Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that kept flying

Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by jasonlotito on Monday November 11, 2024 @04:01PM (#42110404)

FTA: VMX-1 is in charge of assessing the Corps’ aircraft and helping develop and refine tactics, techniques and procedures to fly them in combat successfully.

He was the commander of VMX-1. They effectively write the book.

"And the pilot should've figured that out?"

Yes. That's the job.

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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by jtbayly on Monday November 11, 2024 @04:33PM (#42110619)

That was his job later.

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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by dialup_sounds on Monday November 11, 2024 @04:46PM (#42110701)

The timeline is kind of awkward: he was selected for the position in 2022, the crash happened in 2023, and he assumed command in 2024.

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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by tzs on Monday November 11, 2024 @05:02PM (#42110824)

I doubt that the job is to figure out updates to the book when an unplanned failure occurs over a heavily populated civilian area.

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