You realize all the crashes so far including the lastest...now appear to be pilot error. "Roy Halladay appeared to be hot doggin' it in his plane in the moments before his crash -- making extreme and unusual changes in altitude ... this according to multiple witnesses. TMZ Sports has obtained footage shot by boaters who say the ex-MLB star's plane was going from 100 feet in the air down to 5 feet and then back up again ... repeatedly. The boaters were so shocked by the flying pattern, they pulled out their cell phones to capture the bizarre dips and rises. Moments later, the plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico -- and the boat full of witnesses raced over to the crash scene to see if they could help. Once they arrived, it was clear the pilot was dead. The responders called 911 and waited for help to arrive. We spoke with other boaters in the area who told a similar story -- "dramatically increasing and decreasing in elevation." Another witness says, "He was flying like that all week. Aggressively." The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the crash.

Can't believe I watched the whole video. Very nicely done.

Loved !!!!!!, Man what a ride! This has got to be fun. Good Job to the pilot and instructor.

Hey look. You don't even have to have a pilot's license to fly this toy and you can zoom around like Top Gun! It's immune to stalls and spins. You'll never die because of the parachute. You can fly 10 feet above your neighbor's rooftops and, if that's not annoying enough, start it up in your driveway every now and again. This hits the rich kid gotta have list out of the park. Home run. Line drive. Fastball.

@Steve-ev6ow

6 жыл бұрын

Chester Finecat Haha! I may buy my stepson one for his high school graduation present, heehee!

@SolarWardenGaming

4 жыл бұрын

You need an SPL.. Sport Pilot License. Of which you need at least 20 hours of flight time, including at least 15 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor, of which at least two hours are cross-country flight training. Ten takeoffs and ten landings to a full stop (with a traffic pattern) at an airport. Three hours of flight training in preparation for the practical flight test (completed within 60 days of the practical flight test). At least five hours of solo flight time in a single-engine airplane, including at least one solo cross-country flight of at least 75 nautical miles, with landings at a minimum of two points, and one leg of at least 25 nautical miles. A valid U.S. driver’s license (not under suspension or revocation) or a third-class Medical Certificate issued by an approved Medical Examiner.

That is such a beautiful plane . That angle of attack idea is brilliant , I have seen a few videos of crash investigations and that instrument could have saved the jet in several cases where the pilots pulled back on the control column and stalled with fatal results

What an awesome little airplane. I cant believe the versatility and handling for such a small plane. If you really want to experience the thrill of flying this is the plane to have! My hat goes off to the designers and manufacturer of this fantastic little airplane!

This plane is freaking amazing!

Super jealous. Here is hoping we get full LSA in Canada and the A5!

Damn, That looks like just about the perfect place to fly that thing

Great video. I actually really like this paint combination, but everyone likes something different. Don't be too hard on him, this was not meant to be an instructional video. Just a guy capturing a fun experience.I lived on the lake for years and have several hundred hours in light singles and twins, but THIS is the way to experience versatile fun !! Best of both worlds for sure. Really impressive.

Thanks for the ride. :)

I would so like to go for a ride in one. One of the coolest sport planes out there.

Nice view of the clouds.

Very entertaining! What an aircraft!!

Icon needs to make a video like this with the communications. I have been trying to find out the things being explained here.

Fine airplane. It would have been a far better film if I could have heard the conversation throughout.

It would've been nice if we could've seen more of the surrounding landscape as you were flying. The camera was positioned way too low down in the cockpit.

@sirtalis69

7 жыл бұрын

Ooops... Nevermind. You finally raised the camera at the 27:50 mark

Best i have seen so far , in my opinion the best around would surely invest my money in one .

Love this side x side ride

Great flight, however it would be much better if you could hear the instructor talking.

I want one!!!...Bad!! What an Awesome Aircraft!!

Great Video. Thanks and congrats

great video, I'm very jealous!

Man, I have to tell you that was the most comprehensive amphib. video yet !! nice job and thanks for keeping the camera rolling. Im prepping to buy and this is exactly what I needed. Best regards, Tom

Cool film. Dude needs to put down the phone, listen and learn. This is the safest plane I have ever seen. If I ever get rich, I'm buying one.

I have to have one of these

Is there laws about landing on certain lakes, rivers etc. I live in Port St. Lucie Florida. Is if I have a dock on the river , can I land and take off from there

Looks like a nice plane i don't know how safe it is to fly 20 to 50 feet off of the water. It looks like fun but could be risky

this paint job kills the design of the A5... the initial silver and red was perfect...anyways great video, amazing plane

@ramathorn1982

7 жыл бұрын

elias mora if I could buy one, I'd want a custom paint job. metallic gunmetal and red! a darker version of the original.

@Dean_Cooling

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, it's release paint job is iconic! Pun intended! 👍🏻😄 Kindest regards Dean Wales, UK.

Flying with flip flops on, knuckle heads with money.

I like this aircraft

Very nice would love to own one.

After viewing this.. I am going to get one of these. I need to get certified. Is the price on these really sub-$140k? If so, I need to go talk to Icon A5 people.. This is the first plane I've seen that sincerely makes me want to get one. I've been wanting to fly for a long time,but this jetski with wings is remarkable.

