a basic understanding of what he's doing in the plane.

What time did he say that?

@@Noncollectable 3:37

No can’t enjoy it lives are on the line. You could lose your job easily saying something wrong

@ryan miller exactly they could either humor him or they could push his buttons into doing something reckless. The obvious answer is to humor him.

@ryan miller The ATC probably still wonders to this day if he could have said anything different that might have saved the guys life and got him to pressurize the cabin and try to land. Nothing he could have done, but I doubt that the ATC was enjoying himself, because he understood the danger of the situation and the likelihood of a catastrophe.

That plane was $10m tops

I worked there last summer, and have friends that work there. Nothing has changed

@Robert Jordan Unquallified people are getting payed better just for their skin colour. Affirmative action my ass. Im not even American and pisses me off...

Not a chance😄

@@RegretForNothing you do know the group that benefits the most from affirmative action is white women right? hopefully your racist self stays out of America

Well they don't want to anger someone flying a plane and have another 911

​@@Nikotinbetyarwell he was very careful about where he finished the trip so that's great

When learning to fly, they teach you to "fly the plane". No matter what is going on, "fly the plane". If you lose your composure, you are no better off....fly the plane! Always, stay calm and fly the plane! Those words carry over into so many aspects of our lives. Scuba diving, stay calm and collected. In a fight/argument...stay calm and composed. In a dangerous driving situation...drive the car! I learned to fly 16 years ago. The words, "fly the plane" have been some of the most growth inducing words of my life.

@@flyingjoed mhm reminds me of the saying : stay calm if you panic you have already lost..... Your life

That makes a lot of sense. I heard the voice recording of the Amsterdam tragedy where a plane crashed into an Appartement building in the early nineties I believe. The pilots sounded so calm even seconds before impact one of them said ‚going down‘ a couple of times in a manner I’ll never forget. No sign of panic at all just doing his job until the end

I missed that. 😭😭 He sounds like a fun guy lol.

i think he said chalk this up to minimum wage. but again its still a joke either way. he was basically saying i did this because i didnt get paid enough. in hopes that theyd take his joke seriously and pay the employees more. but still i think he knew that itself was also a joke and would never happen.

Based and truthpilled.

The audio keeps getting interrupted. There are better versions without the cross talk and you get to hear the full convo.

@@zoyalis1487 sounded

Make better financial decisions then.

@@defaultcolor Very sympathetic you are.

@@defaultcolor : you must have a dark, barely functioning brain and heart to make such a disgusting comment!!!

@@defaultcolor how do you make financial decisions on minimum wage?

@@defaultcolor heartless

Gospel!!🙌🤜🤛🙌

This is so true

GOD. AINT THAT THE TRUTH. THEY HIDE IT REAL GOOD. Till you go see them at home.

i had a coworker, an female, most shining, carefree and funny person..and she was the one who committed suicide

Robbie Williams is a great example. May they RIP

They weren't there for him. They just wanted him ti land so they could arrest him

Probably more specifically, the aircraft that probably cost a pretty penny. It's a sad reality 😔

He definitely was a role model for all future pilots. RIP King

They were trying to ground the plane to prevent casualties - as soon as he landed he would have been ripped out of that plane. They're not just "being nice" they're trying to deescalate.

@@Manperor actually they’re probably most concerned about him effecting other flights and potential ground casualties first and foremost. He posed a real threat, even if unintentionally

He seemed like a really considerate guy, always mentioning about others before himself. Unfortunately he wasn’t happy with the way he was living. He must have learned lots about airplanes from being around them all day long, in order to do the stunts he pulled off or even just getting the plane off the ground would have taken some know how prior to this event. And I think it was a bit more then just practice on video games. Although many people learn to fly with flight simulator, so maybe he played that. Let me know you thoughts.

Aiden Torres...I assume he played flight sims... maybe that's what he meant by"video games". Personally, I've played flight sims for the past 8 years, and I would be pretty confident taking a plane up, a plane that I am familiar with, and with an experienced pilot by my side, just to keep me right...This dude was a Horizon employee, Maybe had access to his favourite plane and cockpit day in day out? Maybe he would rehearse the start up procedure when all alone in the cockpit? So sad he had a mental illness and suffered in silence. Such a likeable chap. R.I.P

Tear in my eye for this man. No idea who he was but I would go to his funeral without a doubt back up in seattle. Sorry ya didn't make it Rich. Rest easy.

