The precidence that has been set will have far reaching consequence forevermore. The sentence being suspended means that it may be seen by some as lenient. That the individual is suffering his own sentence; however bad that is, should be set-aside. In the big picture of life, it will make people think twice before being reckless; or condoning it without question, in the future. For most; we can count our lucky stars that it is not us being discussed here today.
The whole affair is far from palatable, but I suspect much good will come from it. I only hope that there is no supervisory overswing that makes military flying lacking in capability.