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andoesq t1_j9s13yp wrote

Reply to comment by codearoni in ‘Pilot error’ caused F-35C to crash aboard carrier in South China Sea, Navy says by jeetah

Ya, those guys pretty much do join the Navy to be naval aviators and land cutting edge jets on carriers.

Maybe he'll get back into an f35 some day, maybe he's washed out and has to fly something else, I don't know, but this is definitely a huge blow to his career and ego and probably life in general

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optimaloutcome t1_j9vd1gu wrote

He's probably flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit to Hong Kong right now.

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Reset_Assured t1_j9s2ysj wrote

I don’t think so. Someone that made a mistake and learned from it is much more of an asset. They’ll follow that check list from now on

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Goddess_Peorth t1_j9sexg8 wrote

It was a lot more than that. He was also attempting an advanced maneuver that he hadn't practiced, and lost situational awareness while doing it.

They have to be the sort of people who practice first, show off later.

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NearPeerAdversary t1_j9sqt8p wrote

Sounds like he was hotdogging, had poor SA, poor checklist discipline, hurt 4 sailors, and cost the Navy a lot of expensive equipment. This wasn't a simple oopsie. He'll be lucky to be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dogshit out of Hong Kong.

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PercyXLee t1_j9zza6r wrote

Is rubber dogshit some sort of inside expression?

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