May you find peace and joy on the other side Rich........you sounded like any momas beloved son......I am deeply sorry you felt the crash was your only choice.

I don't miss him and I don't care about him.

Did he pass away

@@russbeatz7940 he crashed his plane into an island killing himself.

@@russbeatz7940 He flew the plane nose first into the ground.

@@jacobhosier4568 i think thats a maybe

@@ink9426 that means he died

Robin Williams was the same way. We hide our pain with humor. We live with it and desperately look for windows of genuine laughter lol

Chris Farley as well. And I can attest firsthand that the ones that are joking around are usually the ones that are hurting the most. In my last and what I've decided final attempted suicide (that I promise i will not attempt again because, obviously, I can't do it correctly) in my suicide notes I was making jokes. Because if you're not laughing you're crying, and I was so sick of crying. I didn't want anyone else to be crying. Plus any opportunity you can get where you make people laugh, that's just feels good! even if it's like a future opportunity, where you know when they're reading it they're going to laugh. It feels nice. it feels good. sometimes it's the only feel good of the day those of us with depression get.

@@MusicLeeSarah glad you're still here

@@mskeelyhill hey thanks! Legit that means a lot to me thank you!!! I'm happy you're here!

@@yakkaym564 it was more than just depression, he physically was dying and was hiding it from the fans because he didn’t want us to see him that way, his brain was getting effected and he couldn’t be funny anymore like he was, he couldn’t do it.

From the world? The world can't even help themselves.

Why? So he can make more profits for the rich? Once your friendship pool runs dry, if you don't have any hobbies or goals, there is really no reason to stay

Theres no help...

Dang this thread is depressing, there’s always something even if you can’t quite see it yet, hang in there

Because he knew that even if he did choose to try and land it, he might botch the landing and survive... and be arrested, most likely, and have you ever been to county? Or any prison? I mean, he could crash the plane, or WORSE, end up in the prison system, alive. Much worse.

hes probably on xans.

@@Cicada3773 Being alive is almost always a better option.

@@stevem2323 yeah to you, a normal functioning human being. Which is not the case with this individual.

@@MatheusOliveira-dx8lb You never know, maybe he could get some help, pull trough, once you're dead that's it.

the media painted him as a devil. but the most herioc thing you can do is treat devils like they're human. its easy to be kind to people that you like but what makes a good person is willing to be kind when its difficult. i have a feeling sky king had a difficult life trying to be kind

@@ufhjfu4326 I really know how he feels if that is the case. Great reply thankyou.

Sounds too much like myself 😕

@@ufhjfu4326 Sounds even more like myself. I worry I’m gonna end up like this guy…

@@Mr.Obongo mate your not on your own there. Im struggling too.

You understand it perfectly sir

Agreed man, whenever I feel disturbing this weirdly lifts me up. I can't explain it but it's like he talking to me.

phil hems / Anyone can throw a plane through loops and rolls if they have no fear, real skill is flying smoothly, flipping the right switches to keep the computer happy, and flying without reference to the ground. I have both flown smooth flights in real (small) planes and did this sort of stuff in flight simulators. It’s eerie how similar those flight sim sessions were to this guys footage

Anybody with extensive experience in aviation based video games can pull off something like this! That doesn't mean it's easy, in some ways video games are harder than the real thing though

@@-caesarian-6078 no not everyone can do aerobatics! It takes a lot of skill to do something like this and still not stress the plane enough that it breaks apart! Think I learned from video games which is very much like the real thing

will schultz / I did not mean to say that aerobatics are easy, I meant that rich never planned on coming out of them alive. When inside a loop, you have no clue about when to pull up to clear the ground. This comes from bob Hoover himself. The only way that loops like what rich pulled off are possible is by guessing and being right. As for his video game experience, I have a basic flight simulator and use it to help my training, but it is definitely easier than flying for real. The biggest place where simulators are lacking is the lack of g-forces (the main enemy for pilots in aerobatics) even with riches “video game experience” he would not have much mental capacity to use it while being subjected to the g-forces found in these real maneuvers. It takes pilots months of flying to overcome motion sickness in normal flying, and years more time in aerobatics. This is not including the lack of oxygen he was suffering (he did not know how to pressurize the cabin) and the stress of flying a plane for the first time in an urban area with other traffic. I was genuinely surprised that he survived that loop, and I think he was too, based on him giving his “I was thinking just nose down and this is it” comment immediately after.

