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

[@wilfstor3078]

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

[@milkandblue]

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

[@Outworlder]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@wilfstor3078]

@@thecaynuck4694 Ok, fair enough.

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@AviationMaster]

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

[@LearningBirdy]

He’s getting paid don’t you worry

[@dx1450]

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

[@6z0]

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

[@AviationMaster]

lol

[@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555]

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

[@tinman8972]

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

[@Link2edition]

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

[@EJ-74]

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

[@karlepaul6632]

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

[@theavidaviator]

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

[@Democracyyy]

The best

[@WellnexIndia]

Hands down

[@DScott-bp4vu]

🙋🏾‍♀️❤

[@deronbennett6431]

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

[@iamhim985]

I think he’s the best

[@webpa]

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

[@ebayerr]

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

[@jimb12312]

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

[@ipangdeni2965]

Just returned to the maker

[@florentcourtois3813]

You can add alcohol to this one !

[@vrajananda]

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

[@gabe-po9yi]

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

[@valerierodger7700]

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

[@golffoxtrotyankeehooligan222]

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

[@cameron8679]

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

[@adotintheshark4848]

and the A5 is not a performance plane either.

[@jimgjmn-mpbccollins6995]

Thats drugs for i!!!!!!

[@6z0]

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

[@UNZlP]

bruh how do all ur comments hav likes

[@otisthetowndrunk3613]

💯

[@XanderBeckett1]

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

[@gregoryconnor9333]

Pity he can't spell and the disgusting music

[@canadianroot]

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

[@Bender2497]

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

[@danieldaemicke6904]

Maybe you inspired him to be a pilot.

[@Bender2497]

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

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

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

[@owenfranco9441]

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

[@owenfranco9441]

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

[@frankblangeard8865]

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

[@sllabymeugnot]

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

[@davidreuter9320]

That would be “impacted “

[@luxincognita]

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

[@twistedyogert]

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

[@suzukirider9030]

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

[@glennbaz2]

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

[@ivannovotny4552]

glennbaz2 Beautifully said.

[@ArchTeryx00]

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

[@ilanamillion8942]

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

[@csonkaperdido]

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

[@csonkaperdido]

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

[@tomperkins5657]

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

[@BillGreenAZ]

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

[@phantomzone3059]

*cough* *cough* andreas lubitz

[@Cent4man]

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

[@alvinwagner6745]

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

[@Cent4man]

@@alvinwagner6745 a reasonable question

[@xC4N4D14NB4C0Nx]

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

[@sporkybutterz]

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

[@sinoperture]

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

[@fiveoboy01]

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

[@fiveoboy01]

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

[@demiurgiac]

What a limited and uninspired view you have.

[@eddiem.5811]

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

[@Richierich90000]

i agree either suicide or totally off the planet.

[@darykinnaman2319]

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

[@goodboyringo9716]

That is the first thing that came to my mind.

[@pcar5]

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

[@NoobieToob]

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

[@Cruiserweight190]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

That's the sad reality of pro athletes.

[@droneracer]

Crashes don't have to hurt.

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

@@dbclass4075 True...

[@Cent4man]

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

[@CoryMcCarvilleSchueths]

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

[@jerrymarshall2095]

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

[@adotintheshark4848]

the guy was a flying pharmacy

[@Errcyco]

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

[@KBS117]

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

[@adotintheshark4848]

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

[@patfarra627]

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

[@dbclass4075]

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

Yes it does look at Harrison Ford.

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

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

[@raymond3803]

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

[@BrisLS1]

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

[@6z0]

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

[@dx1450]

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

[@Lightblue2222]

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

[@WG55]

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

[@dallasdien]

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

[@RaymondCore]

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

[@leifopstad2972]

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

[@alci720]

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

[@jiaconis]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@alci720]

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

[@tarkusmjg]

He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

[@amerikanpoliskamerasvideol6170]

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

[@harleyanne3720]

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

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

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

[@slavoslav9175]

@T W Wh-

[@aarush3250]

ok who old are you?

[@harleyanne3720]

@@aarush3250 69.

[@homertalk]

Tragedy on the Hudson.

[@huntergatherer7796]

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

[@richasis]

Unless that's the plan.

[@dblackout1107]

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

[@depilot2035]

Don't get high unless you want to say goodbye

[@Ebbrush3]

will die

[@timmy841212]

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

[@ZapFlashD]

Thank you, Mr Mackey

[@timmy841212]

@@ZapFlashD 😂

[@sarahalbers5555]

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[@vidura]

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

[@timmy841212]

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

[@Recon3Y3z]

What a waste of a perfectly fine aircraft.

[@nikoproto]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@XanderBeckett1]

The Caynuck Not to some people lol

[@nikoproto]

i mean, people die every day

[@Arounadabout]

@@nikoproto my dad died

[@teejayventura6758]

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

[@lex1945]

One of the best channels on KZbin!

