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FINGERTIP: Vertical (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Slightly Low
- Exhaust stack on top of wing
- ELEVATOR
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FINGERTIP: Angle (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 30o aft of line abreast
- Lead's aft wingtip light on front edge of lead's engine exhuast stack opening
- PCL
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FINGERTIP: Distance (Spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 10 ft
- FCP pilot look down lead's horizontal stabilizer leading edge or visualize 10 ft between wingtips
- AILERONS
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ROUTE: Vertical (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Level with lead
- FCP pilot helmet on horizon
- ELEVATOR
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ROUTE: ANGLE (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 30o aft of line abreast up to line abreast
- Strobe on spinner up to strobe on FCP pilot helmet
- PCL
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ROUTE: DISTANCE (Spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 2 shipwidths out to 500 ft (stable)
- Imagine 2 shipwidths out to lead 2 x flash guard
- AILERONS
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ECHELON: VERTICAL (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Co-altitude unless route turn into which requires just low enough to maintain visual
- Lead bisects horizon
- AILERON
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ECHELON: ANGLE (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Line abreast to 30o Aft
- Half of CFS door showing
- PCL
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ECHELON: DISTANCE (Spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 40 ft
- Imagine 1 x T-6 wingspan between aircraft
- ELEVATOR
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TURNING RJ: Vertical (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 2-4 Ship widths below
- Put lead 2-4 ship widths above horizon
- ELEVATOR
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TURNING RJ:Angle (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 3 aspect/30o AA
- Tail bisecting outer wing until you can see "star" or "SA" in the Saddle (Corrects vertical AND angle)
- AILERONS
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TURNING RJ: Distance (spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Decreasing distance until at fingertip position
- Check airspeed, 20-3- knots overtake until 500 ft
- PCL
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STRAIGHT AHEAD RJ: VERTICAL (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Slightly below lead (below turbulance)
- Lead slightly above horizon
- Elevator
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STRAIGHT AHEAD RJ: ANGLE (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 0 Aspect (6 o'clock)
- Lead's tail lined up with lead's canopy
- Ailerons
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STRAIGHT AHEAD RJ:Distance (spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Decreasing distance until at fingertip position
- Check airspeed, 20-30 knots overtake until pitot tubes visible
- PCL
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FW(ET): Vertical (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 30-45o cone around lead's 6 o'clock
- No single refernce possible due to size of cone. Normally will be in same vertical plane and thus able to see tail touching either wing
- ELEVATOR
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FW(ET): Angle (Line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 30-45o cone (3 Aspect-4.5 Aspect)
- Tail bisecting outer wing (3 aspect) out to tail touching tip of outer wing (4.5 aspect) as long as in same vertical plane
- AILERONS
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FW(ET): Distance (spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 500-1,000 ft from lead in the 30-45o cone
- 500 ft- Lead is 2 x the size of the flash guard and at 1,000 ft- lead is same size as flash guard with lead's tail flash NOT being visible
- ELEVATOR & AILERON to "pull" Lead & Lag
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CLOSE TRAIL: Vertical (Stack)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- Just below lead's wake turbulance
- Lead's engine stack on top of wings
- ELEVATOR
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CLOSE TRAIL: Angle (line)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 0 Aspect (6 O'clock)
- Fuselage aligned with lead's fuselage
- AILERONS
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CLOSE TRAIL: Distance (Spacing)
Description
References
Flight Controls
- 1-2 ship lengths aft of lead
- Tips of lead's elevator 1/3 out on wings or leads wingtips between AOA indexer and Mag compass
- PCL
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