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spoonjim ◴[] No.43531541[source]
It's not a bad practice to automatically dismiss any pilot who ejects from a plane (other than test pilots) except in cases which are wholly obvious equipment failures. It will ensure that for these planes which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the pilot doesn't eject unless, yes, they really fucking need to eject.

Will this mean you accidentally fire some great pilots? Yes. But given the cost of these airplanes it is better to spend some more money on training a few more pilots.

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1. eCa ◴[] No.43531606[source]
The only thing such a policy leads to is losing pilots, either by them not ditching when they should or them leaving a toxic work environment.