@@-caesarian-6078 yes I definitely have to agree with you there, he definitely would not have been used to the g forces. I think as far as the loop is concerned he probably guessed on how much altitude he would need to pull it off, judging by the video he didn't have much altitude left when he came out of it so he judged that pretty close LOL. I'm not sure what altitude he was at but if he was ten thousand feet or below he wouldn't need the pressurization. He did mention in his one comment that he threw up a little bit so I imagine that was from doing the loop or when he was flying upside down LOL

@NightWolf i hear ya

How true that is and its sad.

@NightWolf he wasn't a "nice guy". He was married and was a jock in highschool. Had friends too. Guy was just unhappy and did this instead of taking a pill. Dont make him out to be an inspirational figure or martyr. Seemingly happy people get fucked by life too

@@TheEpere15 yep

He just wanted to be free. And not even the best of friends can offer that true sense of freedom.

Why do you guys idolize this idiot? He stole a plane and put lives in danger... selfish behavior. If he wanted to die why dragging and endangering other people? He could've crashed at the airport, or with another plane, or fallen into someone's property. Ultimately suicide is the most cowardly and selfish thing you can do to your loved ones...

@@nomejodas2978 your life your choice

@@rileyrichmond7321 Yes, your life, your choice, if you want to kill yourself do it in a way you don't put others' lives in danger, also, planes don't grow on trees... he basically took someone millions of dollars, and burn them with him, but first he made sure to endanger the airport and the people who were below his stupid flying trajectory. Why are people so narcissistic nowadays, and stupid to not be able to see it. (You for example). I don't feel pity for him, he died being a jerk.

​@@nomejodas2978this guy could have easily injured/killed a hundred people at least, if he really wanted to. This bro decided to crash in a location where he'd be the only one harmed. He didn't even want to make the air controllers days worse. He felt sorry for inconveniencing them. He just wanted to have fun in his last moments.

There is a lot worse a person could do when ending it, especially involving stealing a plane

Always remember our Sky King

I agree

This man is a legend may he's soul r.i.p

I already forgot about him

Sky King 💛💛🙌🏻🙌🏻

Life just isn't fun for people anymore, especially young people. Since the 90's corporations have taken over completely and the world dances to their tune. Sad.

@@benjaminsavage4204 if there was no demand, there would be no supply. We are ALL guilty for allowing big corporations to take over.

@@edwardp8927 They used the republican party to stifle labor laws like minimum wage and allow US corporations to operate overseas with impunity, not that the DNC isn't complicit in corporate capture of regulation as well, just look at Machin. When both parents have to work full time and still barley make it, there is little opportunity to be politically informed and participatory. Too bad we are so cowardly and cant get more then two parties going.

@@edwardp8927 I hadn't been inside a walmart for almost 15 year until recently. When I went inside I saw the prices and realized why people make these choices. Anyone on a budget could hardly afford not to shop in ways that are destroying our nation.

Clowns are complaining about corporations yet you probably all own a big screen TV, shop on Amazon, and have the latest cell phone.

In our eyes he is still in the sky doing stunts and living a dream

theunknown117 “he isn’t dead he just went home” that’s a good way to put it

Pilots never die, they just buzz off! Was a sign that hung in our home for many many years. My dad was a pilot and has since passed.

I love this comment. Thanks for this

YO.. thank you for that. :'

They’re trained for high stress life and death situations so ya they are calm and collected. Good men

Meanwhile the cops in the usa..

@@VBM1 give them credit too man, theyre not all awful

@@cozz124most are

Not at all true, there was no real communication, no compassion, they sounded more annoyed than anything.

Mxments true asf

Rite

Yo, bro watch yo jet. *Bro watch yo jet!*

Stg

LOL I think that's why GTA was made actually! LOL

When did he say that?

@@butterworm964 6:20 around that point

@@Efc1 Thank you.

It's funny he did this because of minimum wage, if he was in a country like mine....God almighty we would have all been dead because of what we earn, Americans need to be greatful, I will wash poo if I was in America just to earn a living and be happy

@@jonathanteku4903 * *sigh* * it's not so simple, my man

He hijacked a plane. A suicidal man is not free, he was mentally disturbed and you're over here idolizing him. Idiot.

@Bob Carter Was he free from pain? Free from regret? Free from the law? No. He knew if he landed the plane he would've had years in jail, he either was going to live in jail or die by his own hand. That to me sounds like a restriction, not freedom.

