The Internet's Favorite Hijacker: The Tragic Tale of Sky King 

Hello

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That shirt is fuckin SICK

For April fools, do a video on skibidi toilet @Weindigoon

RIP

He literally ruined their days. He ruined a lot more than the day. Why is everyone so empathetic to this guy? He killed himself and caused utter chaos for ground crews in a random manic episode that he clearly didn't regret and his family clearly didn't care much either. Not to mention the cost of an airplane. Which I'm positive his family will not be reimbursing. This isn't sad or quirky to me. It's just weird. Why would he do it? Why is he remembered/revered for it? He's just a random loon who had a bad day and decided to make it terrible for everyone else, too

​@@trite4654get some empathy dude.

@@daltonbedore8396 I feel for his family. I think he was either an idiot, or severely ill.

​@@trite4654spoken like a person who never had any issues in their life 🤡. That man needed help desperately but of course as usual the mental health of our men is scoffed at idk I'm the type of person when I see something like this I'm not like look at this jackass I'm like Jesus Christ to do all this this man must be fighting some real demons and sadly he lost he wanted a hoora before he left

Breaks my heart man

Oh that part too! Sorry I haven't watched the video through but I was in Washington when the news dropped and remember watching it a bit.

"I'll just go nose down and call it a night" got to me more than being broken with screws loose.

I think we've all been there once or twice.

I think what makes those words so haunting to me personally is what he says after "Just didn't realize it until I was up here." The fact that he had a moment of clarity enough to realize that he was in too deep and this choice had no going back in his perspective is what makes it painful.

and the fact he kept the plane intact without a wing shearing off from force and gravity is incredible

​@@WinterDutchie That's exactly what Twilight said lol

Dash 8s are tough airplanes.

@@TwilightWolf2508 There's an old test pilot that would routinely Barrel Roll large commercial airframes from Boeing.... The planes got larger, and the engineers told him not to Barrel Roll the new airframe. 😅 So he did it anyways. The plane handled it just fine

@@WinterDutchie As long as the "forward" velocity is high enough, the wings have enough "lift" (even when upside-down, aka wings now pushing down towards Earth against airframe, along with Gravity) to maintain proper tension and stiffness all throughout. In other words: if you don't have the balls to push it hard enough, it will break the airframe during low-speed maneuvers, but high speeds stabilize and strengthen it.

Ong

Bro just copied what bro said in the video and thought we wouldn't notice

Cleared the water by 10ft... Had to be the biggest high, immediately followed by one of the most crushing weights of reality. Man was prepared to go out in style and just barely didn't. At that point I think I'd have just given up the will to die and gone with a landing.

@@insanospaz Guts moment.

@@insanospaz There's something morbidly beautiful about this. I really feel for this man. RIP Richard.

he planned on going down doing this sick ass move lmao

Modern flight sims and numerous test flights excerpts have taught me: You may be an idiot, and you might try some outlandish maneuvers... But a Boeing 7X7 (727, 737, 747, 757, etc) will barrel roll happily, and has enough brains to prevent most crashes and stalls.

Bruh, What the hell is The Top Dawg of Millergrove Heights doing here?

Did they have that horser on them?

Always keep that horser on you

What is the Top Dawg of Millergrove Heights with his horser doing here?!

@@chrise8275he can’t be no top dawg of Miller grove, if he let some chiefs fan take his wife and kids because he “can put a ring on her finger” have fun buying a new TV opti 😂😂 L BOZO

Hope you're feeling a little better now. Thats a tough spot to be in.

Fuck man. I’m tearing up. Keep doing the same for other people, that’s all we can do. I hope you’re taking care of yourself these days.

@Melissamms much better thanks to friends and family

@@churchthatoneguy That's great to hear.

Hey man, hope you’re doing alright.

@@korebeast973 I believe it was Kelly Johnson, test pilot for Boeing who said: "hold my beer...." right before barrel rolling a brand new 737/747.... After he was EXPLICITLY told NOT TO. But the airframe held up, and everyone involved pooped out diamonds from the stress of the moment, but it was a hilarious feat.

Literally all aircraft, with the possible exception of the Wright Flyer, are capable of barrel rolls. Ospreys can do it, both in hover and in level flight. Chinooks have famously done it. Large heavy lift helicopters can do it. Literally the largest passenger jets can, and in a surprising number of cases, can do it. You literally only need a roll rate higher than like 5 degrees per second, which even the Space Shuttle can casually do, and enough altitude to fly ballistically during the roll, which that right there is the only reason I doubt the Wright Flyer could do it: it had far too low of an altitude limit (literally less than 100 feet). That's it. It literally puts less stress on the aircraft or wings than flying level does, and it requires no special coordination.

