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To: wildbill
I don’t see how these jets with all their electronic warning systems can collide unless the pilots made serious miscalculations. Does anyone know if pilots face the same sort of draconian accountability as ship Captains?

Formation flying is somewhat dangerous at times. Yes to a degree that they were responsible they get a reprimand.Draconian? What would you do to an employee who destroyed a 35 million dollar factory through his negligence? Promote him? Give him a week off? Don't think so.

13 posted on 09/12/2014 7:19:30 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Don Corleone

“Formation flying is somewhat dangerous at times. Yes to a degree that they were responsible they get a reprimand.Draconian? What would you do to an employee who destroyed a 35 million dollar factory through his negligence? Promote him? Give him a week off? Don’t think so.”

Depends if your daddy or other relatives were Admirals.

If so, you would get promoted and might become a US $inator.

http://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_planes_did_John_McCain_crash_in_navy

How many planes did John McCain crash in navy?

From Factcheck.org We have had numerous questions about this widely circulated claim. Some say McCain “lost” five planes, others that he “crashed” five planes. All offer this alleged “fact” as evidence that he was a bad pilot. All are incorrect. McCain did lose two Navy aircraft while piloting them, both due to engine failure. A third was destroyed on the deck of the carrier USS Forrestal when a missile fired accidentally from another plane hit either the plane next to McCain’s or, less likely, his own aircraft, triggering a disastrous fire that killed 134 sailors and nearly killed McCain. A fourth plane was lost when he was shot down over North Vietnam on a bombing mission over Hanoi. There’s no evidence that any of the four destroyed planes were lost to pilot error. A fifth alleged “crash” turns out to be a misinterpretation of a flight accident that did not result in the loss of the aircraft. McCain admitted to causing that incident through “daredevil clowning” but returned safely.”


46 posted on 09/12/2014 9:45:52 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Our Sunni White house wasn't surprised at the beheadings. They are surprised at the outcry.)
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To: Don Corleone
What would you do to an employee who destroyed a 35 million dollar factory through his negligence? Promote him? Give him a week off? Don't think so.

It worked okay for John McCain...

58 posted on 09/13/2014 8:12:56 AM PDT by Sal (The scandals are real. The "president" is a phony.)
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