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LEAD CHANGE
Lead change procedures are the same as day except that external lights and the radio will be used to
confirm the lead change. This procedure is known as "lights, lips, lips, lights." To initiate the lead
change, the lead should switch his external lights to bright and steady, turn on his anti-collision light, and
transmit "[flight call sign] two, you have the lead." Dash-2 says "[flight call sign] two has the lead." The
new lead will cut off his anti-collision light and set lights on dim. The new lead should expeditiously turn
off his anti-collision light and begin an inside/outside scan to maintain flight profile. The new wingman
should execute the lead change slowly and deliberately, keeping relative motion under control. The new
wingman must avoid fixating on any single light to prevent angling into or away from the new lead. As
soon as possible, the new wingman should turn on
his anti-collision light.
If the lead is NORDO, the lead has two procedures to signal a lead change. First, the lead switches his
external lights to bright and flashing to indicate that he is NORDO. He then switches his anti-collision light
on to indicate the lead change.
Second, in the case that the lead's external lights are inoperative, he would shine the flashlight at his
own helmet and then shine it toward the wingman. In either case if the wingman accepts the lead, he
secures his anti-collision light and switches external lights to dim and steady. If the wingman were to
decline the lead, he continues flying wing, does not change his lights, and signals "No" with the
flashlight.
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