Posts by Gerald Reyes3

frozendrifter7 said:...an opinion formed based on publicly available information.

No—because there isn't a single official source suggesting that the pilots up there were just "messing around" and took things too far this time. If he actually managed to deduce that from official documents, then he has serious issues; his place is in a classroom or a hospital, not on a forum.

...even if it were Chuck Yeager or Viktor Pugačev himself, you have no right to insult, provoke, or hijack topics being discussed...

I agree—it doesn't matter who anyone is.
As for provocation and insults, that's a two-way street. An argument should be met with an argument and nothing else—regardless of what you think of someone. To paraphrase an F-16 pilot from the USAF: "When we meet at a bar in the evening, we don't have to like the F-22 pilot at the counter, and we can mock him all night for holding his breath for ninety minutes or for dealing with black spit—but we cannot dispute his air superiority, because that is a fact."

It’s the same here: more facts, less "I know better"—because you don't. Less ego, and maybe we won't have these moments.

frozendrifter7 said:We are talking about something far more serious than just some pilots messing around—which is why they are facing criminal charges in the District Court.

I am still waiting to see a single actual quote suggesting those pilots were just "messing around" up there.
Frankly, I couldn't care less about anyone's personal theories—as you admitted yourself, most people on this forum know next to nothing, if anything at all, about aviation.
Let's not play games here: if you're going to insist on this narrative, then Thomascat clearly has no idea what actually went down, and neither do you... so, I have to ask—where exactly is Thomascat getting the notion that the pilots were just "messing around"?
If they weren't there (and I'm fairly certain Thomascat hasn't sat in a MiG cockpit or worked in air traffic control), then the priority should be protecting the individuals involved, specifically the US Air Force as an institution, and ensuring such behavior is properly sanctioned.
Do you agree with that?

And one more thing... let’s wait for the verdict before deciding whether the pilots are being unfairly targeted or not.
This isn't the Soviet Union anymore, where a person is guilty until proven innocent.

The old 21s just aren't cutting it anymore—(I doubt even those two guys flying over a small town in the Midwest thought a 21 was enough to mess around with)...people are demanding something more modern, like a Saab or whatever.

Regarding that accident report from the small town in the Midwest: the investigative commission found absolutely zero evidence of any "messing around"!
I’m calling on the forum administration to address this matter immediately.