[@alphabravoindia5267]

Not one of, THE Best

[@Democracyyy]

@@alphabravoindia5267 agreed

[@lex1945]

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

[@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555]

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

[@agdthing8355]

André that isn’t even true

[@galaxypixel2909]

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

[@Jpilgrim30]

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

[@michaelc3977]

I love it in MSFS2020 on Xbox Series X

[@8a41jt]

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

[@Potato_Man1776]

Affordable? Dude its $300k

[@adb8003]

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

[@adb8003]

@@Potato_Man1776 especially for a millionaire

[@careyrose6059]

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

[@maxpenn6374]

Yep.

[@bryanttillman]

No one that stupid could ever be expected to land

[@numbnutz9398]

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

[@Henry-n7n8]

@@numbnutz9398 I like this answer

[@ryan2971]

Bro ur so wtong

[@Morpheen999]

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

[@dx1450]

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

[@Dentiera]

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

[@losttale1]

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

[@miketuli88]

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

[@dx1450]

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

[@BeMoreAwareGodWatches]

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

[@HeRacesTheSun]

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

[@JesusVelociraptor]

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

[@Rombbb]

😊

[@seaspotter2469]

I wish the news reported things this accurately.

[@popcorn-uz3tn]

How did it not?

[@seaspotter2469]

@@popcorn-uz3tn Im talking about aviation in general

[@popcorn-uz3tn]

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

[@martinc.720]

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

[@prasad530]

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

[@omarijoseph3189]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@erinthesystem9608]

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

[@tarkusmjg]

He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

[@erinthesystem9608]

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

[@el34glo59]

@ Wtf does that have to do with this?

[@jlfcpa]

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

[@Robd.2theT]

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

[@theycallmetundraboy]

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

[@tarkusmjg]

He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

[@canadasleftcoast.5744]

Self absorbed hubris. Utterly ridiculous.

[@steviesevieria1868]

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

[@stevenspilly]

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

[@chuckschillingvideos]

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

[@MichaelBuck]

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

[@davidj.3441]

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

[@jonnie2bad]

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

[@jonnie2bad]

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

[@flyoverkid55]

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

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@CassassinCatto]

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

[@katemaloney4296]

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

[@onemoremisfit]

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

[@5roundsrapid263]

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

[@HHH-ye1ro]

All of my respect for Roy went out the window when the truth about his accident came out. He put himself, his family, and total strangers lives at risk by doing what he was doing. The fact that they were showering him with such affection, after all of this pains me.

[@jjs2351]

Totally agree. He could have killed others. His wife begged him not to fly. It really annoyed me that the Phillies retired his number.

[@nayanvaid7521]

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

[@sidplayzz64]

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

[@sandrobarbisan3498]

wow

[@jan-lukas]

Or on the Ramstein air base accident

[@aarondynamics1311]

i would like Air Canada flight 143

[@veltonmeade1057]

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

[@Raptor747]

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

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@terranovarain6570]

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

[@avoidtheherd7066]

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

[@freebirdcf1]

He was hi

[@charlieb8788]

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

[@d.wil2x]

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

[@dexterious006]

Not high enough to stay airborne.

[@sweepthelegjohnny1490]

Bazinga

[@markusk4959]

High with a sudden low....

[@drewizkoollikeicecre]

Best...channel...ever! I’m not a pilot and I thoroughly enjoy these videos. They are presented so that even a novice understands the content. Kudos to the creator!!

[@Hulkhoagie1]

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

[@Strype13]

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

[@glamdolly30]

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

[@roblobster10]

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

[@duderdudeedoo1984]

@@Strype13 you have a poor sense of sympathy

[@Strype13]

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

[@cassiocm]

3:28 Amazing graphics! Even the sun reflecting the fuselage!

[@DogDuwer]

This is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and comes with the A5. Really great with VR goggles .

[@tomthompson7400]

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

[@Louisiana_Levitator06]

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

[@CheetSheatOverlode]

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

[@Louisiana_Levitator06]

@@CheetSheatOverlode 👍🏽

[@MatyasArby]

Good lessons about judgment and airmanship.

[@Louisiana_Levitator06]

@@MatyasArby yes sir. All of it counts.

[@popsfereal]

Watch 74crew- good sruuf for the same reason.

[@MSDOGS1976]

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

[@quietprofessional3608]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@BillGreenAZ]

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

[@uraldamasis6887]

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

[@phantomzone3059]

unlike andreas lubitz

[@quietprofessional3608]

@@phantomzone3059 yes that was heartbreaking.