@@ASDeckard Beat me too it lol

Sometimes the less you know means the less you have to fear, and fearlessness allows you to act more confidently, fluidly, smoothly, etc, which can directly translate into that person pulling off something incredible. I think that Rich not knowing the hundreds of components that could have easily malfunctioned or just straight up broke during that maneuver, combined with the fact that he literally said he was kinda hoping that he'd die in the attempt, gave him a sort of autonomous ultra instinct Goku-like fluidity to his barrel roll attempt. Where as the engineer mentioned literally knowing everything that could, and probably should, have gone wrong down to a mathematical level, having the outright mindset that it was impossible, would never have a chance at pulling that roll off, due in large part to second guessing and overthinking everything during the attempt.

I’m so sorry you lost your father to such terrible circumstances.

Sorry for your loss brother. Never thought I'd see wadsworth brought up on youtube

Sorry for your loss man

I'm so sorry for your loss. Being a victim of it myself, I feel your pain. I hope you're doing alright ❤❤

Shit, I'm from Ohio, I remember my mom talking about this I think? Sorry man, we can talk about it if ya want? Just sayin.... anyway hope you've grown a lot in good ways since 95. Love ya man, we can talk one day soon. @cameronmiller5592

He definitely came to his senses during the flight. What a shame.

What freaked me out the most was wendi omitting, "im just a white guy".

that took me out too @@ploxjump5825

@@ploxjump5825 yall really picking out the line that "oh could possibly sound the worst" god damn just appreciate the video

​@@ploxjump5825he didn't

lmao why would someone even make this up? your coworker sounds odd

Sounds like major cognitive dissonance and npc behavior.

I want to know that man's thoughts on AI

You made up your coworker

My co worker SWEARS he has the shazaam movie with cedric the entertainer at home. Still hasnt brought it.

To be fair you have no idea how many times he gave it a chance before he finally couldn't take it anymore.

He pulled off a barrel roll in a passenger airliner (Dash-8) somewhere around 5000 feet. Doing a barrel roll isn't hard, in a fighter jet, or an acrobatic aircraft. But doing one in something like a Dash-8 at that height? Pretty incredible. They just aren't built for the particular g loadings of high performance flying. If this has been a jet airliner instead of a turbo prop, he probably would have put a wing into the surf and that would be it.

Sometimes people just don't get those chances no matter how hard they fight. It'll always be an uphill battle. Not saying people shouldn't, but that's how it goes sadly.

life fucking sucks though, and we can't go looking for meaning in the big rare events. it's in the small everyday mundane that we have to find these moments that make us choose life.

I'm really glad you did. I've tried & considered to end myself, one time was more serious though & landed me in the hospital & whatnot. But, I could not POSSIBLY be more glad that I failed miserably at suicide. I'm so glad to be alive now, even though I went through a LOT of hell between that attempt & all the ideations & now - I've also FINALLY got a decent life after 28 years of Hell. It was all worth it to see my daughter smile. Being a mother has completely changed my view of everything, especially my own life. So, I'm really glad - even if it's just basic contentment with everyday life - that you've found something to live for. God bless you.

Ditto. I hear echoes of “Damn it, Jim…” from Star Trek or “You’re too low, damn it” from Airplane. He was simply trying to inject a little levity into an otherwise stressful situation, I think. ✌🏼

Naw definitely, I think the low Oxygen was getting to him and he was memein something you would hear in a movie. Then the sweet nothings remark seems like him saying he wants to keep chatting to someone and doesn’t care about what.

Exacto

He was def just messing around

​@@RileyE. I don't think so. I tried to find the data but failed, maybe someone else can confirm but I doubt he spent much time over 10,000ft. He performed the barrel roll around 5,000ft. At 10,000ft most healthy people can breathe just fine and it's the level pilots will bring a craft too after depressurization (since there's a limited amount of oxygen supplied by those masks).

Did we watch the same video? Im so confused lol

@@Justadonkey At one point he mentions to the F15 pilot that he wants to go and see the Orca that was in the News few days ago, allegedly carrying her deceased baby around grieving for multiple days. Maybe you skipped that part in the video or you didn't pay too much attention to it. i think it lasted like 20-30 seconds in the video.

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@@Justadonkey I know that sometimes despite what the video is titled people can still talk about even the smallest things in the video. I've had this exact mindset until I understand the original comment.

@@sr.fluffulsyea dude like those weird YT meme posts and the comments are just random yappers left and right 😂

you've ALL thought it???? i'm never flying again. omg

nah bro 💀💀💀💀💀🙏

Everyone gets intrusive thoughts... Only SkyKing lives them through...

​@butterstamp3767 on an empty plane? Bro chill and stop acting like a drama queen.

Real talk either delete this comment or change your channel name bro, if any company does a background search and sees this comment ur done 💀

Even Richard said it's beautiful in a different context. The beauty was suppressed by his want to end his life. Find that other context!! Most people that reach the point of no return and survive typically have the same response, they realize they want to live too late. If anyone has thoughts of hurting yourself, seek help please!!

