Tactical Formation
Flight Procedures
Wingman
Lead
Figure 6: CRUISE TURN AWAY FROM WINGMAN
If you start the turn acute or close, delay 3-4 seconds, lower the nose less than normal and, initially,
use more AOB before crossing the lead’s six. After crossing, use less AOB than normal to arrive in
combat spread.
If you start the turn sucked, lower the nose more than normal and, initially, use less AOB before
crossing the lead’s six. After crossing, use more AOB than normal to arrive in combat spread.
If you start the turn wide, lower the nose more than normal and, initially, use more AOB before
crossing the lead’s six. After crossing, use less AOB than normal to arrive in combat spread.
If you arrive on the bearing line before the lead rolls out of his turn, raise your nose, adjust AOB to
keep from going acute, and play the roll-out to arrive in combat spread as the lead rolls out.
If you find yourself out of position after the turn, it is probably attributable to improper AOB, timing,
and/or airspeed control. If you are sucked, lower the nose, add power, accelerate until arriving on
the abeam bearing, then raise the nose and reduce power to maintain 300 KIAS.
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