@Bob Carter Keep thinking that you cornball, he's dead, so much for freedom.

@@PrinceJes Can we be free of you? Free of your pushing of religious beliefs in other comment sections? I would love that but you just won't leave and let ME be free.

@@flamesquadron It's sort of part of my identity to semi-evangelize, so probably not. Did you see my comments in this video or other another video?

Uh yea it was definitely intentional

I litteraly said "i'm gonna make a looping point my nose down and call it a night" he killed himself of course its intentional

"In a way I believe he did this intentionally and wanted to go out." ...like there is a possibility, that the guy hijacked a passenger plane and flew it to the ground *_by accident_* ?! What are you talking about...?

​@@chilledguy7289he hid the pain with his wits intentionally...

​@@NiVoldizahe hid the pain with his wits intentionally...

That was me. Everybody loved me at work and I hated it.

He is already regretting being with his boss the devil who is torturing him like he is a rag.

Hell no, it is sad cuz you’re absolutely right he made everyone else laugh, it sucks he’s gone, but he went out on his own terms, he was free, absolute legend

@@Jake420 Lol…keep believing or else you will end up in hell. Jeses christ is the only Way to heaven.

@@TheHouseOfBanks stop making this about you

More people should do barrel rolls.

BAN PLANES! PLANES KILL PEOPLE!

@@willowandluka5302 Underrated comment

@@willowandluka5302 planes, the most highly regulated form of transportation in the world. Fantastic 2nd amendment defense!

@@willowandluka5302 no, stupid morons with planes kill people . Which this guy was

Yeah right. More likely some a**hole running some black budget project smuggling highly illegal crap effed up and crashed a plane so they had to scramble and write the laziest excuse of a narrative possible to be squawked by the mainstream media parrots. Wouldn't be the first time.

This guy seems a very likeable, nice guy. I can be a lifelong friend with him. I'm a private pilot (small plane) , so I can take him up for a flying any day he wishes. We will split costs and have a hamburger at another airport we fly to. If he was my friend for real, I'd wish I was there to help. He didn't have to die. I wish he seek help before he did what he did. If he wanted to be a pilot, there was a way, not that. It aches my heart. Such a tragedy.

Beebo is a hero to all young men. God bless sky king.

@Hateable Nerd hey dork. When ppl have mental issues, they…… have mental issues.

@@garagelife9193 That’s so awesome if you. You seem like someone who could of been a cool friend to him. Mental illness is a sad thing. I really really feel for his wife and family.

I don't understand

@@ranggasaktibudiputra1547 he was highly depressed and the main reason was how poor he was and not receiving any rises in 6 years

*UNDERRATED COMMENT INTENSIFIES*

@@-redacted-2214 ,,

@@rustybucket5465 you knew him?🤣

Played as Trevor in GTA 5 too much

Elijah Wood Lol you are everywhere.

@DS it was his last day on earth. Of course he was overconfident. Hes probably played some flight simulator so he has an idea of how to pilot one of those

@DS - He clearly planed to crash at some point. He repeatedly said he didn't intend to land.

@DS shaking my head are you a special kind of stupid

DS maybe jealous is the wrong word. But I'm sure a pilot or two who flies that model regularly has wondered if it could handle a barrel roll need be. lol.

@DS he was suicidal I dont think he was worried about weakening the wings

I'm truly surprised that that plane held together when he made that maneuver. I didn't even think it was ABLE to make that move. When it went inverted, I figured it would drop out of the sky.

although that would make TOTAL sense, that the wings would fall off and that the plane would break up, why is every report saying Russell intentionally crashed it????

NoNonsenseKnowHow highly doubt this was his dream

😂😂😂

🤣

o7

@Franco Sinatra says the laser on a static ip address🙃 19,211,224,04💀🤣🤣🤣

@Franco Sinatra okay Franco 😂😂😂

There ain't no god, ans if there is he would be in purgatory because he took his own life.. He's dead. It's sad. Cold. And final. RIP Rich uou legend.

@@alez1908 the same could be said about you

@@alez1908 There ain't no God. I was playing devil's advocate, and pointing out the contradiction in his comment.

Alez hello silly goose

@@alez1908 how about this Alez, religion aside, I don't think you should be a hypocrite. You claim you got it all figured out but you just go off a book you think is real. Danny here, thinks nothing is going to be after death, which he also cannot prove, but could be true. Your evidence isn't any better than anything Danny said, no matter what you think. A book is 100% not proof for anything, if you want to get specific, I could just say this random book I read claimed you become a strawberry after you die, it MUST be true.. Right? Case closed. Don't be an ass.

