[fortes fortuna juvat]

I’ve always felt more comfortable knowing that the pilots of the planes that I fly in were prior military.
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You’re one of countless flyers including myself who’s anxiety level increased as the number of former military pilots decreased. And now the DEI nonsense has INCREASED the level of anxiety!

[rlmorel]

I am one of those as well. When I see an older, silver haired guy, I think military and am comforted.

There are people who scoff at this notion of comfort with an older ex-miliatary pilot, but many of these silver-haired men have experience, and flew in high performance single-seat aircraft that are not only more prone to issues in flight, but they have more experience at handling those issues.