I looked at design of this stunt. I can think of MANY more dangerous things out there in the world.
Best might have been to do this stunt outside of FAA jurisdiction.
Best might have been to do this stunt outside of FAA jurisdiction.
In order to do this, that would mean not using pilots with an FAA certificate, nor an American-registered aircraft.
Even if they did this over the middle of the ocean, in international waters, if even one of the two things above were used, the FAA still has jurisdiction.
There are folks flying bush and other planes into and out of crazy areas all day long without a hint of this level of oversight in other countries - from missionaries to folks moving stuff outside of customs etc.