"maybe that will turn some gears"... FINISHER

When i was living in Seattle I was making 100k and I couldnt afford a house.

@@AnitaG1002 life takes the best ones first 😢

minus the mental trouble, yes.

@@deathrowlemon7367 you sound like the government

If this were the world of Ace Combat 7, I reckon he would’ve had a job ... in the penal squadron

Yeah, we all know the military wants renegade daredevils flying their multi-million dollar machines.

Not more paid murderers

He did. Everyone that he talked to, and everyone that had to deal with the aftermath's day was undeniably ruined.

@@alexanderredler862 Why

@@aquaticllamas28 cuz he acted like an asshole& risked everyone's life. Could've killed anyone in that crash & destroyed a plane.

@Rick Sanchez you do

@Rick Sanchez lol bro you care way too much obviously

He had to had some training. One doesn't simply get into a cockpit and just takeoff.

@@myrongaines5542 flight simulators

Freaking best response so far, you are so correct. You did see the same flying, aerobatic moves that he was pulling off." I was , like." What!!!??? Are you freaking kidding me, this guy is flying like he's a fighter pilot. Then I thought to myself this must be a training exercise. And then you know rest.

@goldluck Dave Kazkade I think DCS players know just enough to be dangerous to themselves and the public at large.

@@johnmarksmith1120 lolol probably true

I doubt he's a religious man

@@Ghostyfrost9688 What does it matter if he is or not? Your point?

@@kellivought4180 if he’s not religious he’s not flying anywhere. His flight has ended

He can, this is true. Lol Not ideal but true!

He would’ve gone straight to jail if he landed successfully. Probably federal prison. But the kid was certifiably crazy

That’s what I respect about him

Respect really I doubt his wife and kid thought that

He went out like a coward!

@@jerrywoods4066 He was going to kill his self rather plane, gun, fire, water or whatever...the family should be grateful he didn’t kill anyone because that would probably haunt all the family even more with the way the internet is set up🤷🏽‍♀️

@@lee_mc3932 just make sure you don’t go out like 1🎯

So when he crashed the plane into your families house while your picking up groceries. could you blame him that day? because there wasn't the outside chance of that happening right? I got this right?he's never flown before up there with a big giant plane in doing tricks because he's depressed and he's going to do it until he runs out of gas and hopefully it doesn't happen over top of your house.lets all write folk songs about him. just because he didn't kill anybody, but himself doesn't make it OK he got in that plane, knowing that could happen. I say f&$k him.

Wth? I'm sure his wife and kids have a different opinion.

@@texasgirl6000 of course they did. But when you don’t want to be here anymore, you don’t want to be here anymore.

​@@soccerlife8912 When you gotta go, you gotta go.

Selfish generation..

Nah, just give it throttle, pull that yoke back and hope it stays together unless the last part isn't necessary in your mind.

huh you comin from tiktok too?

The world has meaning. Are you OK?

@@jrbr549 the world does we don't

The media. Now if it was a black person they would say "look at these racist not letting him enjoy himself" or some bs like that.

@@KILLERMEXICAN210 you must want some black ****** but can't get any. Based off the fact you only talk about race

Glad you landed safe bud.

Francesco you tried to put yourself in his shoes right?It’s crazy man.

@@abeh9177 at least he finished the landing tutorial properly;)

Lol

❤💜💙

dumb thing is he could have just saved his money and got his pilots license.

@@twocansams6335 ???

@@twocansams6335 The point is he was suiciding he was done with life sadly

@@twocansams6335 lmao small mind doesn’t understand the situation. Sad

@@TheQC92 Did that comment give you confidence?

You’re right. He knew what his plan was

Captain Richard Russell (yes, a pilot, and a captain to me) was suspected of practicing in a simulator for the Bombardier Q400. The reference he made to video games also indicated a realistic flight simulator. I think I will be looking for a Cessna Skymaster 337 home flight simulator. There is one less than a kilometer from home. It only flies about once every other month. This is not an admission of a possible four hour, sunset, flight with no intension to land.

@@indridcold8433 no one cares

@@Chad-qk1ig That is the beauty of the situation. Nobody cares. I can do what I want, when I want, with or without the Cessna Skymaster 337.

