Barrel Roll - P-8660049

ADVANCED TACTICAL MANEUVERING

4.4.5.2. Barrel Roll

4.4.5.2.1. The Defensive Procedures to counter the Barrel Roll are identical to those used

against the High Yo-Yo. Additionally, the Barrel Roll presentation is initiated with the

same out-of-plane pull by the attacking aircraft. As the bogey begins this wings level pull

out-of-plane, the defensive student unloads and extends. When the bogey commences its

roll away, the defensive student directs his or her IP to pitchback in and place the lift

vector on the bogey. The difference is the bogey rolled 360 away from the defender

towards the extended six o'clock position, rather than back towards the defender as with

the High Yo-Yo.

ACTION (ATTACKER)

REACTION (DEFENDER)

"Fight's on."

"Hard right (left), bogey right five

(left seven)."

Bogey rolls in from the perch

through low reversal

Bogey rolls wings level and initiates

"Unload, extend."

out of plane pull

Bogey initiates roll away from

"Pitch back right (left), lift vector on"

defender towards extended six, or

lost sight

4.4.5.3. Co-speed (3-9) overshoot

4.4.5.3.1. Following the low reversal, the bogey continues to press the attack with a hard

lead turn that attempts to align fuselages and enables the bogey to stabilize in a tracking

guns position. To counter this threat, the defensive aircraft must maintain its own hard

turn in towards the bogey. If the bogey takes no precautions to prevent the overshoot (Hi

Yo-Yo), this hard turn and eventual break turn may force a 3-9 (Wing line) overshoot

from which the defender can capitalize and perhaps become offensive or at least neutral

with the bogey.

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