Interested not so much in the future career of the pilot, which looks cloudy (heh). FAA in cite says as long as safe, not their call, they “can’t police morality.”
But John Q. Public within eyeshot of said maybe-it’s-pornography (or porn-as-as…“vandalism” (like a drawing on a wall and they catch the guy?)… Can he, or the city, or anyone, claim some kind of damage?
If not suing the Navy, for legal ease say it’s some private skywriter who’s done the nefarious deed.
Wouldn’t it be merely an extension of breaking a law–there’s gotta be a law–against a plane flying a banner with a printed porno photo on it over a public beach, or whatever. What would it be?
We remember that Polonius and Hamlet were at odds if yon clouds looked very like a whale, and, complicated by complex definitions of I-now-it-when-I-see-it pornography, could (evanescent) contrails be held as ponographic at all?
[or, if it helps: a nearly-subliminal frame of porn in a G-rated film?]
a) Have any of the resident SD flying people ever heard of such shenanigans being done before?
b) Has it ever crossed your mind anyone else’s that you know? Strictest anonymity will be preserved.
Jurisdictional issues aside, I would imagine there must be a general principle that if you are in charge of a precision drawing implement you are responsible for the image that results, and also have to consider offense to any audience that cannot avoid seeing it. Its similar to, but very different from GPS-generated genitalia, because its so publicly visible.
See here for GPS genitalia, if you dare, but not at work. As one was captioned - bellendless fun! But, a big unmissable one in the sky above my house, less amusing.
The pilot cut a penis with balls in the sky with contrails. Shhhhsh. Two fluffy circles and and elongated oval. Not a particularly detailed picture. Your average male dog who has rolled on his back is far more NSFW. Just a clever bit of flying. Not porn or obscene. Watch any tornado alley weather forecast with graphic projections of storm paths and you’ll see (in your prurient mind) weather dongs (search for it) out the kazoo (speaking of phallic).
Since most of the questions in the OP are a matter of opinion I was considering moving it to IMHO, but since there’s already a thread in MPSIMS I’m going to close it and direct further questions and comments there.