@@indridcold8433 Cool dude, you have fun

"What a guy" capitalism screwed him over but he decoded to play the race card and make catastrophic decisions which cost people a lot of money and potentially many lives.

@@firstname405 hes a hero

@@burntham8752 weird way to spell coward

@@firstname405 youre a dumbass if you think i tried to spell coward

@@burntham8752 🤡

Most people don't even have sense enough to realize that F16 that was following him shot him down. You can see at 8:13 the orange flash of fire when it hit the plane wing. Notice how the video doesn't go pass that point because the government cut that part out. I feel like they did the right thing by shooting him down but refuse to admit it for fear of the public's reaction because of his mental state at the time. I heard the man who made this video speak about that big ball of fire and then he said the plane went down. He didn't realize it was shot down by that F16 that was behind it.

@@josephrobinson5452 Like flight 93

@@josephrobinson5452 A) That’s an F-15 B) The flash you reference is just the strobe beacon on the belly of the Dash 8. That’s also too close of a distance to engage another aircraft without unnecessarily risking your own. C) The wreckage is actually a very good indicator that he definitely flew into the island. Had he been shot down it would have been spread much further. Just by his demeanor, it’d be a good bet to assume he picked a spot out of the way that wouldn’t hurt anyone. He said multiple times he was going to do so.

Real Classy Name

@@JohnDoe-xu2vx sorry mother. I didn't mean to disappoint you.

It's cuz he was okay with what was coming, which was suicide, but he was gonna have some fun beforehand. At that point.. a bit puke is not gonna bother ya.

Fr man reminds me of my homies

Probably from the cabin pressure

@@IvanaSantini lack of pressure yes, he asked how to pressurize because was throwing up.

@@working2bselfsufficient724 Pressurizing the cabin would not have helped with that. He was puking because of the G loading during his aerobatics.

I love this comment

Kill dozer too?

I hope he's at peace too, though if you are a Christian as I am, Suicide no matter how nice or POLITE you are is a ticket to hell. I've always wanted to understand why SUCH a loving and forgiving God 🙏 doesn't forgive suicide but will forgive child killers and molesters? This is a very sad story.

@@ADOGGBOY I'm not too sure where you got this argument from in the Bible?? I hear it said all the time, but there is an even stronger argument against yours.

@@Vmaxfodder So much of the stuff included in the bible was put in after-the-fact by unworthy people. I just go by Christ's ACTUAL teachings. I'm pretty sure he would forgive someone for checking out early.

@@randalthor6872 it's no one's call but God's that person's relationship with them. Outside of that? I can only say if you don't walk with HIM? You don't stand a chance, Period .

He absolutely did deserve that license cause man he proved himself in the worst way he was worthy

He wasn’t happy, he was literally throwing up from the reality setting in. Even though he was talkative, he was clearly distressed.

@@-UNKNOWN-13 No, he's literally flying a plane for the first time with no training. Humans aren't supposed to fly, his body was shitting it. He was absolutely at peace with death here - realising that it's about to actually happen, though, is cause for sickness.

​@@-UNKNOWN-13 wrong he even said in the video if you had been paying attention he wanted helping finding the controls to pressurize the cabin. Low pressure

​@@jamieeddolls5605 wrong he even said in the video if you had been paying attention he wanted helping finding the controls to pressurize the cabin. Low pressure

He worked in the airport as the one who drives the car that pull the planes, and he hated that job. He had a Bakery before with her wife before but had to leave it to live more closer to her mother in law. He would go to the cockpit and ask the pilots questions about the controllers.

Just have your dad and uncles be pilots duh

yeah, but there is a reason for that..

Well, as you can see, the landing part is really hard.

@@chukwudiilozue9171 Well, yea lmao. Not like he intended to land though

True

That’s for sure… Just a good guy that has lost he’s way . It’s to bad that couldn’t have talked him down the safe way .

Almost everyone that kills themselves just needed a little help

Yeah sounding nice and being a good person is different "BRITISH"

That's the seattle area for you. They fail in mental healthcare. Too many quacks.

Yea.... its tough...

@@jonny-b4954 yes they do! He went out with a bang. No pun intended

Yes - it comes from having to hide our pain, anger & emotions from our parents, if they can’t accept them - we learn to please our parents first, then everyone else... and we end up suicidally depressed..

