DD_Bucky Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 ~S~ Everyone! Good day, and welcome to the Great White North.Todays topic is Formation Flying. Okay,so like ever see footage of those pilot guys in WWII flying their planes close together?Looks pretty cool,eh?Ok that's called a formation.The reason they did that is 'cause so they could keep track of each other and cover their butts and look around for the hosers called the enemy. So like that's the topic for today,so G'day Eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Did you have a few beers with your lunch today Bucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klinger Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 You may well be drunk Bucky, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Bucky Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 ~S~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 WHAT IS THIS HERESY of A SPIT IN A BOB Bf-109 SKIN??!? I may be mistaken, but I always thought that the Schwarm/Finger Four formations were more spread out both in the horizontal and vertical planes.... just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 hi mate - we have tried to get basic wingman training going umpteen times without much result- so trying to get flight training would be impossible I think - but drop painless a line -he set up stuff for the wingmen so he might have some ideas - there should be some info in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 @ cg yes the schwarm was spread out further about 200yds apart and as the speeds increased during the war spread out further- think it was about the turn radius at combat speed between planes. It was stepped up into the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Bucky Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hoo boy,I've gone and done it now.A 109 skin on a spit?!...Made you look ha ha..lol. I realize the formations were spread out more,I was just practising some close formation stuff.Like I said,I was bored.But I'm glad to see I sparked some interest on the subject.I appreciate your replies. Could you imagine what it would be like doing some precision flying,like the Blue Angels and other real life squads do?That's pretty amazing stuff.All this talk about formations reminds me of J.O.Speaking of...(nice sageway eh?)...I have signed up for the BFS Feb.class. I completed BFS last June,but I want to do it again.I was pretty nervous the first time,but now I feel my skill level has increased somewhat.I'll be more confident and relaxed this time.I really want to excell in the formation stuff.Especially the taking off/landing in formation part.I think that stuff is so cool. Heh,I seem to have formation stuff on the brain lately.So just let ol'bucky go with it....it's my "new" thing..lol.But hey ,seriously now,are there any other dogz interested in this?Maybe we could get something going. I know Delta-7 touched on this above,but hey like I said,just thinkin' out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB1 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 ~S~ Bucky, Not sure if you know, but I will be instructing the Formation Flying part of the BFS at JO this comming Feb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I find with the rather limited optics we have in this game (compared to real life) you almost need the flight leader to call out each move (pulling left, climbing, etc). Too many times I lose him behind the various cockpit frames and bars which in real life having a moving head and 2 eyes would allow you to see past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erco Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Count me in - usually folks tell me to back off a little - too close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Like this? (BTW - apparantly, they had the proper 1000 ft vertical separation....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer57 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's a cool shot Rattler, but what makes them look so close is the distortion and compression caused by the Zoom lens on high magnification. It probably didn't even look like this through the lens. One of the odd things caused in cameras by zooming. You can take a shot of somebody standing 100 meters behind another person, but a zoom lens shot taken from a distance will make it look like they are no more than 10 feet apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 here are a couple of shots for you bucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted January 25, 2008 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 ~S~ Bucky, I love the challenge of formation flying M8. In case you haven't seen it here is a link to "Flying Fecktards" in our vault. http://www.dangerdogz.com/k9vault/Download/Documents/ It was Kilnger and myself learning to fly aerobatics in Tempests. We had Pooka, Guitarman, BG all show up for a couple of practice sessions but in the end it would need a huge effort and lots of practice hours to get more than two pilots synchronised . Kling made a MOVIE of a reasonable run through a routine so it could be viewed by anyone without the game being installed. I am up for practicing combat or aerobatic formation flying anytime. Would love to form a DDz team. There is no better way to improve your aircraft control, SA and concise comms. ~S~ Paintard. PS, PLEASE don't do that horrible skin thing on a Spit M8 ! I felt off colour all morning because of that ! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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