mtpopejoy wrote:
When they fly formation like that is the wingman focusing on a certain point on the lead aircraft or a sight picture? If it is a certain point on the aircraft what is that certain point?
I saw these aircraft at TOM in '08 and they fly amazing formation. Top notch pilots these two!
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Mark
Yes, you line up 2 points on the leaders plane, then keep them there.
Oshkosh uses tailwheel on the trailing edge of the far wingtip. That gives you about a 45 degree line, and a step down for vertical clearance.
I used to fly inboard aileron line on the trailing edge of the cowl when I was flying the 6 in formation, it is alot further forward, but it allowed me to see any changes much quicker than tailwheel/wingtip.
If anyone wants to know what formation flying is like, here is one thing you can try, pick a spot to look at about 25ft away, it should be about the size of a pie plate. once you have found it, stare at it for 15min to a hour, never moving your eyes from it. If you can do that, you just have to learn to fly a plane while doing it.
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) "S" turns to insure I'm clear of everything. After having been a passenger in two different tail wheel airplanes that ran over another airplane, it is my opinion that a raised seat wouldn't have made a difference in either incident...but "S" turns would've.
