Is there anything we can do for Mr. Yoon?
And dare we ask the pilot why he would bail out over an inhabited area?
*why he would bail out over an inhabited area?*
I live in San Diego, the engins went out.
He had no other choice.
I would say 'Dare we ask where you left your tact?' But, I'll play night. According to initial reports both engines of the aircraft failed turning said aircraft into a rock. Are you capable of 'flying' a rock? The pilot is surely kicking himself enough without your help. Prayers for Mr. Yoon, AND the pilot.
Both engines failed.
God bless this brave man, and also the pilot!
Yes, you may dare to ask but please tell me what you think he should have done ? Go down with his plane?
He only punched when it was clear he was not going to make the open field he was going for, let alone the airfield, which itself was quiet close to the crash site.
When I was on active duty, back in the dark ages, at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, we lost a student and an instructor pilot in a T-38 who stayed with the bird trying to not hit any houses, trying instead hit a golf course. They hit a house anyway. Fortunately only a German Shepard was at home. But by not punching when they should have, they died. It's a very fine line.
It would not have helped Mr. Yoon any to know that the pilot died too. For some it might I guess, but not, I think, Mr. Yoon.
The question to me is why wouldn't he bail out? He has done all he can to avert the crash, what good is served by him dying in the crash? We can't know for sure, but he might well have stayed with the aircraft to make sure it went down in a less populated area rather than downtown.
Mechanical things malfunction all the time. My toaster burned my bread to ashes the other day, I can't turn my TV off from the remote control any more and my car had a dead battery last month. It's just a lot more dramatic when it happens to a 20th century military aircraft.
That pilot represents a huge investment of taxpayer's resources. I don't think it makes sense for him to receive a death sentence because his aircraft developed mechanical problems and became unflyable.
It's certainly not my intention to take you to task for asking the question, but I feel there's more to it than just his decision to punch out and avoid certain death. My guess is he would had ridden the plane to the ground if he knew it would save those lives.
Thanks!