[Seaplaner]

One suspects that there might be much more to the story.

Ejecting due to bad weather?

Lots of pilots fly successfully (in less capable aircraft) in very "bad weather", as a common and manageable occurrence.

I include myself here.

The tracking part of the story is a minor secondary, the big question is why the pilot ejected.

One suspects that there might be much more to the story.

[House Atreides]

“ The tracking part of the story is a minor secondary, the big question is why the pilot ejected.

One suspects that there might be much more to the story.”
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Oh, I’m sure. The pilot could have suffered John McCain syndrome (i.e., lost situational awareness/lack of attention) and combine that with a bit of panic he/she punched out of what was likely a perfectly functioning aircraft. I suspect it unlikely that this current pilot has an active duty four star as a father as McCain did.

[KC Burke]

The helmet on an F-35 is beyond complex. It has a heads up display feature that lets you seem to be able to see 360 degrees and through the airplane by cameras. The helmet training is the most complex adjustment in flying the F-35.

I bet this pilot lost their ability to properly use the helmet due to inexperience.

[Disestablishmentarian]

The tracking part of the story is a minor secondary, the big question is why the pilot ejected.

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Could the computer that makes an F-35 flyable have gotten confused by the weather? That would be a story.