Not yet, but I am guessing a flight control problem. That is one of two problems that you would ground the fleet. It would also explain why the plane went some distance after the ejection.
They aren't grounding the fleet, it's a safety stand down. They just review safety procedures and any other issue that may have contributed. Largely they are a waste of time but common after an accident.
You are correct, but usually it takes more than one accident for a fleet wide safety stand down instead of a squadron stand down. The lack of any info makes me suspicious.
Any information on WHY the pilot ejected? (I mean wtf was the "mishap"?)
Wouldn't the chute and survival kit be on his person, not with the jet?
Not yet, but I am guessing a flight control problem. That is one of two problems that you would ground the fleet. It would also explain why the plane went some distance after the ejection.
They aren't grounding the fleet, it's a safety stand down. They just review safety procedures and any other issue that may have contributed. Largely they are a waste of time but common after an accident.
You are correct, but usually it takes more than one accident for a fleet wide safety stand down instead of a squadron stand down. The lack of any info makes me suspicious.
Or are we in a place where there's new way to do hijackings now?