[@georgiefarr1094]

The graphics - 10/10. Absolutely excellent 👏👏

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

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

[@getmoneyboy231]

@tinwoods no shit Sherlock

[@thegamerguy56]

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

[@Dawsondive]

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

[@twistedyogert]

Close enough.

[@intrstrnr]

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

[@66lwmorgan]

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

[@vidura]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

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

[@tarkusmjg]

He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

[@thunderchief2006]

1:44 the instruments look more like dials in a car

[@dave1135]

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

[@Ichibuns]

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

[@dave1135]

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

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@zmaj6524]

@Floyd Schmeklin That was my thought lol.

[@alvaroakatico9188]

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

[@sairamsidgiddi9725]

TheFlightChannel is literally my favorite aviation KZbin channel of all time. Such quality content!😍❤

[@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555]

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

[@agdthing8355]

André’s lying don’t y’all worry

[@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555]

@@agdthing8355 look again

[@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555]

@@agdthing8355 now remove this comment you calling me a liar

[@dbclass4075]

@@andrewilliamcesardossantos1555 I suggest to tell TheFlightChannel directly. Alternatively, repost that link to the comment section (not in replies), and hopefully he will read it.

[@jd2161]

Idk how many of you edit videos but something like this takes a lot of time to put together. No wonder this channel has over 1 mill subs.

[@jackfrost2146]

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

[@tarkusmjg]

He was a drug addict suffering with alot of pain.

[@tarkusmjg]

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

[@gaetanchevanier6600]

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

[@venomf0]

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

[@tarkusmjg]

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

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

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

[@skyepicus]

The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 1,900 feet. . . . . although the pilot was reported to be higher.

[@mjoven1975]

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

[@lpspaintedskies8501]

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

[@MovieMakingMan]

This guy should never have been flying or driving anything. He was reckless and flying just 5 feet above boats. I’m glad he didn’t kill other people that day and he wasn’t carrying a passenger. He was killed by 5 drugs and his 1 big ego.

[@chima486]

The worst quotes in aviation: someone is killed

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yeah

[@jamesricker3997]

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

[@PlateletRichGel]

i was amazed he recovered from the first banking turn.

[@rick15666]

Thank you for this absolutely spectacular upload/retelling of events with incredible detail down to the minute/feet/and tox screen.

[@annndukumutua833]

Editing marvelous long live the Flight Channel

[@RK18771]

wow. reckless flying!

[@abbysnowmist]

Indeed.

[@dromtl7250]

Sadly, he was intoxicated.

[@RK18771]

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

[@StaraptorEagle]

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

[@datruth9872]

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

[@markamos1964]

I watched this man pitch for my home team (Philadelphia Phillies). What a senseless lose...as a pilot myself I have to say that flying an aircraft is not like an ATV or jet ski as it was promoted by ICON. It's still an aircraft and without the due respect you need to give to the act of piloting an airplane, it will bite you and sometimes bite bad. RIP Roy

[@aileronsintowind6835]

BIH more like

[@xanienze]

Flight Channel,! My favorite

[@aarush3250]

ok you getting a heart from TFC

[@g0dZi-X]

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

[@davidglover1854]

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

[@phillipstuart3318]

That would be great

[@jeraldkonkel]

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

[@billythekid3234]

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

[@iFirestarter]

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

[@GaryNumeroUno]

Or the intelligence!

[@Assassn-ey6uq]

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

[@iFirestarter]

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

[@garliconionshallot]

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

[@sabre-sevendelta6675]

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

[@felixcat9318]

I was genuinely saddened to learn of the wholly avoidable loss of this beautiful aircraft. The drugged up imbecile at the controls was simply a recklessly negligent accident looking for a crash site!

[@JCVC1986454]

A lot of MLB guys die impaired in accidents like this. I remember the Miami Marlins guys and the boat that hit the jetty at full trot and threw everyone onto the rocks. very bad.

[@skyking228]

He had quite the fan club in Arvada. We loved watching him play the game and mentor the others.

[@psychosneighbor1509]

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

[@joshuac2391]

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

[@johnmccarroll]

Great video. Thanks for posting your hardware setup too

[@donnafromnyc]

This video, while tragic, is beautifully done. I know the TPA area and it feels like you are there. The sweat broke out on my palms as he maneuvered the Icon way WAY too close to the water. While the Icon is a lovely plane, it is irresponsible of the manufacturer to position it against ATVs and skidoos. And of course the pilot was daredeviling while massively impaired by multiple heavy duty meds. Thank God he did not crash into a boat or building.

[@dbclass4075]

Icon A5 is a light sport aircraft. Only requires a sport pilot certificate to legally fly one.

[@scottfahdt177]

yeah, blame it on the manufacturer when a drug fueled idiot decides to play fighter pilot with a plane he had 14 hours in. smh

[@waltv3984]

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

[@Mark-pp7jy]

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

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@waltv3984]

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

[@waltv3984]

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

[@slavboii420]

Totally explains this video in 2 sentences.

