Holding Short
09-11-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Cliffy170
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Is it not true that the picture was not taken from another F-16? Hopefully, D-Model. If it is not true that the picture wasn't being taken by another viper, then was the aircraft holding short not dash-2 or another flight?
Cliff
P.S. Sorry, nothing to do today but post on APC.
Is it not true that the picture was not taken from another F-16? Hopefully, D-Model. If it is not true that the picture wasn't being taken by another viper, then was the aircraft holding short not dash-2 or another flight?
Cliff
P.S. Sorry, nothing to do today but post on APC.
09-11-2008, 05:28 PM
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I only take a camera when I fly in the back of a D model (as far as you know 
). I was bored and tagged along on a flight this week. Lead was the D model and the two ship was staggered holding short. Centerlines don't apply to us - unless its dark.
). I was bored and tagged along on a flight this week. Lead was the D model and the two ship was staggered holding short. Centerlines don't apply to us - unless its dark.
09-11-2008, 08:58 PM
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USMCFLYR
09-11-2008, 09:02 PM
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[quote=Cliffy170;459761]Pretty standard with only one airplane?
Cliffy -
Often. We have a nice carrier box all painted on the left side of the runway and even lite at night for that exact purpose. You don't? Now when I'm ready to full stop I take it to centerline.
Anyway - it looks to me that he might have been -2 of a formation and he was waiting for his lead to get into position. I wouldn't wait that long but you never know.
Or - maybe he was a single ship taking off after a flight of two. I don't know what your SOPs read. My current is 800' centerline. Most places I've flown have been 1,000' centerline or 500' staggered.
USMCFLYR
Do you land on your half of the runway, single-ship, as well?
Often. We have a nice carrier box all painted on the left side of the runway and even lite at night for that exact purpose. You don't? Now when I'm ready to full stop I take it to centerline.
Anyway - it looks to me that he might have been -2 of a formation and he was waiting for his lead to get into position. I wouldn't wait that long but you never know.
Or - maybe he was a single ship taking off after a flight of two. I don't know what your SOPs read. My current is 800' centerline. Most places I've flown have been 1,000' centerline or 500' staggered.
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09-12-2008, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Anyway - it looks to me that he might have been -2 of a formation and he was waiting for his lead to get into position. I wouldn't wait that long but you never know.
In a combat zone (ie Balad), formation t/o isn't the big one, so this is a quicker way to get your 2-ship airborne. Plus, some safety pogue said running up a 4-ship at EOR has higher probability of causing a nicked blade via FOD ingestion.
OK, horse is really dead now...
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