Hopefully the accident will not slow down progress and production ... Flying that low might impress a buyer, but a good gust might put a wingtip in the water, esp. where glassy ... pick it up a little ...

I can already see people crashing into each other while flying tight around corners just as shown here.

@patentlypaul1832

7 жыл бұрын

Rainer Zufall Wieso sehe ich dich überall unter Kommentaren?

@patentlypaul1832

7 жыл бұрын

Rainer Zufall There are safety instruments that prevent that from happening like TCAS on passenger aircrafts. Besides, pilots have usually radio contact with each other and sometimes radio their position (notice the headphones). But there are still cases where mid-air collisions still occur (the 'Überlingen disaster' for example).

@rainerzufall689

7 жыл бұрын

+Patently Paul To answer both questions at the same time: a) because there are several guys using that name, b) because I have that overcommunication desease ;-), c) maybe we share interests. And from your comment about radio communication I suspect you do not own a pilot license. TCAS is useless here because while flying below surrounding ground level it won't work anyway. Aside from that if you really want to watch that little screen while flying this kind of maneuvers you will probably hit the ground very soon. There is no radio contact with each other execpt for uncontrolled airfields (even there not really), formation flying or maybe some other occacions, but blasting through valleys, lakes and rivers are not among them. How would you report the position anyway? I don't know the FAA regulations well enough but I guess flying that low is only permitted for takeoff and landing anyway. Everything else probably needs a special permit. At least that's the situation in EASA-land.

oh I'm so buying this but I am going to be smart about it... and going to wait to someone decide to trade their in for next model and then I'll be all over it , this in my opinion is the safest plane I've ever seen even if it stalls it can go live it can glade and land just about anywhere ...oh yes Im getting one!

I think this could turn out to be the safest plane.

@ramathorn1982

7 жыл бұрын

Jay A M if I'm not mistaken that is one of their major goals in designing this air frame.

@nighthawk0077

7 жыл бұрын

Jay A M time will tell, water landing ability is off the charts cool, but that tail did seem flimsy

@NovemberMoore

7 жыл бұрын

Jay A M I was just thinking the same thing just may be the safest plane out there and before I spend money on a Tesla SUV I think I might have to get one of these

@DreamHawkers

6 жыл бұрын

Right these things are awesome been following since the first concept hopefully by the time I graduate there will be enough used ones on the market for me to grab one at a decent price

@RW-ij1ci

6 жыл бұрын

Or not.

please, could you do the same witth a few extra cams? We only see the board! BTW, it seems great ! THX.

AWESOME!!!!The greatest plane in the whole world!I hope I will get one.P.S.What was that red blink light on the control panel somewhere in the midfle of it,it blinked somewher at 40:50 and way before somwhere at 20:04 and few sec later?

I remember well when I was confusing all the flight terms and was overall a duchebag about flying, but I'm really concerned about this platform within LSA where we will have a lot of inexpereinced folks with tons of money to burn in the air. It's a recipe for disaster, but no more the "autopilot" has been for Tesla. Fun times ahead Enjoy your plane and please be careful

Awesome video! (First flight deck POV without advertising your Asian girlfriend!) But was truly impressed with the water landing.

The video I was waiting for...but needs more com. Still...worth 1 hour and 36 minutes...

What did he say bout the windows at 11:47? Good thing you raised the camera. :) Unpractical color that buoy at 30:09 has.

I don't know how much the rider learned; seemed he was more interested in taking pictures than listening to the Icon representative.

I wonder how the icon A5 will match up against the vickers wave amphibious aircraft? I see the cockpit of the A5 is noisy like a Cessna 152.

Wish you could have recorded com.

Wish you had better video angle but still loved it

I'm not sure where his camera is mounted, but it would have been ideal if it was higher.

nice job on the audio

Those things are like little mosquitoes buzzing around Vacaville with the Rotax.

Dude, put your phone down and experience the world.

@BigStrath

7 жыл бұрын

Get off your high horse.

@wokafloka7192

6 жыл бұрын

Touchthesky412 was driving me nuts the guy is fucking trying to teach his goofy ads something and he is on instagram how do these idiots get rich

@wokafloka7192

6 жыл бұрын

the lawnmower engine noise would drive me nuts

@carstenhansen5757

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing.

@tomwheeler3264

6 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching the video because it was too annoying...

Sorry so late on the post but is it me or does the aircraft seem to want to roll to the left at center stick?

Is it just me? or does that control panel have a real Darth Vader thing going on?

What a great little aircraft. I learned to fly in the Cessna 152/172 platform ....... It is hard for me to grasp the concept of not looking through a prop. What first caught my attention of this aircraft is the angle of attack indicator. Something that is long overdue on general aviation instrumentation. Correct me if I am wrong but this AC falls under sport licensing not private?

@brigit6281

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe a sport license is still all that is required for the A5.

What if you hit those geese or ducks?

Can you take off from sea and landinng to sea ? fuserage colossion problem under salt enbiraments?