​@@justinb1488yeah and don't make it other people's problem or put them at risk like this racist criminal pos

Cap

@@yungsinnxr5397Saying “cap” here doesn’t even make sense. 😂

There's nothing courageous about "taking yourself out"

The ability to do something that frightens you. This guy wanted out so badly that he did the unthinkable and fought against our base instinct to survive, it's sad, but he's incredibly courageous

@@moneyfornothing85 I think we lack a word accurate for the specific type of mental fortitude required to actively and intentionally end one's own life. It's a remarkable emotion for a reason, an unnatural emotion, one that overrides the animal instinct to live as a result of agonizingly inhuman conditions. In lieu of an apt word for this emotion, "courage" must suffice, but it's a courage we should not celebrate, bur rather, we should laud the courage it takes to remain alive with intention in the face of crippling pain and crushing pressure.

​@@connorpidcock8328 I don't think courage is quite the word to use. I've struggled with some real dark thoughts. At my worst, sitting on the edge of my bed with a knife against my wrist, I wasnt feeling brave. I felt Trapped. I was suffering more than I thought I'd ever have to deal with and more than I thought possible to deal with. I felt isolated, alone, misunderstood, and absolutely worthless. I didn't feel brave. I felt cowardly but I couldn't see another way out. You don't kill yourself because you're brave, most people get to that point the same way I do. You just run out of options that you can see, though you usually haven't actually run out of options. I don't know for sure what made me stay my hand. I think I do, I think it was God, and that's it, only reason I'm living and breathing and now working on my loose screws, but I don't really know. Something up in there told me to just try reaching out for help one more time, and I did. I guess I just don't think suicide should be celebrated in any way. I don't think we should stigmatize it in a bad way either, I wasn't some insane person, but I was no brave hero either. I was just a completely broken man. Most suicidal people are just in a lot of pain and they need help. We can help without even knowing we're helping. Knowing even one person cares can be all it takes sometimes

​@@moneyfornothing85says you

Hey you know, I think he would like his final moment to be compared to something cozy and familial, like a campfire. Seemed like a stand up guy that felt like he was going nowhere.

You are a good person for thinking about him like this. He really didn't seem like someone out to kill anyone besides himself and I'm glad he at least succeeded in not hurting anyone. I'm also sad he like so many others didn't get the help he needed before he got to this point. I've seen this happen before and it's never getting any easier.

​@@DieAlteistwiederda Richard was literally the anti-Andreas Lubvitz

the part about the campfire being too simple for something as important as losing a life - that really hit home for me I think. I'm so grateful you and your family are okay. as someone that has struggled mentally as well as lost a friend to suicide, his story definitely leaves many complicated emotions in its wake. I hope that out of everything, the story keeps giving folks a chance to reflect and talk about their struggles instead of bottling them up.

You look like a liberal

acting like u don’t enjoy hoping behind the wheel of your plane🙄

the sky king?

@@highdefinition450 in the pnw we just call him sky man

That's what's so sad. How much pain can be behind a smile 😢

@@XWoodbineXI know I deal with my own intrusive thoughts. Not so much for what Sky King did, not anymore (I did as recently as 2020), but I can tell you a couple people who I opened up to about the pain I was in were caught off guard because I seemed like my usual self. The truth is, a lot of us who have depression or other issues, we try to make others feel better because we know exactly what it is like to feel like there’s little to no hope, and not only do we don’t want anyone else to feel like that after how much it hurts, we’ve seen the view from the edge of the abyss, and know that sometimes all it takes is someone sitting on that edge with you and listening to you to stop you from taking that final plunge and regretting that choice when you’re halfway down.

See you space cowboy…

omg omg yeah I remember !!! ahh I love cowboy bebop one of my favs

@@mohesm1 The real folk bluesss

​@@mohesm1 this hurt my soul 😭

You're gonna carry that weight

Well said.

This touches on how I thought of it. This world doesn't work for us, it's hard to do anything meaningful or ethical and get somewhere. I find my peace in resistance and altruism, but I think that sometimes people get tired and just want to leave. He did so on his own terms, doing it his way. He's like chuckling into the void, at the end of *his* world. I can appreciate that, but clearly when reality set it, he realized that even his death isn't what it was cracked up to be.

This is not the world that God prepared for us.

The world you were born in no longer exists

Time is aways moving gotta try to help form the times or they'll form you

I think he would've gone down if he didn't know he completely fucked up any chance at a future with this antic. I believe he says as much at some point of their interaction.

