[Robert A Cook PE]

I regularly drive past those IN & IL fields south and east of Vincennes ...

Glad the ground-pounders were safe, but realistically, there ain’t much on the ground out there to hit.

Good also to see the pilot was able to walk out - too often the bailout injuries are pretty serious.

[AFPhys]

Thanks for the ping.

[M1Tanker]

I’m happy the pilot did not have to ride the mount in ala “The Great Santini” style (having to give his life to save a town). I have not seen anything else on this, but do not expect to for another month until the accident board is complete.

While we may joke about other services, pilots have my respect. If any ground vehicle I am in blows an engine, loses hydraulics, or has an electrical failure, I just pull over. A plane has the unfortunate habit of not failing on the ground with the brakes on; then you take off.

[CholeraJoe]

This was all over our local news last week. If one engine self destructs it can sling parts through the compressor on the other. No amount of fire retardant will put out a magnesium fire.