@Who GAF American Woman? 🤣

Yes that's me an ppl don't hear or see me...I a tired an think I have to do something drastic

Hugs to you :(

8:38 most replayed - there's hope - people remember.

Agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah right im a white gu-

Nope they shot him down .And justified too

@@TheRealRusDaddy they edited it out.

You're a clown.

It’s the end. There’s nothing to lose there.

what if he didnt mean to die he was just doing stunts and messed up?

maybe he was talking about committing this planetheft and the forseen conequences...

@@Puppy_Puppington Well duh. Who doesn't know that?

Timestamp?

@@akali2927 3:35

Ofc they judged him. Guy's a maniac, a depressed one but still. Could have killed a lot of people with a flying plain. But they'd be stupid to do so on air.

@@Tconl did you see his smooth take off? Did you see his aerial maneuvers? This guy could fly... Even the Horizon Air CEO was blown away by his skill: "Beck said the aerial maneuvers were "incredible" and that he "did not know how [Russell] achieved the experience that he did."

Joyful? This man is in distress. He is not in touch with reality and what's actually happening. He is not showing any concern for the fact that he is about to crash a plane.

@@personincognito3989 Poor judgement of character, my guy. Dude is hurting. And show concern for whom? The ground?

@@wille7319 he showed concernfor everyone but himself he had problems that should’ve been dealt with long time ago

@@wille7319 well, you misunderstood my comment

Others thinking he was “joyful” is exactly why he’s dead. The man needed help and everyone probably laughed him off because of his lightheartedness.

F

Rip

There is no such thing as free counseling, I’ve looked. I even showed up at the crazy house and they told me to go to the emergency room. It’s all about money 💰

Godspeed to him? He was certifiably crazy!!

Mmmmmmm no!

@@danbrand2455 I understand your point and you make a very good point however we are all responsible for our actions and Rich is not an exception. Remember he could have crashed that plane in a neighborhood or a thickly settled area and killed lots of people. But thank God he didn’t. He was not well in the head. On top of that, stealing a commercial airline would definitely land one in prison.

Speak for yourself. Don't speak for me and millions of others. I feel sorry for him but I don't feel sorry for what he did. I tell you what...he just sounds like a lazy sob to me.

All they were worried about was getting him down safely.

Lol

Must be diluted

@@ANGELSURS like your toxic ass

Right, talk harshly to a maniac (depressed or not) with a plain. That'll go well.

Hey buddy..I don't know how I can help you if you're in need of something or someone to talk to about your depression please reach out. No one needs to feel that way and no one needs to take his own life. Stay safe 🙏

Hey @D21Scott YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE NEVER ALONE- EVER-

I can relate! I've relapsed after many years clean!

You’re never alone and things are never as bad as you feel. Feelings aren’t facts! Inbox, call, or reach out to someone if you’re ever thinking about harming yourself.🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

This just made me cry. I hope you be ok one day. I love you

Literally same man. As illegal and naive this stunt was it also has and underlying and unintentional message to just , do.

He would be arrested on the spot

Sadly he’d be arrested and lived a long time in jail :(

If he would of become a great pilot.

he do it bro,I believe, now he have better life

@B Koz I respectfully disagree. There is life after physical death, but you have to choose to believe in it now, and the one who offers it in order to experience it later.

@@jessebaldwin2661 There isn't any scientific or physical proof of a life after death, only a possibility. I think we can all agree that if there was an afterlife, Sky King deserves heaven.

@justsayen c63 Religion only dives into the possibilities of what may lie in the afterlife, but there is no certainty that anything religions believe are true.

But if you are definitely jack an airplane

Well said. I agree 100%.

2 of those things are kinda givens, the air force has a fast response time because its not them running planes into buildings this time. And two the controllers have to be calm it's basically a hostage negotiation to get this how ever million dollar plane back in one piece and not crashed into a building or airport, or destroying a runway etc, could essentially dip the nose down into anything before being shot down. And if a missile was fired and he was shot down it's still going to crash somewhere. So you can't shoot him down over civilian areas. They have to be calm to try and get the plane back. And the air force wasn't running training excersises of a hijacked plane going into a building that day. Their training events whether it's be planes, shootings, event 201 prepandemic excersise. Their training events always go live.

I agree

@@brianfitch5469 this dude certified maniac

JB Lewis McCord is a few miles away. Also Whidbey island NAS and probably some more I can’t think of right now. Scramble time is amazing but proximity is immense

@@brunotonyoli9408 IKR