>I’ve heard it’s a sign of trust in the aircraft’s ground crew for a military aviator to walk out, strap in, and blast off, trusting that the ground crew has done their job thoroughly and correctly.
If that's true, that sounds kinda weird. Military aviation should run on procedures and checklists with redundancies.
When someone hands you an unloaded gun, you don't just trust that it's unloaded even if it's their job, but you check yourself there's no round in the chamber first before handling it.
Same with fighter jets, checks should be made by crew and pilot to ensure nothing escapes.
If that's true, that sounds kinda weird. Military aviation should run on procedures and checklists with redundancies.
When someone hands you an unloaded gun, you don't just trust that it's unloaded even if it's their job, but you check yourself there's no round in the chamber first before handling it.
Same with fighter jets, checks should be made by crew and pilot to ensure nothing escapes.