Featured Image Credit: ROT8 & AV8/YouTube
There's no better way to test a friendship than with a good old-fashioned prank.
YouTuber ROT8 & AV8 (real name Wallee) has been showing viewers what it's like to get your pilot's license and start flying recreational flights, but three years ago came up with a devious idea since he knew that one of his friends wasn't sure how far along he was.
He actually has his pilot's license, but pretends to know way less than he actually does, telling his friend that the flight instructor would be coming out to fly them after he turned the plane on as part of his lessons.
He successfully turns the engine on after completing some pre-flight checks, and you can easily see his friend Zach freaking out a little bit about the fact that there's apparently no qualified pilot onboard as the propeller starts to spin.
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They slip their headsets on for better communication, and then after a little bit of chat, Wallee starts to let the plane move forward, pretending that he's just moving the plane into position.
His friend Zach is doing a creditable job of staying calm as this plays out, but once they're on the runway and they start to hear flight control information he looks a little more stressed.
At one point, he says: "I thought for sure you were gonna take us up in this thing." It's at this moment that Wallee tells Zach he is indeed just going to fly the plane regardless, which prompts a mini freak-out where Zach questions why they're not going to "wait for the guy", which the YouTuber simply pushes past.
Zach's face looks incredibly worried, registering in a huge shocked grin rather than actual fear, as they speed up and then take off.
He can't stop laughing as they ascend, with a small plane always being a different experience to a passenger jet.
Zach also visibly has to breathe deeply to stay calm, and amazingly Wallee still maintains that he's winging the situation and going from YouTube videos and tutorials.
When it comes time to land the plane, the stress is palpable, as Zach wonders if they're going to make it, but it's equally impressive that he seems to believe in his friend, calling him "so talented".
Only once they've landed (and then taken off again instantly for more fun) does Wallee reveal that he already has his private pilot's license, which is for the best given how freaked out Zach was during the landing sequence.
It's a prank for the ages, and is being praised as such in the comments section under the video, with one person writing: "The craziest thing about this video is that it has nothing to do with a plane. This pilot is one of the luckiest men on Earth to have a friend that believes in him completely. True friendship."
