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cpayne(at)joimail.com
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: Overhead Breaks



While watching numerous warbird groups and acro groups like the Red Barons over at Lakeland, I'm amazed at how good they are at just about everything...except the break. Yesterday I really saw what happens in slow motion (Stearman's). I believe that the 4-ship 360 break IS the single hardest maneuver to get right.

 

RedStar pilots usually do a good job but seeing it go wrong in slow motion brings home the importance of timing the break, flying the same line and maintaining the interval and glideslope angle.  Were there any specific aerial practice maneuvers used in military training to sharpen up the 4-ship break?

 

 

Craig Payne

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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: Overhead Breaks



In a message dated 1/3/2006 5:45:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, cpayne(at)joimail.com writes:

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		   Were there any specific aerial practice maneuvers used in military training to sharpen up the 4-ship break?

 

	


While I'm looking back through the fog of 40 years, I can't recall any guidance in the USAF except to maintain safe spacing. ...Blitz

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viperdoc(at)mindspring.co
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: Overhead Breaks



Craig,

I was taught intially 60 degrees bank, 2 G's, and align the wingtip on the downwind edge of the runway. Roll off the perch when the leading edge of the wingtip is on the departure end of the runway. For the Viper we are flying a tactical overhead. Different than finger tip. Can go to AFM3-1, but I will have to wait until I get to the squadron later this week to do that.

Doc

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MFilucci(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:16 am Post subject: Overhead Breaks



In a message dated 1/3/2006 7:45:52 AM Central Standard Time, cpayne(at)joimail.com writes:

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		   RedStar pilots usually do a good job but seeing it go wrong in slow motion brings home the importance of timing the break, flying the same line and maintaining the interval and glideslope angle.  Were there any specific aerial practice maneuvers used in military training to sharpen up the 4-ship break?

	


Practice, practice, practice...

 

A few things do contribute to success: briefing and flying a precise speed on downwind, making sure each aircraft is precisely in line and on altitude on downwind, starting the base turn precisely abeam the numbers (or at a prebriefed reference point) using a shorter break interval (most pilots can count to 2 or 3 pretty well but beyond that we seem to have problems). It also helps to fly with the same pilots over and over again--we all have a natural, internal cadence--flying together regularly will help you get "in sync" with one another and improve your performance.

 

Mike

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