Originally Posted by
Old UCAL CA
Pilots are about comfort and survival. There are pilots who are comfortable and there are those who are not. The center of the herd is comfortable. The very old, weak, very young and periphery individuals are not and have a greater chance of getting picked off.
Unity is a great "rally" word. However, even if the herd is "unified," a number of "edge" individuals are going to get eaten.
That's so accurate it's scary.