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That's how a lot of pilots die in crashes. They think they can pull a plane out of a hopeless dive in time to save it, and they end up cratering. It was pitch b
by Sanddancer 11y ago
That's how a lot of pilots die in crashes. They think they can pull a plane out of a hopeless dive in time to save it, and they end up cratering. It was pitch black, he had no idea of the attitude of the plane, he was picking up speed, and he was at the absolute minimum safe distance to eject. At that point, it takes a cooler head to punch out than to try to save the plane.
- elements 11y agoYeah, based on pilot interviews I've watched where they discuss the ejection decision process, this situation was a pretty clear-cut case of "definitely eject immediately". What really impressed me was how quickly he was able to realize there was a mismatch between the HUD data and the ambient sound in the cockpit, consult a second set of instruments, realize what was going on, and make the decision.