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Retire they said.

Go for a fighter jet ride they said.

You'll have a blast they said...

[Red Badger]

At least he waited until they were off the ground!.............

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I hope he got to keep the seat for his home office?

[LukeL]

I wonder how many civilian and military violations will be discovered.

[lee martell]

That sounds like what would happen if somebody put Uncle Joe in the Pilot’s seat, wobbly helmet and all.
I’m surprised the Frenchman decided to go at all.
“The Horror! The Horror!”

[V_TWIN]

Lol!

Hilarious

Ya gotta admit though....it’ll make killer bar story!

[Flick Lives]

Apparently the guy must be illiterate as the ejection handle is usually painted bright yellow with black stripes and a big sign which says “PULL TO EJECT”. I think there’s also a retention pin you have to pull first.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Looking at the graphic, Monsieur Ejecto was extremely lucky the aircraft was nose up and gaining altitude when he decided to grab hold of the bang switch.

The results for him could have been a lot worse.

[SpaceBar]

Apres éjection...

Time for a smoke.

[KittyKares]

That is one memorable retirement gift!

[M Kehoe]

Oh shit they say.

5.56mm

[Tallguy]

An E-ticket ride turned out to be ‘something more than that.’

[ProtectOurFreedom]

All of us read absolutely atrocious writing these days, but author Ezra Dyer has written a superb piece! Very well written, flows logically, covers all the bases, leaves nothing unanswered and is just plain fun to read. Kudos to author Dyer!

[AnotherUnixGeek]

pyrotechnics blasted a hole in the canopy and rocket motors fired the seat and its terrified denizen out into the slipstream high above the French countryside.

Best sentence fragment I've read all year.

[Candor7]

I wonder how many shovelfuls it took to clear his pantalons?

Donald Rumsfeld said that “ Going to war with the French as allies , is like going deer hunting with an accordion player.”

Apparently when they go flying , they are much the same.

Asl any woman who has stayed in France about how Frenchman want to grab their bars.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Great writing. Bon travail!

[fireman15]

I actually have had passengers riding with me who tried opening the door while we were flying along with grabbing at the controls. People who seem normal can get panicky for no apparent good reason while riding through smooth air in a small plane not just in a fighter.

Lesson learned.... On one incident I had some warning on the way to the airport. If someone tells you that a psychiatrist discontinued their meds after they were unable to pay their bill... don’t take them flying with you.

[HighSierra5]

My first question on going for a ride in a military jet would be “Where’s the ejection handle?”

[Celerity]

This author needs a pulitzer!

[jmacusa]

Quell tragique.

[bray]

Did he think they were going to war?