Great thread! I've read some great and interesting suggestions.
I can think of some things however its hard to determine whether these would be scripted/triggered events vs. things that could happen dynamically. Anyway, some preliminary thoughts...
-How about a friendly pilot who goes absolutely crazy or loses his nerve?
-How about a friendly pilot who defects to the enemy?
-How about a friendly pilot crashing on take off?
I guess the above would have to be relayed somehow through radio comms or else people would blame this stuff on flaky AI.
-How about blowing out a tire and inducing a ground loop on takeoff or landing? I guess this could be more related to the DM than a scripted event.
-I think seeing blood splatter on the inside of the cockpit after being injured could be shocking. Maybe you could even bleed out or lose consciousness.
-Perhaps you could bail out and strike your plane, killing or injuring you.
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