Ward Carroll (a former F14 rear-seater) has a good breakdown on F14 ejection issues (and the dreaded flat spin) on his youtube channel: The Truth About the F-1

Ward Carroll (a former F14 rear-seater) has a good breakdown on F14 ejection issues (and the dreaded flat spin) on his youtube channel: The Truth About the F-14 and Goose’s Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwS1k8LKxJg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwS1k8LKxJg Synopsis: Goose's death was based on a real accident, but ejection protocol was changed by the Top-Gun timeline. Had Goose followed procedure, he should have survived the ejection.