High Yo-Yo - P-8660048

ADVANCED TACTICAL MANEUVERING

4.4.3. At the commencement of the engagement, the offensive aircraft begins its attack with a

roll in towards the defender. The defensive aircraft immediately commences a hard turn into the

attacker, as directed by the student on the ICS.

4.4.3.1. DEFENSIVE STUDENT "Hard right, bogey right five."

4.4.4. As the attacking aircraft proceeds through the low reversal, the student in the defensive

aircraft needs to analyze the situation, as presented by the offensive aircraft, and respond

accordingly with directive ICS communication.

4.4.5. There are four defensive presentations. The procedures developed to defend against these

presentations are very specific and the student needs to be able to verbalize them exactly as

presented here. The High Yo-Yo and Barrel Roll involve out-of-plane maneuvering by the

attacking aircraft, and the Co-speed and High-speed overshoots are in-plane presentations.

4.4.5.1. High Yo-Yo

4.4.5.1.1. At some point after the low reversal, the attacking aircraft (bogey) initiates the

High Yo-Yo as an out-of-plane maneuver to prevent an imminent overshoot. As the

bogey begins its roll to wings level and subsequent pull out of plane, the defensive

student responds by unloading and extending to regain airspeed and increase nose to tail

separation. The defensive aircraft remains in this unloaded extension until the bogey

repositions its nose back on with a roll towards the defender, or until enough nose to tail

separation has developed such that the defensive aircraft can pitchback in and effect a

neutral merge. The former almost always occurs prior to the latter, and therefore, the

defensive student must maintain sight of his or her attacker and initiates the pitchback in

as the bogey brings its nose back on. If sight is lost during the unloaded extension, the

student needs to pitchback in immediately.

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 repositions nose back on with

"Pitch back right (left), lift vector

roll towards defender, or lost sight

on."

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