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Finnish Air Force reprimands cadet pilots for penis-shaped flight patterns (yle.fi)

submitted 1 day ago by QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Something Onion-worthy from Finland

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've drawn these with ships numerous times. It was my usual test-pattern when calibrating magnetic compasses and testing the autopilot.

And it's not entirely without logic either; The calibration and testing usually goes like this:

A few circles to calibrate the compas, teaching it how the full 360 azimuth looks from a magnetic perspective, taking its own magnetic environment into account.
Straight line, checking that the heading matches the course
Turn 180 degrees and repeat to verify that it also holds true in the opposite direction
At this point, you might as well draw the other testicle too

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, that was my thought. In order to draw these, the pilots needed to demonstrate precise control of their vehicles. Fucking pearl clutchers, I hope disciplinary action was only mentioned to appease them, though wish they'd just give a "who fucking cares?" response instead.