Originally Posted by
avionimc
Exactly.
And, charges for the 1997 crash were subsequently dropped and he was reinstated, as mentioned by markkal earlier.
Thanks for the update - I stand corrected re the prison sentence.
That said, the "reckless" reference appears to be a direct quote from the sentencing remarks of the Tribunale Militare where he was described as a "pilota avvezzo a condotte spericolate". It's not clear whether that was before or after he had also been disciplined for instances of unauthorised low flying while piloting AMX's.