Glossary
Tactical Formation
P
Pad Lock: “I have tally and can’t take my eyes off bogey” (for fear of losing contact due to visibility/range,
etc.).
Pigeons: Magnetic bearing of and distance from home base (or unit indicated).
Popeye: In clouds or area of reduced visibility.
Pure Pursuit: Nose of the attacking aircraft tracking on the bogey.
R
Range: Linear distance between two aircraft stated in nautical miles (nm) or feet.
RTGS: Real Time Gunsight
S
Section: A pair of fighter aircraft working together as a unit.
Shackle: To redress the section by crossing member to other side, thus reassuming proper combat
spread position.
Six: Abbreviated reference to the 6 o’clock position directly behind an aircraft.
Spatial Awareness: Ability to project the flight paths of aircraft in relation to each other.
T
Tac Turn: An engaging turn that maneuvers a section 90 degrees in the direction of the bogey.
Tally: Bogey visually sighted.
Track Crossing Angle (TCA): Angular difference in velocity vectors at any instant.
V
Velocity Vector: Projected flight path of the aircraft at a given moment.
Visual: Wingman in sight.
W
Weapons Envelope: Airspace around an aircraft within which an employed weapon has a high
probability of destroying the aircraft. Defined in terms of weapon, angle off, and range.
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