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2020-01-31 Government

Marine Aviator Relieved for Flying Too Low and Too Fast During Ceremony

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-31 07:27|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Featherstone's relief "came as a surprise

"Surprise" indeed. A 'back seater? No verbal or written reprimand? Is there some way we could possibly learn the rest of this story ?

My first clue? Yes, "The photos have since been removed from a Defense Department website."

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-31 07:37|| 2020-01-31 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Retirement eligible. The Marine air wing is a very small community. At his level, everyone knows everyone else's personnel file. Something is up.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-31 07:43|| 2020-01-31 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Watched "Top Gun" too many times?

Posted by AlanC 2020-01-31 07:50|| 2020-01-31 07:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Decorated republican serviceman, soon to retire and enter California politics ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-31 07:51|| 2020-01-31 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Watched "Top Gun" too many times?

Maverick & Goose just got a slap on the wrist for their flyby (it's a movie, I know), so yeah, something's amiss.

Posted by Raj 2020-01-31 10:10|| 2020-01-31 10:10|| Front Page Top

#6 My admittedly non-professional understanding is that Marine Aviation is all about CAS - that is, low and fast is in the job description.

Posted by Mercutio 2020-01-31 10:40|| 2020-01-31 10:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Something smells. I want to know how low and how fast. Was he outside minimums? Backseat? Something stinks ti high heaven, who gave the General his stars?

Posted by Fat Bob Javish1936 2020-01-31 11:11|| 2020-01-31 11:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Likely something much uglier lurking about. The general's actions encourages Lt. Col. Featherstone to drop his retirement paperwork and quietly walk off the drop zone.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-31 11:15|| 2020-01-31 11:15|| Front Page Top

#9 This really smells. I venture to guess that this guy has a lot more judgement issues than just a low fly by. The Marine flight wings take care of their own. To publicly toss a guy means, at least to me, there is a lot more no being said here.

Posted by 49 Pan 2020-01-31 14:11|| 2020-01-31 14:11|| Front Page Top

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