I hope you are doing ok and not letting the media dictate who he really was. I of course never knew of him let alone met him, but I know that the media and internet can be really tone deaf.💜

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and insight. There's a lot of surrealism to explore, but we are going to have to understand. When tragic and euphoric events happen in this oddly exciting way, the meaning that he felt is inevitably corrupted by our own inner impressions. The reason why is obscure and he cannot tell. I could understand the core of frustration and seeking of meaning for a young man facing his failures in a fight. But its a false assumption, an embrace of or rejection? Both? Banality of life, toxic failure... to someone rejecting the constraints, because they crave something that may not be real, and knowing that you will never avoid the consequences. Do you think he was planning on doing this? It seems so impulsive and yet so long considered, God has him and all of the high flyers, peaceful in his hand, and I hope you can find some of the healing that he could not. Bless you!

huh

​ As someone who is also an avid flight simmer ever since the age of 7, his story really resonates with me, I always felt like I was born for the sky more than the ground, and while there are many things on the ground that I am attached to, I just feel the sky is where I want to be. I completely understand the need of wanting to reject ones constraints of being grounded, wanting to be free from the troubles of life on the ground, seeing the majestic soaring of birds above. From what I could see, or tell, Richard was an honest man, trying to live an honest life, but just didn't get the help he needed or wanted. What I think is more beautiful in a sense is although slightly reckless, he definitely didn't want to hurt anyone. I hope things are going well for you, and I'm sure he was a wonderful friend...

Man didn’t wanna hurt anyone besides himself I guess.

​@@TR13400 Very bad take

@@TR13400L take. Bozo

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@@notpaul3378he’s just mad because the event exposes how racial biases can effect people one thing the media doesn’t tell you about this is how Sky king felt discriminated against, even most outlets that reported on the even cut the part where he says “nah they probably wouldn’t (give me a job) I’m a straight white guy.”

Went looking for this comment:)

Ooooo I didn't know that, man I love the f 15

@@jimbothegymbro7086actually it’s the other way around, the soviets made the mig25 and the Americans shit themselves so they made the F15 only to realise the mig25 wasn’t all that

Fun fact, the F-15A was the first and only fighter to shoot down a satellite in the 80s Another fun fact is that the F-15 has a air to air K/D ratio of 104-0. ... and another fun fact, an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down a helicopter with a guided bomb in the early 90s

I live near PDX and can always hear Eagle 1&2 take off for training but on this day they were a bit more aggressive and shook my house. Made insane time.

That's Autism my friend

Not one for small talk but always leave a story to remember. Sounds like a guy I can chill with.

This is so funny because it’s so accurate to my older brother

Like when I tell my preteen sister about Project Blue Beam.

it’s like when my brother comes home from college 😭

For an untrained baggage handler to take a Dash 8 into the air and barrel role it is incredible, the Guys a Hero, he knew he would never get a chance at being a pilot because all the slots were reserved for Women and Diversity hires not those with the most merit, he went out with a bang with a huge middle finger at this ridiculous corrupt Anti-White system.

Yeah. I think it's better than other ways to go that drag strangers into it (like jumping in front of trains, etc) there's at least a positive element here, where someone who without a doubt was feeling very miserable for a while, got to feel joy before the end. Like, yeah, maybe not something to glorify but judging it as a one time thing, it's more of just a "good for him" deal for me.

I was a fan of his story and bringing more awareness to mental health until I found out he had a wife and kids he left behind. Suicide is always a selfish, cowardly act, but when you willingly abandon kids it's adds alot more weight. The barrel roll was pretty tight tho.

Having once nearly been a USAF aviator but disqualified for mild, totally treatable, and basically remitted depression, and having subsequently served for 24 years in other capacities (including 13 years active) I can confirm mental health is basically stigmatized to the point of complete denial in the military and in aviation. In a culture where even admitting to _any_ sort of mental issue is a kiss of death, is it any surprise that people hide it and deal with it ineffectively? We can do better

​@@LoganB113anyone that claims suicide is selfish and cowardly has not been in a situation where it felt like the only option

Please don’t pull a Sky King 2: Electric Boogaloo

​@@Ken-fh4jc please DO more like, wagie cagie.

That's actually really awesome. (I hope the positive attitude toward him doesn't inspire anyone else to do something similar, but other than that, it's pretty sweet.)

I hope the higher ups took the "minimum wage greasy wheels" comment seriously

​@Ken-fh4jc that sounds like a city morgue album

Im in the same boat and share how you’re feeling. Im happy you’re here and you’re doing great

I'm proud of you ❤

You are your brain. I feel bad for my subconscious thats just trying to keep me alive

Wueeeeeeeee! “I’m just a teenage dirtbag, babby” 🎵 😂

in the same boat, or i guess airplane 😅

Wow, that's fucked.

