Why would a pilot jump?
08-10-2022, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
No kidding. Unplanned formation - especially by dissimilar aircraft - is significantly hazardous. And yeah, most ex military will pull it off nicely, assuming the target aircraft flies straight and level, but it’s dicier than most people suspect.
08-10-2022, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Tower flybys, down the centerline, are fine. That's a normal-ish maneuver.
Ad hoc inflight inspections by other random aircraft are definitely not OK. You need to do some planning and coordination for formation flying of any sort, and participants need to be trained.
Exception for mil, since they do form flying as a matter of course.
Ad hoc inflight inspections by other random aircraft are definitely not OK. You need to do some planning and coordination for formation flying of any sort, and participants need to be trained.
Exception for mil, since they do form flying as a matter of course.
The former F-14 IP, when flying with a Marine SNA in NAS Corpus Christi TX tried to help an F-14 with a gear malfunction.
Tried to join up on the F-14 in the T-34 and basically got sucked up into the TomCat and crushed the cockpit. Crashed into the bay with two fatalities. Like Excargodog said - careful.
08-10-2022, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Even then you need to be careful.
The former F-14 IP, when flying with a Marine SNA in NAS Corpus Christi TX tried to help an F-14 with a gear malfunction.
Tried to join up on the F-14 in the T-34 and basically got sucked up into the TomCat and crushed the cockpit. Crashed into the bay with two fatalities. Like Excargodog said - careful.
The former F-14 IP, when flying with a Marine SNA in NAS Corpus Christi TX tried to help an F-14 with a gear malfunction.
Tried to join up on the F-14 in the T-34 and basically got sucked up into the TomCat and crushed the cockpit. Crashed into the bay with two fatalities. Like Excargodog said - careful.
08-11-2022, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Military arrogance, lots of assumptions. Little surprise.
Military who are not flying mil should not do it, in an ad hoc manner.
Military in dissimilar A/C should not do it either, unless it's part of their mission (ex AAR).
Civilians who plan, train, and prepare are just fine too.
08-16-2022, 08:40 PM
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08-16-2022, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CoefficientX
Convenient.
08-17-2022, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Convenient.
Then yes, I suppose that would be convenient…
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