I’m glad the pilot was ok and no one was hurt.
But foremost I’m glad that it was not a government owned plane yet and that the American taxpayer doesn’t have to foot the bill. These things are not cheap.
Speaking of computer controlled… the F-35B has an automatic ejection seat mode. Under very specific conditions the computer it will eject the pilot on its own. Something about a lift-fan failure would invert the aircraft faster than the pilot could react. But don’t quote me.
The point being is that there’s a computer mixed in with the human OODA loop. Very much looking forward to an explanation for this accident. But since it involves a military aircraft, how much will be made public?
I see all the armchair accident investigators have solved this already. I’m amazed that the pros who do that for a living are still employed when there are so many people doing it for free. They’re easy to spot. They’re the ones who will whine and snarl because I suggested that they aren’t qualified to pontificate and should wait until the official investigation has concluded…or at least until the wreckage stops smoking.