[P-Marlowe]

Not so simple. I’ve never heard of a pilot responding to an engine failure by pulling the nose up, stalling, and then ejecting.

You sure as heck don't want to eject when your forward velocity is 700 miles per hour. No, you slow the jet down, if possible, and then eject. If you are 100 feet off the ground trying to hit a ground target and going 700 miles per hour and you suddenly lose all engine power, are you going to eject then or are you going to pull that plane straight up until you are as high as possible before pulling the ejection lever?

[Getsmart64]

If you are 100 feet off the ground trying to hit a ground target

Wut?

[Mr Rogers]

I’ve got over 2000 hours in F-4s and F-111s. I understand about high speed ejections. However, if you can control the jet’s vector and have that 700 kts of energy, keep flying, at least until you slow down. If you cannot control the jet’s vector, then eject with whatever you have when the ground is getting too close.

“you suddenly lose all engine power, are you going to eject then or are you going to pull that plane straight up until you are as high as possible before pulling the ejection lever?”

I would keep flying, trading airspeed for altitude and try to correct the problem. If that is not an option, and the ground was getting close, I’d eject. But I would NOT pull the nose vertical and eject...