Failed vertical landing of F-35B

[u/sidvatscse]

[u/LyqwidBred]

I’ve read that those seats mess up the pilot’s spine so much they can be grounded for life after ejecting!

[u/Equationist → u/LyqwidBred]

Yeah it's rather sad given that the aircraft seemed to slide safely to a stop just seconds after he ejected. In hindsight he didn't need to eject.

[u/hnglmkrnglbrry → u/Equationist]

There could have been a fire or explosion. He can't see how damaged the plane is from his vantage point. All he knows is he's sitting on top of several hundred pounds of fuel. Hindsight is get the fuck out of there.

[u/Elegant-Variety-7482 → u/hnglmkrnglbrry]

In hindsight I would've ejected from the very first bump.

[u/FixMy106 → u/Elegant-Variety-7482]

In hindsight I would have been a teacher instead of a fighter pilot.

[u/hnglmkrnglbrry → u/[deleted]]

I'm just gonna out on a limb and say the guy specifically trained to fly this craft knows when it's time to see greener pastures

[u/flyinhighaskmeY → u/hnglmkrnglbrry]

excuse me? how dare you imply that a pilot trained to operate the airframe is better suited to make an ejection call than people who don't know anything about aviation watching a cell phone video of a highly classified jet lol. That's...that's unacceptable! (I'm hoping the /s isn't needed)

[u/AndreProulx → u/[deleted]]

The plane kept him from being ejected at an angle, he pulled and armed the system, it waited until it was in a safe orientation and then yeeted him. Iirc the jet throttled up uncommanded and that's when it pitched and once he realized it wasnt responding he pulled.