RU-vid won't let link the video, but it's on YT if you search for "King 5" and "Sky King"

Par for the course in “our” society. Truly sickening honestly. The media, politicians, and the rest of the status quo are more focused on finance and their own well being rather than what to them is just a random male of European heritage who gave up on the hamster wheel they foster and created.

As some one who lives in wa, the media frequently victim blames and favors the rich.

Which is precisely the type of thing which made him do it. Vindicating really.

Yep. 🙏❤ I got here from glp. Subbed to this guy quickly.

The aircraft wasn't certified as capable of doing that maneuver...not until Sky King just went and looped 'er anyways.

If you hate this man, fuckin do better

He was a sad chump undeserving of any respect or praise, ruining a family and causing millions in property damage is not "cool"

@@SerechIIProjection, thy name is SerechII

@@SerechII​​⁠​⁠​⁠ imagine crying in every comment about the “loser” who’s still substantially more well liked than you 😂. You act like he ruined _your_ family, Crimson Chin. You seem bitter. What, envious that when you eventually reevaluate your life & off yourself, that nobody would even bat an eye…? That you have zero legacy to be remembered or written down? Stay mad all you want, wont stop all that from being true. Ppl’re still gonna see Sky King as Sky King.. while youre but a speck of lanky dust. Lmfao. Get a job or smtn instead of commenting. Good day.

Instead of lashing out he ruined his family's life and caused millions of property damage, people really like to romanticize and put this guy on some sort of pedestal, he was just a sad guy that offed himself in a way that caused a lot of damage to a lot of people, he really doesn't deserve any respect imo

​@SerechII fair 100%, but that barrel roll was also sick as hell

@@SerechII people who are praising him means that the society has failed us, he doesnt deserve respect, maybe, but he was not in the fault

​@@SerechII🤓

only a cishet white guy would get this kind of forgiveness and praise for something like this lmfao

And it's all a result of the "no child left behind" nonsense. Some people aren't smart enough to do well in life. Rather than ruin the lives of smart people later on, we need to make the stupid rise up as best they can early on.

I'm all too familiar 😅 it really sucks

Child prodigies generally end up seriously screwed up in one way or another. I just saw a video that said flatly that “gifted” children should be considered “special needs”.

as a local I got to say, it's also because Wasilla High's football team still sucks. always has

​​@@anna9072FACTS half of the "gifted" kids are just good at keeping up with homework/tests and the other half have needs that are absolutely not being met in the program and should at LEAST have IEPs

Lies I knew what your doing on that day I watched you don’t make up a fake story just for 13 likes chloe

God is with you, He will never leave you. You can do this.

@@brunobucciaratiswifesticky fingaz

Wendigoon is a nice guy

I hope you never have to feel that feeling ever again, in your life.

@angelofgrace96 I know thaty feeling too. Thank you for still being here, you beat the darkness one more day. GOD is with you,just call out to him, seek to be closer to him. you made it this far. you have the strength to keep going. brighter days are ahead.

Was it joy he wanted to feel or an intense thrill and feeling of control that modern life wouldn’t offer him? Either way, deeply relatable.

I wonder how this story would end if there are some or a lot of people that he killed on that crash? Will internet still glorify him?

@@greatveemon2Yes, the internet will still glorify a murderer and it’s really sad.

I remember hearing that he would casually ask a pilot friend of his, "what's this do, what's that do." The friend would tell him, thinking he was just interested in aviation. Not realizing he was giving the guy the info he needed to get the plane off the ground. Did that come up in your report? I didn't hear it in Wendi's re-telling so I'm curious if it's true.

@@greatveemon2 I don’t believe so, but then again the internet glorifies the Unabomber so I wouldn’t be surprised. The point is he never meant any harm to anyone and luckily no one else was injured. It truly is a tragedy though

Fo real

Not everyone.

Cuz we wuz kangs!

This shit right here. Damn.

Seemed like he made a lot of nervous, goofy jokes. And honestly I probably would have too. That made it so much more real

Yeah for real it always just sounded like sarcasm to me, he's clearly hamming it up for brevity

My thoughts exactly 😂

he literaly said he was just joking. he was busting his balls, yanking his chain.

Yeah, he became a criminal, a bad husband and a weak pathetic man

There’s also this defeatist attitude about the future. I wouldn’t end myself because I believe I always have potential. But some people don’t think that way and it’s very tragic because everybody has potential to do something meaningful without ending their own life

Honestly surprised people aren’t memeing him for being a cringe lord or whatever else they could pick on about it. The story seems pretty unremarkable to be - I mean if we’re all fangirling over this guy we may as well fangirl over the guy who had his meth lab van blow up in a hospital car park a few years ago.

