Salute!
I'll bow to F16guy on this one.
There could have been a "loose" atmosphere in the unit. And where was the boss when the first attempt had failed? As a new guy with so little total time and type time I would have called home.
The approach speeds are not real close, so landing the Viper is a bit more tricky, and the sucker flat out does not like to plant on the runway. Has great anti-skid, but landing a few thousand feet long and at very high speed sets up a bad scenario.
I have seen a squad/unit with piss poor leadership and sure enuf there was an "incident" or two. None fatal, but our other units in the wing noted it.
Gums sends...