Comment Re: Ah yes (Score 1) 208
Admittedly most of us have never flown these aircraft and do not know what can be done to control the plane after a bird strike, but was ejecting from the plane and allowing it to crash into a populated area the best choice at that moment? Flying low does reduce your options and time to react. However many a plane has landed safely after a bird strike.
The F-16 being a single-engine plane certainly makes a bird-strike a more serious issue.