The student pilots were flying two Grob G115 training aircraft from Jyväskylä on the morning of April 13. Analysis of their route on the flight-tracking website Flightradar showed that their manoeuvres resembled phallic shapes, and they were also found to have drawn other shapes such as hearts. The Finnish Air Force has confirmed that the pilots would face 'disciplinary' consequences, though the specific penalties and number of cadets involved have not been disclosed.
' The spokesperson added that the flights did not pose any danger to air traffic. The Air Force has launched an investigation into the incident, but it remains unclear whether this probe has concluded or is ongoing. The student pilots involved are on the competitive Pilot Reserve Office Course at the Tikkakoski air force academy.
The Air Force requires soldiers to follow good manners and rules of conduct, and if these are deviated from, it will be responded to appropriately.
Similar incidents have occurred elsewhere; in 2020, two Russian pilots carried out a penis-shaped flight pattern in a show of support for the captain of Russia's national football team, Artem Dzyuba. ' The unnamed crew of Pobeda airline were placed under investigation for that stunt.
This was probably the way in which Pobeda captains expressed their support to Russian team captain Artem Dzyuba and showed their attitude to him being bullied.