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Audit Board Cuts Fighter Pilot’s Bill to ₩88 Million After In-Flight Photo Collision

The appeal decision cites a clean record alongside gaps in Air Force rules on private camera use.

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Weil sein Versuch, spektakuläre Aufnahmen von sich zu bekommen, zu einem Zusammenstoß mit einem anderen Flugzeug in der Luft führte, muss ein südkoreanischer Pilot eine Strafe von 88 Millionen südkoreanischen Won zahlen, umgerechnet mehr als 50.000 Euro.

Overview

  • The Board of Audit and Inspection reduced the Defence Ministry’s full-cost order to 10%, requiring the pilot to pay 88 million won, about €50,000.
  • The case stems from a 2021 flight near Daegu when two F‑15K jets made contact during a photo attempt that damaged both aircraft but left both pilots unhurt.
  • According to the audit report, the pilot asked colleagues to film his last sortie, moved in close at roughly 580 km/h, and his tail struck the other jet’s wing.
  • The panel cited the pilot’s safe flying since 2010 and noted that other pilots had previously recorded in flight when it lowered the charge.
  • The audit also faulted weak rules on pilots’ personal cameras, a gap that could lead the Air Force to set tighter limits on private devices in cockpits.