Or maybe it's always been ridiculous. I don't know. But it's being abused by certain (I won't name names) teams/countries to the point of absurdity. In the last 2 days I've watched 5 bomber groups do it in front of me alone. And I'm rarely chasing bombers. The 'base takers' use it as a tactical tool, which in the sim world, doesn't add up, since such tactics wouldn't cut it IRL.
No idea if the damage model would support it, but it sure would be nice if there were consequences for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane other than absorbing deaths, which obviously aren't of consequence.
In real life, you bail out / ditch and you wouldn't be upping right away. How about you get a tower time-out anytime you have to use one of those options? The guys who ditch in fighters to avoid giving up a kill are just as bad as the bomber bailers. Let them walk back home & think about what they've done

Thanks for listening to my drivel.