Air traffic control is in contact with the rogue pilot, who is threatening to do a barrel roll.
Motherfucker...
In more related news, there have been a lot of potential things I've always considered my neck of the woods might get in the news for. An idiot employee hijacking a plane from SeaTac certainly wasn't one of them, though...
At least no one was on the plane, and it sounds like no one (other than the idiot who stole the plane, potentially) got hurt. Best case scenario, in my view.
Audio of ATC with the pilot
The dude is reported to have crashed.
https://twitter.com/bendiddy/status/1028137385198940160
It's not entirely known what might've cause it, but there is an idea..
https://twitter.com/jwsthomson/status/1028137142524891136
It's all speculation of course, so it's still best to wait until we see the official report
"I'm just a broken guy--got a few screws lose! Never really knew it till now..y'know?"
Hopefully he made it through okay...
Man I can't wait to watch this episode of Aircrash Investigation
That's just a Cessna looking down at them, looks like they got a heli down there too.
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Looks like he crashed into some high elevation, also said he was getting light headed.
ATC audio from before crash
http://garchives1.broadcastify.com/15227/20180810/201808102255-590200-15227.mp3
Not looking too good for them though
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/215542/bcdb70a3-6138-4416-bbce-fad0d66c944d/image.png
flightradar24 shows a plane with bad position data and no information but the callsign AIR04. Could that be the fighter jet?
Also, seems the airport started allowing takeoffs at 10 local time.
My dad is a mechanic and he always joked that this could of happened, I remember him taking us out to tour an unattended 757 once and the security guard just shrugged.
Well, that's one hell of a way to go out.
Barrel roll video
https://twitter.com/robbp253/status/1028158387404517376
Sounds like the shit I pulled in GTA 3 with the Dodo.
What if this reality is just his GTA 3...
Who seriously expects the wing-loading on a plane that size to weather the forces of stunts? I mean, I find the story mildly amusing but more-so just stupid and sad.