[@rinzler9775]

Even on a good day, in full health and nothing impeding your system, aviation is a challenge.

[@intothemystic5223]

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

[@Arounadabout]

I was thinking the same thing

[@forumcelebritypodcast]

wow; just crazy flying especially with so little flight time with that plane. Then add all the meds. sad. RIP Roy Halladay

[@keithfloydjr4014]

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

[@OllyAv89]

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

[@bxcsf9408]

Ur first Con-grat-u-lations

[@Jonnydeerhunter]

Looked like he didn't keep coordinated during the stall. There are Old Pilots and Bold Pilots but, there are no Old Bold Pilots. Excellent Re-creation!

[@jaxonnewell69]

RIP Roy. You were a true inspiration when you coached my team. To all those saying money doesn’t buy you brains, Roy was one of the most humble men I knew. He was caring and a great father. People make stupid decisions and this was one of them.

[@Richierich90000]

How did he get here?

[@jaxonnewell69]

@Channel name You don’t know what state of mind Roy was in. That’s none of our business to know. He fucked up and made a mistake. Leave it at that.

[@glamdolly30]

Roy Halladay suffered back pain and got addicted to opioids as a result. He'd been raised by an overbearing father, determined his son would be a great pitcher. He bought a house with a basement big enough for young Roy to practice in. Other kids played a variety of sports for fun - Roy was encouraged to focus hard on only one. This may have made him the perfectionist he was, not content with being a great pitcher, he wanted to the the best, and beat himself up for the slightest fault. Who knows if it was suicide or a cocktail of prescription drunks and testosterone - the deadliest substance of them all. Whatever the cause, it's tragic he abandoned a wife and children who loved and needed him. He crashed in just 5 feet of water! Unreal.

[@biggbossmalayalam4786]

The greatest channel ever in youtube.

[@ORMA1]

Why, just before crash, throttle was on "IDLE"?

He wanted to see what it felt like to hit the water at 120mp nose first

[@jpegjake]

Maybe he thought, i bet ill dive to Atlantis!

[@plurpanda863]

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

[@retrovi4128]

Huh? Shut up.

[@glamdolly30]

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

[@TenorDad]

Now that I've seen the simulation, recreating the flight, it's apparent to me Halladay G-LOC'd at the bottom of his final pull. His heavy hand resting on the throttle (weighing twice as much at 2 G's), pulled the engine back to idle. When the airplane stalled "at the top of the hill" gravity took over and, in the last seconds of his flight, Halladay met death as an unconscious passenger.

[@bigbodyrover7981]

He meant to do it. Had to

[@hawk1093]

The recovered flight data indicated Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone" was blasting on the stereo during the final sequence of maneuvers.

[@Skazellino]

@@hawk1093 If this is for real and not a joke that's awesome.

[@dmo224]

2 G's are a relatively mild acceleration force. It's certainly not impossible but highly unlikely that such mild forces would induce a loss of consciousness or cause one's hand/arm muscles to be overwhelmed to such a degree that they can't manipulate the throttle. For example, steep turns in primary flight training expose student pilots to 2 G's, it's really not that bad. It looks like he was doing push-overs to create a temporary zero [or reduced] G condition at the top of the climb which, in combination with 2+ G's during the pull-out from descent, repeated over and over again, could possibly cause a condition similar to dizziness, light-headedness, confusion. A vigorous ride on a swing-set would provide a fairly decent approximation of such forces and sensations, even the momentary zero-G condition at the top of the swinging motion. It seems that the amount of altitude required to recover from a nose-high, near-stalled condition at low speed was tragically unavailable. A sad and poignant lesson for us all.

[@nixxonnor]

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

[@simplechronology2605]

Historically, baseball players have a fairly shoddy flight record.

[@eddieestrada636]

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

[@toddlavigne6441]

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

[@jdgoodwin325]

Drug addiction + inexperience + overconfidence = predictable outcome

[@rosemarydudley9954]

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

[@ivannovotny4552]

J.D. Well said.

[@thecaynuck4694]

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

[@dbclass4075]

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

[@MrCarnutbill67]

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

[@Hawker900XP]

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

[@katemaloney4296]

Thank God he never piloted a real fighter jet.

[@zmaj6524]

@Jess W You ok there?

[@suzukirider9030]

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

[@darrinsiberia]

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

[@happyguy4525]

I don't even remember hearing about drugs in his body till now. RIP Blue Jay Roy Halladay

[@vickiweber4718]

Same here

[@loggerhead837]

The toxicology reports take a long time to get back

[@grmpEqweer]

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

[@davidglover1854]

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

[@matty4natty]

This was a sad but magnificent presentation. Thank you.