​​@@oki__well what makes him relatable is that he seems like normal Joe like the rest of us, having mundane job that we hate, not some drugs dealer or meth cook like you said, someone who at some point (at younger age) reaching their highest level and actually thought that they would amount to something then suddenly reality hit and everything went to shit. Again we don't know his life or what he went through, I don't condone his actions but I understand why so many people (especially men) relate and idolize him

Glad you’re still here ❤

“breathing subscription active” is a nice way to put it lol

I hope you continue to find the ways and reasons to stay, too. I definitely get it as well. Firsthand. ❤ glad you're still here.

Im so SO glad you’re here!! …but this touched me real deeply. I see you. Especially the “have no right to take a kids mama away from him.” Bc I am on the other side of the coin. I _am_ the kid. I was diagnosed with a few anxiety disorders & depressive. I have been stuck in that dark space for so long that its taking my childhood & young peak years away from me. I’ve thought ab it so many times. & even had dad’s gun ready before. But then my mama called while at her (very short, that she wasted just for me)break on 24-hour shift work, constantly busy as a 911 dispatcher, & said she was stressed & just wanted to hear her babies voice. I told her nothing ab the gun. After we hung up, I cried myself to sleep. I could not do it, but I wanted to. & im such bad child to her for it. & your comment is making me cry…bc Ik my death would absolutely break my mom. I just CANT do that to her, she is the reason I’m still alive. I feel i have nothing else to live for. & im just so scared bc if anything happens to her, idk what I would do. I would be just destroyed & would never be okay again. But, it still got worse anyway. Im not even sure I will be here in 2025 regardless. Im not strong & brave enough like you. I understand Sky King so much too…I just wanna be free, man. Its different when youre a parent tho. Cuz you _are_ so strong, & awesome & stuff & like self-less, putting your kid first & not doing that to him. He needs you more than you know. Always think of your kid whenever you get to that point. Sry, I just wanted to thank you for helping me see a new perspective & stuff. Sometimes I just need to read comments like these to reevaluate things. You are a great mom, no matter how hard you are on yourself. I get it.

Yeah, it's such a simple statement, but it's also probably the most supportive and meaningful thing that anyone in that position can hear. I guess it's just one of those things where, if you know, you know...

Thanks for the clarification 👍

how could wendigoon forget the 11 snake wranglers needed to start a plane?

Could also be seat configuration.

@@SerechII those mf snakes...

2 pilots and 2 flight attendants. It can be configured for more seats if they wanna pack people like sardines.

Noice! o7

amazing

If it was prior to 2018, that was for Colton Harris. What the hell is going on in the NW? I lived in the area when Colton, the Barefoot Bandit, was active. He was another folk hero. Suppose he’s still in jail.

@agnostic1247 it was post-2018. The patch has a dash 8 on it as a direct reference to Richard Russell.

I know somebody who has that same patch

I lived near where he crashed. It was a wild experience.

I was living in Portland at the time that this happened, and recall hearing about it on the local news just shortly after it had all concluded. The exact sound of his voice on those radio transmissions is something that has since haunted me.. The strangely optimistic tone of a man who has resigned from this life, as if he expects whatever is on the other side to be more peaceful. Personally, I believe that to be a culturally insidious and false idea, one that has allowed events like this to shatter countless lives; and perhaps, the eternal existences of innumerable souls. It's an idea that seemingly few people, even those of faith, ever truly reckon with.

​@@dean1543What happened after he crashed?

Why do you kick yourself over "not thinking critically about it"? What is there to think critically about?

Rest easy sky king!

Tbf I don't think ANYBODY likes having feds around.

I don't blame them.

yes

Pieces

He's memeing a meme that memelords love because it lets them feel less like basement dwellers and more like ordinary people. Read the freaking room. The people here praising "sky king" are all complaining about severe depression and suicidal ideation. Think about what you're supporting, here. Literally committing suicide, theft, property damage, etc. Take a damn step back from the meme and think about the reality of what you're promoting in reality. Think about the lives you're affecting. This kind of horrible crap only appeals to severely deranged people.

Wendigoon is genuinely the only person I can watch on RU-vid who covers this stuff; everyone else sensationalizes and demonizes the subjects and/or situations, while Wendigoon approaches everything with an almost clinical level of respect, while acknowledging the weight of the circumstance(s). I haven't found other channels that go over this specific variety of content with near as much care as he does.

Agreed!!

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@@Critter_Farm exactly!

Wouldn't flying without a plane just be falling?

@@justinwatson1510 No, if you know what the film is about.

@@justinwatson1510 Chronicle is about people with super powers

Oh yeah, I think I saw that movie!

