Think you had a harried day at work?

[Froggy13]

Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

Wow.

I'm a little confused, though; I thought that when a jet trapped the pilot went to full power in case of a bolter or a malfunction like this. I expected to see burners out the back of the jet, but never did. Good on him for punching out, but maybe somebody familiar with naval aviation can shed some light on this.

technically he should have been at full MRT (full power) until a handler lets him know to back off. That handler who jumped the cable twice probably used up all his luck!