I have ALWAYS thought about that!!!!!!

I think he meant eject from th ship. Like abandon ship or something like that.

If I remember correctly, Rebel pilots did have a vacuum-sealed suit that they could put on if they needed to abandon ship.

I've thought about that too. I guess he just wanted him to get out of harm's way ... without knowing where he'd end up!
Great thought, and I must think on the answer some more!

well i knew that x-wings have ejection seats. i'm not quite sure how it works though.

Perhaps the entire cockpit ejects, keeping the pilot inside where there is air...

IndyStarWarsFan is correct. When a pilot goes EV (extra-vehicular) - there is a small amount of atmosphere surrounding him and his ejected seat, the exact science of it I'm not sure about - but I assume it's a similar method from the "magnetic shields" that prevent the air escaping from a docking bay.

This has been detailed in several Rogue Squadron books and comics.

The question of how Porkins would have been rescued amidst a battle still remains, but going EV gives him an extra fighting chance to survive.

The question of how Porkins would have been rescued amidst a battle still remains, but going EV gives him an extra fighting chance to survive.
I did not know that! I should really be more informed about such things, but I probably won't even try to be. Ha!

He was probably saying that in the heat of the moment. After all, he was trying to get out of the way of the TIEs, too. He wasn't thinking about where Porkins would be going. And, after all, the TIEs probably wouldn't have shot down Porkins if he went EV, since their job was to get rid of the fighters. If they had destroyed the fighters, then they might have gone back to shoot down Porkins.

Wherever the Force may guide you, God will bless you.

RR out.

Here's what the wookieepedia says on the subject, but I question some of its content: Ejector seats.

For example, the article says that there's no other protection than the flight suit itself, but on page 15 of the trade paperback In The Empire's Service, Hobbie is clearly seen going EV and surrounded by some kind of force field as he ejects. Interestingly, Hobbie ejected from a TIE fighter not long after his defection from the Rand Ecliptic and was hit by a TIE fighter, which severed his leg (in the story Darklighter).

TIE pilots uniforms, as we all know, are all sealed as there is no air in a TIE, ergo there is no need for the "air bubble" surrounding the pilot, as there seems to be on an X-Wing.

You'd think Hobbie would learn his lesson.

Most starfighter pilots have a vacuum sealed suit the allows them to survive in space after ejecting from their fighter. It has happened numerous times in the EU, most notably to Jaina Solo in the NJO series, who went EV and was temporarily blinded in a battle. During most space battles there are recovery ships to find pilots who have ejected. All suits have a beacon that allows the recovery team to locate them. Now I don't know what good that would have done Porkins, considering the Death Star was blown up minutes after he could have ejected. Porkins was a goner no matter what.

R I P Porkins
We will remember you fondly!

Dear Yodaspadawan4,

It is common practice in the Star Wars blogging community to comment, especially when you've actually asked questions. Things like "wow, excellent, thanks for replying" or "thanks for helping my blog get in the top few most popular blogs" is the norm.

Especially when people have gone out of their way to answer your questions. Of course, if you've been away from your computer for reasons beyond your control, please ignore my rant.

~checks another box in the "cons" section of my pros and cons list of why I should keep coming here~

Um, thanks Rogueish. I'm not so sure that it's some kind of unwritten rule, I have always
preferred to let the masses discuss rather than keep interjecting my own comments. If that is a blogging faux pas, then my bad. I do find it odd however, that you would say this after only 8 comments have been posted to my original blog. I simply have not had the time to do any blogging since I posted.

Oh, and thanks to everyone else for your comments so far.

I can imagine the sinking feeling as you realise that, while you may be clear of your wrecked ship, you're now being carried by your own inertia at insanely high speed toward a vast artificial moon which your mates are currently trying to blow up.

'I'm aliveohsmeg...'

I always thought he was saying "Jek!" to him, since the pilot Wedge was talking to was named Jek Porkins. And Jek could tell by the way he said it that Wedge wanted him to get out of there, but decided to ignore his warning. The biggest mistake of his entire life...

Actually according to shadows of the empire at the time the alliance couldnt spare the funds for large amounts of pressurized flightsuits. If you remember when Wes Jansons R2 unit goes haywire and blasts at luke Luke wishes Jes could eject, so luke could blow the ship, but regreted that they did not have any vaccuum suits (if rougue squadron didnt then no one did. ).Also- if you look at the Rebel suits in the batle they exposed too much to be space resistant.
...there is a small amount of atmosphere surrounding him and his ejected seat...
If there were ejection seats they would just eject the whole cockpit module.Simple as that. But Count SiMaul is proboably right about the Jek thing.

If there were ejection seats they would just eject the whole cockpit module.Simple as that.

I'm just saying what I've seen in the comics. My bad if Mike Stackpole et al are wrong.

you're now being carried by your own inertia at insanely high speed toward a vast artificial moon which your mates are currently trying to blow up

Would he not have headed away from the Death Star? I dunno, I never paid attention in physics class.

CountSiMaul does have a point - I'm going to check the novelisation...

Would he not have headed away from the Death Star?

He may have headed straight back for it. The Death Star is about the size of a small moon, and it may have natural gravity on the outside. Also, depending upon the angle of the ejection and the gravity field, he could just end up being sucked into Yavin (the gas giant).