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Richard without realizing it, became a symbol of the Every Man. We work and provide for those we care, even when we are fighting demons everyday. I'm confident that Richard could have landed that plane. It's just that, he decided he was done fighting. And that's okay, May God rest Richard's Soul. Long Live the Sky King!

your inability to talk about your feelings is a skill issue

@@moonsigil and unfortunately some people's experiences cause them to avoid talking about feelings. It's common in Hispanic cultures. There are many factors at play

​@@moonsigilWhat a disgusting thing to say, grow up

@@Craglicious idec. turn that 1.5% into a 100%

The jonkler

When he said “maybe we’ll blame this on minimum wage, try to get some gears greased” as if he’s hoping some value can be made of his death? It’s pretty crushing.

speak for yourself

Yeah no, don't generalize being screwed in the head, if you are a bad day away from this seek help immediately, if you feel like offing yourself is "freedom" seek help, it's pretty cynical but I believe you are just being edgy for the sake of it but that's the same reason I find this guy to be completely undeserving of any amount of respect, much less celebrating or putting on a pedestal, he was just a sad guy that decided to ruin his family's life and cause a whole bunch of property damage, if you see yourself in this guy, get help

​@SerechII true but the barrel roll was kinda cool tho

What is “based” about that?

completely missed the point

@@User-gd5unThat if you're going to do something illegal, do something that is the MOST illegal, or not at all. And when it comes to the punishment, you either face it head on, or you take punishment on yourself.

He was so young. I wish he had held on awhile longer... he would've realized that it DOES get better. 😢

@@DamePiglet I mean, not always.

Only barrel role you'll ever seen in a commercial airplane, so it is the greatest period.

@@Rizzbulla Never heard about the Boeing 707 barrel roll? A test pilot flew one back in the day as demonstration.

​@@Rizzbulla pilot here in Brazil did one on a fully packed commercial plane (737) back in 88. He was trying to shake off a hijacker. See VASP 375 for more detail

@@Voodoo_One Yeah, from a PILOT.

​@@Rizzbullaslight correction: The only barrel roll from a commercial aircraft that the manufacturer said should have been impossible to do.

Do it bro. I am. Life is really short, and you might not make it till retirement. Why wait?

Go! Go now! That thing you think is so important you can't leave and go now. It's not important, you can get another one. If you can't get another one take it with you. But GO

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Hope your doing good

I had a strange sense of calm wash over me the second I got my bed on my ward, each and every time I've been. It's weird but getting myself out of the environment I was in, even though the environment wasn't the problem, helped get me out of my head a bit. And it took off any pressure to go to school or work the next day, which helped in the short run.

@@J3Wbacca it’s been a long time since then and I’ve improved a lot, I’m very happy that I called when I did.

@@saltiestsiren that was definitely my reaction too! The reset it did to my mind gave me a lot of time to think and relax and get caught back up with my hygiene routine

It’s not impossible, just about any aircraft can do a barrel roll with enough altitude.

@@andreahighsides7756 but he wasn't nearly high enough nor was that aircraft rated to do that due to structural stress tests, like it should have caved in on itself or the wings should have collapsed or something.

I think there's wisdom in that. Richard had the most glorious suicide fathomable, and even he came to regret it before it happened. I think that's something for everyone to remember, especially the people he left behind.

Cap

I hate the comment saying cap that's all i know to say

It makes me sad to say I understand why he did it. I just can't hurt the people around me.

Yes, it's crazy to hear a story this crazy, but think "Yeah, I get that". Most men live lives of quiet desperation.

I remember the story of the CHP officer trying to talk them out of it. "There's always light and hope at the end of the tunnel", he said. One of his first ones, guy asked him "But what if you reach the end of the tunnel and there's nothing there? There is no light and all hope is gone. What am I to do? What am I going to do?" CHP officer didn't have an answer for him. Guy saw it in his eyes; he knew CHP officer was telling the truth. Both he and the CHP officer knew he'd come to the end of the line. He went over the side and finished his life's story.

@dellanorosy4730 yea that's the thing once your brain is convinced there isn't a way out it's hard to convince it otherwise... I have a pretty good life personally but it all just seems so pointless most of the time even with success, healthy relationships and all that. It just doesn't really feel like it matters to me.

@mitch5944 I hope you find your light again. Take care.

Eyes locked shut but peek to see the view from halfway down

@@mitch5944 Similar situation here too. On the world's stage, I've had it better than some. Nowhere near am I rich, but it seems like everything is draining the life out of me. No time or opportunity to enjoy life on my terms. Half my life expended, the other half is sure to provide pain, misery, suffering unlike anything I've ever felt before in my first half. Some problems can be solved; others can't. The human body doesn't last forever, but pain is as real as it gets. Live one week or 134 years, it doesn't matter. Penciled in for a meeting with the Grim Reaper, when your time's up, it's over.

Except in America stating you have ideations allows them to institutionalize you without consent. Its why people don’t say anything the second time they are having ideations. Source: my time in a loony bin.

@@RedheadReff You should be able to trust your family with this info & that they have best intentions for you. Sorry it happened to you like that.

​@@Idntgtsome peoples "family" are the worst people in their lives

The family is selfish for wanting someone who wants to go to stay.

