[hinkley]

> after the flame-out, after the fire, after the lack of radios, after the failed ejection, after the canopy manual ejection, after jumping out of the plane, after not hitting the tail, then after pulling his parachute and it doesn't open does he finally think - man this is serious.

If you're a theist, you might be forgiven for thinking that someone was trying really hard to get your attention, after a day like that.

[CoastalCoder]

Yeah, your maintenance crew!

(Just kidding. Not sure about that pilot, but the book's author, Ron Knott, has written a number of Christian books. Wouldn't surprise me if that's related to why the book included that story.)

[hinkley]

Hah!

Yeah after that I might ask for a transfer and also vow to never again to sleep with a maintenance chief’s wife.