Cool pics. Just wait until you're flying tight parade going through the goo.
Brett
That's never a good time.
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Form Flight
- Thread starter TheBubba
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That's never a good time.
You'll do well in the jet community... haha.
I do think that one of the things we really didn't get enough of in TRACOM was form-type stuff. I was lucky being the odd man out in VT-86 (I didn't think so at the time...) but every single T-2 flight I had to brief and lead.
In the RAG and in the fleet... as a JO, you'll be flying with senior pilots... which means you'll be leading just about every flight.
Agreed... after my second (and last) form flight in intermediate, I've found that even though I know the bare bones basics of form flight, I'm shaky at best at even that stuff.
Talking to our IP's today (both AF fighter guys), low-level formations can be the bread and butter of the pointy-nose, fast-mover types. We're expected to take charge and direct the flight, but that's hard to do when you have only a vague idea of how to visually navigate a 2 ship form 500 AGL at 240 IAS. Granted, you nut-up and do the best you can, but its still a bit overwhelming.. especially for your first true low level flight (and second form flight)
Cheers,
Bubba
MasterBates
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About 10 times too high, and as fast as I wish we could go!
50' 150KIAS is the way to go! If your'e slow, you gotta go low.
50' 150KIAS is the way to go! If your'e slow, you gotta go low.
I like 420kts at 100ft.
I think that's just a bit past our "Danger" section of the height/velocity diagram.
I like 420kts at 100ft.
I personally enjoy 520 kts, but thanks to the Marines, I have to stay at 500 AGL.
Brett
MasterBates
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Being held down by the man again?
I like 420kts at 100ft.
MAC is not LAT and you don't navigate around at it.
And Brett, we Marines do LAT at 300' not 500' (unless you're in MAG14)
I'm referring to that little incident in Italy which kind of screwed things up for everybody else.
Brett
Details details.
200 ft is pretty fun though, never thought I'd feel 500 ft was "boring".
The "other primary squadron" does it at 1500. We do our VNAV flights between 2000 and 2500 at 180 true, so 500 @ 240 was a welcome change.
Wait till 350+ at 100'. Thats when you realize how tightly your pilot has the strands of your life intertwined in his fingers. Although the first time I did a low level in a hornet it was right over a nudist camp. And I am sad to report that the only thing I saw was some big hairy dude waving at me.