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gengrumpy(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: Dreams of 1,000 |
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There's a simple rule when flying wing position.
You fly solely off the airplane you are flying off of.....
You cannot and should not look around at the others when in close
formation.
That's where the trust in training comes in.....
grumpy
On Feb 9, 2009, at 10:37 PM, Tim Olson wrote:
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Trust me, when you're in the formation, you don't have time to
look behind you. It would be nice to have more viz for
spotting everyone and getting together in formation, but
you don't have much time for looking around when you're
actually in formation. I'm absolutely no expert, and
I know it must get easier as you spend countless hours
on it, but it's very hard to hold position doing anything
but keeping your eyes on the plane you're lined up with.
That's why if the leader goes into the ground, sometimes
the rest follow...they don't have time to know it's coming.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
Deems Davis wrote:
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> I'm on thin ice here, but I was of the impression that the enclosed
> cabin cover, and lack a rearward visibility make the -10 a poor
> candidate for formation flying/work.
> Deems Davis # 406
> 'Its all done....Its just not put together'
> http://deemsrv10.com/
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nukeflyboy
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
Posts: 162
Location: Granbury, TX
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Dreams of 1,000 |
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I have done a LOT of formation flying in my RV-6, including with a 10. My observation: the 10 is a poor formation platform. The visibility is not good because of the cabin top/door post location and they usually have a vernier throttle and not quadrant. It takes a lot of practice, you need to be really comfortable with the other pilots, and it should never be taken lightly.
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scottmschmidt(at)yahoo.co
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject: Dreams of 1,000 |
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I am not a formation expert but......
I've done some formation work with the Texas Air Aces (T-34's) when they were in operation in Houston and have done a few formation flights with the 10 and other planes and feel like I have a ton of visibility.
I also have a few hours flying in the Pitts bi-planes and the visibility is 50% worse than the RV-10, maybe more, and pilots do formation work with it every day.
Sean Tucker's school even teach formation work with their Pitts.
My guess is that the pilot is probably 95% of proper formation flying and not so much the plane.
You guys just got me thinking about this.
Scott Schmidtscottmschmidt(at)yahoo.com
From: nukeflyboy <flymoore(at)charter.net>
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