WWII Training films

[TX-EcoDragon]

Primary Flight Training " Attitudes of Flight"

Primary Flight Training " Attitudes of Flight" Part 1

The Slow Roll

The Slow Roll

Quit Stalling, or Spin in PI

QUIT STALLING -- Or Spin In! -- Part 1 of 2

PII

QUIT STALLING -- Or Spin In! -- Part 2 of 2

Fundamentals of Formation Flying -- Part 1 of 3

Fundamentals of Formation Flying -- Part 1 of 3

PII

Fundamentals of Formation Flying -- Part 2 of 3

PIII

Fundamentals of Formation Flying -- Part 3 of 3

[TX-Gunslinger]

Thanks Eco!  Will watch these in their entirety tommorow.

Exceptionally helpful,

S!

Gunny

- I've spent quite a bit of time with just the slow roll.  I probably burn off a large amount of energy in every roll I make because I don't do it properly.

- If the rest of these video's are a rich as the slow roll one - they will definintely make me a better pilot.  So usefull to have the manuever picture and rudder/stick "side by side" to actually see it all work together.

[TX-Kingsnake]

I'd enjoy trying the formation flying and rendezvous. As a SOP I'd like to start a sortie with a rendezvous and head out in parade formation then get into combat spread. I loose visual contact often in combat spread due to heading changes. That is close to what we already do. What we usually do is link up, sort of, then head out in combat spread. I often loose visual contact after a second of looking at the map and adjusting something in the pit. Parade formation would be better for navigation. As always, we have to see what works for us in a simulator versus the historic methods. Let's visit this and determine the balance between reality and over complicating; what works for us? Well duh this should be easy enough. Yet are we on the same page?   

[TX-Gunslinger]

Yes, I'm with you.  Allowances have to be made for timing.  As low as our pilot numbers are, we cannot expect someone already out on a sortie will make a 10 minutes drive home, or wait every time for a form up.

So, here's my solution in implementing your idea:

- Dissolve white section
- Drop me from black section. 
- You and I King will make up a new "Orange or Yellow" section (why? because I like yellow and orange).
- You can be lead - I'll be your wing.

That way, we can work on this stuff together and since we smoke and nobody else does - no other pilot will be waiting for us.

Let Eco pick a new Black 2 while we gain proficiency. 

How's that?

S!

Gunny