seeing as i am the son of a former f-16 pilot, i can tell you first hand that those planes are relatively small, and to hit a tree at that speed and have the plane stay in one piece is pretty amazing!!!!!
for sure man, i just cant believe how bored our pilots are though. damn, we need to get them out there again....chinas got the largest airforce right? maybe this dude could give them flying lessons.
That pilot is EXTREMELY lucky that the motor held out and the wings didn't fall off. <---works on aircraft for a living...