Air Combat Maneuvering
Appendix B
Multi-Switch Bug - 090 cont.
1. Dirt: “Heads up, Bandit’s
nose is low.... Switch,
W
switch Bandit’s coming to
you from the left” (or right)
2. Bags: “Tally, Left to Left” or
Right to Right (if the free
Fighter does not have sight,
the Bandit will talk the free
fighters’ eyes onto the fight
L
until the tally is achieved)
3. Bandit: “Left to Left”
1. Bags: “Let’s BUG 360”
2. Dirt: “Copy, 360”
W
Dirt: “I’m at your right 3” (or
left 9)
Bags: “Visual”
3. Dirt: “Bandit’s in a left-hand
L
turn with 90 to go, 1 mile,
looks like a good Bug”
5. “Bags, knock-it-off”
4. Bandit: “Bandit concurs,
6. “Dirt, knock-it-off”
Bandit, knock-it-off”
7. Bags: “Cross-turn, I’m
high...Dirts’ low”
* If a successful bug was not achieved, normally a cross-turn will succeed in bracketing
the Bandit. Either fighter can call a cross-turn (or in-place turn as appropriate) prior to a
missile launch. Remember, you’re at Joker fuel, maintain a bug mentality....your goal is
a successful bug out of the engaging turn. Call out the pass, call out the new bug
heading and maintain situational awareness within the section. Both fighters must gain
a tally-visual!
1. Dirt: “Cross-turn I’m high”
L
2. Bags: “Tally-visual, I’m low”
3. Dirt: “Looks like the
Bandit’s coming to me, let’s
Bug 150...Left to Left” (if
W
possible, avoid a post-
merge reversal, one-circle
multi-switch scenario,
4. Bandit: “Left-to-left”
engaged time will
increase significantly)
* Now continue the comm as
before
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