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the mirage 2000-5 fighter jet no. 2047, piloted by pilot xie peixun of the second wing of the taiwan air force, conducted night training yesterday evening (10th). the fighter jet failed to power during the return process and the crew ejected. after the taiwan defense department ordered a search and rescue operation, xie peixun was successfully rescued that night. however, shi xiaowei, a senior military expert on the island, admitted that the search and rescue process made him tremble with fear, and pointed out two major omissions, including inaccurate first-hand information and a helicopter basket failure during the search and rescue, both of which need to be reviewed and improved. public opinion on the island also questioned that the taiwan authorities' "maritime affairs council chairperson" guan biling only knew to rush with the taiwan defense department and posted four tweets on facebook in succession to "report safety". when she posted a post to "flatter" taiwan leader ma ying-jeou and taiwan executive yuan director zhuo rongtai, she was unaware that the taiwan coast guard hsinchu fishing port security inspection station had a big blunder.

shi xiaowei mentioned the mirage fighter crash last night today (11th), revealing that the mirage 2000 has good performance, but the maintenance cost is also very high. and there have been related news leaks from the taiwan air force, such as the french and taiwanese authorities have differences in logistics and maintenance, the fighter engine maintenance has fallen into a low ebb, and the fighter serviceability rate has been poor. there is also news that the taiwan military wants to seal up some of the aircraft.

shi xiaowei first described the night training of the taiwan military last night, and then said that after the mirage fighter crashed, the taiwan military's search and rescue process made him tremble with fear, and pointed out two major shortcomings that could be improved. first, shi xiaowei said that the taiwan military was too slow to obtain information and it was inaccurate. he had already known the news of the crash among aviation fans, and the heated discussion also caused the media to forward reports, and then the taiwan military came out to explain. later, the news that the pilot was rescued was still announced by guan biling first.

in addition, when the taiwan military found xie peixun at sea, the taiwan air force search and rescue team had a helicopter basket malfunction, which resulted in xie peixun finally taking a coast guard boat ashore. this makes people wonder, "what if the pilot becomes incapacitated when falling into the sea?" shi xiaowei expressed his opinion, hoping that the taiwan military should not only review the crash of the fighter plane, but also review and correct the search and rescue process, because the basket failure is not a small problem, otherwise it may affect the psychological state of future pilots in performing missions.

according to relevant information, xie peixun's rescue process was full of twists and turns. he bounced into the sea and drifted, and was found by the taiwan air force seagull helicopter. originally, the fastest option was to hoist him to hsinchu hospital, but he encountered equipment failure halfway through the hoisting, and the basket could not be recovered. the pilot had to be placed in a 35-ton small boat of the coast guard. he needed to change the hoist, but because the small boat could not cooperate with the helicopter operation, xie peixun was moved to a 100-ton boat. unexpectedly, he encountered a hoist failure for the second time, so he had to be escorted by a boat. however, there was a tidal difference in the port, and it was impossible to enter. some public opinion criticized that the taiwan coast guard hsinchu fishing port security inspection station was on standby, but did not predict the low tide in the port, and the boat could not enter at all. the pilot was 30 miles away from the shore, but could not go ashore, so he had to go around taichung for emergency treatment. fortunately, the injury was not serious, otherwise it would be hard to predict the consequences. but xie peixun, who was still in shock and did not know the severity of his injuries, suffered from the bumps, which really needs to be thoroughly reviewed.

especially guan bi-ling, who was like an internet celebrity live-streaming on facebook when the incident happened, but neglected to supervise the front line of the mission. just like when the vicious collision on february 14 happened, guan bi-ling only took credit and shirked responsibility, and her work was completely messed up. this time, the taiwan coast guard department "promoted" the dispatch of one ship and four boats, but avoided talking about why the rescue mission was scheduled to be sent to hsinchu hospital, but ended up going to taichung. although there are many variables at the mission site, the low tide is known in the daily forecast of the taiwan "meteorological administration", so how can it be considered an accident?

compared to guan bi-ling's post claiming credit, taiwan's defense department was unusually quiet. could it be because of the controversy over whether the mirage fighter jets should be retired due to "dangerous age"? in addition, why did the two helicopters "seagull" and "puma" sent by the taiwan military's chiayi base fail to complete the mission due to suspension equipment failure? the probability of this "double ng" is also considered too unusual by the outside world.(lin jingxian, strait herald reporter in taiwan)