Very cool, but they should have fitted a proper altimeter, like any other airplane. What's that hiking altimeter thingy doing in a multi-hundred thousand US$ airplane?

I want to buy this plane!

What an incredible plane! They did a great job of making it feel like an automobile. 🛩⚓️

@andrewcullum7097

4 жыл бұрын

Motocop, Aircraft are NOT automobiles. If you got that impression, then the video is seriously flawed. There are quite a few more safety parameters with aircraft, as opposed to automobiles.

The A5 is technically impressive. The thrill seeking mode of flying it is not. Aggressive low flying will sooner or later kill you. See?

HARASSING DUCKS! I WANT ONE!

Still like my Piper Cub on Edo1320's more.

Its ability to land on both tarmac and water is fantastic, although i would say, its design truly needs to be a bit more robust to truly be of higher capabilities for such tasks in weather that a bit more challenging than say.. perfect conditions. I doubt it being truly capable of landing on wavy waters. 2 to 4 foot swells.

raise cam dude it's like I'm a baby sitting there

Icon plane #5 just crashed at lake Berryessa that killed the two occupants. The canopy literally separated from the plane killing the 2 Icon employee's.

@Lumaport

7 жыл бұрын

Wow that's terrible.. RIP to everyone involved!

@tronjavolta7466

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I was the first responder on that crash. These planes are so light. the whole top was sitting about 10 feet away from the plane exposing the whole cockpit. The canopy was not the cause of the accident. But it sure didn't help protect them.

@joew4202

6 жыл бұрын

Tron Javolta did they say if the parachute had been deployed

All I could see was your dashboard?

Notice they don't get out? See1:04:21. They would get their pants wet and it would be a mess. When the water drops the beach is useless. This airplane is not valid in most State and Fed parks. You need to have aux power to move around without the main prop.

What kind of fuel does it use?

What's the red annunciator light at 1:00:05 ~ ?

1:20:00 How is that not dangerous? High-bank turns at that altitude? Otherwise... nice video!

@Farweasel

7 жыл бұрын

They look to have enough speed on .... and to be fair the lake bends so they have to follow the line of that.

@markedmonson8143

7 жыл бұрын

go to the Icon A5 aoa video on youtube and you'll understand.

@devintariel3769

6 жыл бұрын

That’s probably what got Halladay killed. Looks like he stalled.

@justinm.9013

6 жыл бұрын

bythedog yeah that was pretty irresponsible. You can hear the stall alert and if anything goes wrong at that moment they wouldn’t be able to recover

Juan, excellent posting as always! Did you ever get my box of books via Lee?

I give this dufus one solo flight

Where was this taken at

does it has an Autopilot?

Has anyone even taken delivery yet? I heard Icon is pissing a bunch of people off

The chair creaks...

It looks more like a car than a plane on the inside, interesting

FYI Roy Halladay killed himself as he was off his face on drugs whilst flying this wonderful plane.

I want one...does it come in black? lol

lol is a little creepy the strange laughing mouth reflex at 31:58

The flight instructor sounds super annoyed

How to buy this glider

What lake is that?

"You don't need flaps when you have an AoA instrument." Really!

Whoever said there's no such thing as a dumb question never had to take this guy on a demo flight. Painful. Fly it like a fighter jet and you'll be sleeping with the fish... like three people so far.

how much to buy???

"Here we go"..... rather than...... Clear Prop!! ??

Next crash will be from flying into geese killing passenger and pilot on takeoff or landing. Repeated flying like this will catch up to them...

And it also blinked at 46:46 ....

He can tell you were wasting his time! :)

hello cool

Plane with a lawn mower engine..What could go Wrong?

Bro tell me the the price of this flight this is my dream aircraft

@xywhyxy8588

4 жыл бұрын

US $389,000

Too bad...Couldn't hear any of the commentary and the camera angle was too far down into the cockpit. Couldn't see the outside during flight. :/

If the guy recoding is a pilot. I am gravely concerned.

@berniemccann8935

6 жыл бұрын

Obviously not.

Loos like that this is a new version of panel?

@MickeyNM

7 жыл бұрын

I don't like it. I think it should look like an aircraft panel.

@ramathorn1982

7 жыл бұрын

MickeyNM it's by design, this aircraft is designed to cater to the sport leisure market. the casual flyer if you will...

As a surviving float plane pilot, this is exactly the kind of nonsense that killed Mr. Halladay last week. Passenger should sue pilot for endangering his life maneuvering at high speed, in close proximity to glassy water. Lovely little plane, about to go extinct because of inexperienced or stupid pilots. Insurance Companies will have no part of this nonsense.

@apegues

5 жыл бұрын

B.S!! "a surviving Float plane pilot" you say that as if you think it's Ultra-Dangerous to fly a float plane Dude! crawl back into your "Safe Space with your little nappy" and curl up

@albertm105

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah what's the worst that can happen land in the water? Key word is glassy water.

No flaps on takeoff?

@RaymondCore

3 жыл бұрын

No flaps on a runway but 30 degrees off water.

Can’t hear the comms. That sucks

i own one of those, in GTA 5

@ICrazyGamerYTchannel

7 жыл бұрын

gameraime no you dont