@@maducrutz9384your family can have completely pure intentions and still 302 you for being emotionally vulnerable. Source: multiple of my friends have permanent trauma from mental health institutions

Ooh, an internet favorite iceberg?

I agree

let him finish the cryptid one first

Obligatory “wHeRe cRyPtId IcebErG” comment.

He’s obviously doing that dog

I was inside when it happened (didn't know it was happening at all until the crash), but it must've been so crazy to see a passenger plane do a fricken barrel roll. I wish I could've witnessed it, but I also understand how scary that must've been to watch....

@craigharper5799 It was absolutely WILD to see, but it definitely escalated quickly. It went from, "OMG, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen a regular person do with my own eyes," to "Oh holy $#@!, he's not gonna try to land it?!? He's going to die," head-spinningly fast. It was the day before my birthday. All I wanted was for him to miraculously survive. I still think he could've pulled off a landing. It's sad that he didn't want to try.

Yeah, I can second that...

youre exactly right. ive been there myself

Too true man I wish we didn’t have to feel this way

usually this has to do with feeling unable to fully share who you are and your true feelings with your loved ones. i cant help any individual here to remedy that since many situations are different but knowing the cause, i find, can be infinitely helpful in getting to the roots and unraveling your problems. im sorry if this wasnt helpful.

love alone isnt enough, the most important is care and acceptance. love is "just" a feeling and its the actions that matter the most and have the best positive effects on people. to love is to care. show and tell people you love that you care about them. learn how to love with your whole heart. learn how to show it. let it grow and let yourself grow along with it. you can change or even save a life be kind, be selfless, be thoughtful, be considerate, be respectful, be patient, learn to view things from someone elses perspective. love is all that matters if your really think about it. not only for people but also for animals, nature, our planet, cosmos and all the littlest things inbetween. passion is nothing but love too. its a driving force yet love is dying. apathy and selfishness prevail which is hard to observe

double lariat moment

Yeah, a total chump

Could've just said nothing

That's the best thing about this channel. Other channels would just go trough the events, but Wendigoon takes a long time to really understand all sides and give his best to make us understand the case beyond what made the news.

Wendi is the best. Welcome ❤

Exactly. It’s one of the worst feelings when you KNOW something is wrong but you CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. You feel so guilty and helpless.

there are also people who are suicidal for completely rational personal preference reasons. being suicidal isnt inherently related to mental illness, and the illnesses that causes you to want to die and the rational decision to kill yourself out of preference are similar but different and people dont know that.

I’ve always told people this, “You can’t use your own brain to fix your own thinking/brain”. Sometimes a simple chemical imbalance can do horrible things to your psyche. Just get on some medication that levels you out, and use that newfound clarity to set yourself up for success. Then taper off of the medication until you’re in a better place

​@@facemonkeysI would love to clarify something about your comment. I agree that you need someone else to help with mental health issues, that unbiased voice of reason is very important. However, just taking meds alone doesn't help as much as people think. The majority of people who go solely for medication and not therapy have a higher rate of relapsing, and these meds are usually things you have to take long-term. A chemical imbalance goes back to being an imbalance once that medication fixing the levels leaves the body. The best thing someone can do is find someone to talk to, a mental health professional, and do this as long as it is needed for that individual. Some people only need therapy for a few months, others are lifelong patients, it depends on the person. Therapy combined with medication is fantastic with the best outcome (if the person needs medication, sometimes you don't or you're like me and your body reacts poorly to meds). There's plenty of different treatments that are great options, but finding a good therapist is key no matter what.

Well when his other option was getting a game over without doing anything, yes going for a fly and doing a barrel roll and not hurting anyone with the plane is going out like a gigachad

@@kathrineici9811I think they are saying something more along the lines of “it’s sad that we focused on how cool his suicide was and not what led a man to commit suicide” they glorified his death as opposed to talking about the issues that led to it. He did go out like a gigachad, but the more important thing is that he did NOT have to “go out,” at all.

no you didnt

@@bigdiggle5036 No one ever feels emotionally invested in anything.

​@@bigdiggle5036 hit the gym tiny.

It was probably at the moment when he realized he thought the view would feel one way but it didn't that he decided to do it. He probably thought since nothing changed his mind up here then nothing can down there

it is not like he had much choice one he started the plane. Even if he would managed to land the plane he would probably go to jail for long time. ;/

​@@K-a-i. Jail time ≠ Death

Thank you, I needed that.

You were so close. The best moral philosophy is total hedonism. I have lived such a happy life up until now and am grateful every day. I see a lot of depressed miserable people, and i just wonder if they really pursued their own happiness full force what might change

I agree you don't need to care about achievement or changing the world tho. Once you die it won't matter what you achieved

Good comment

very well said man.