0'clock position question

[ATC Watcher]

Sorry new in your Forum. maybe this was asked already before ;
Just received and saw for teh first time this absolutely superb video :

Typhoon - a ride with the best: The Science Museum, London - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/embed/sjvgC1cKQGA)

A question puzzle me, does someone (RAF) knows why the guy is always refering to his leader as being in "6 o'clock " position as obviously he is on his 11 ?

[BEagle]

Listen again: "The Lead's 6 o'clock is clear".

Clearly the #2 pilot is checking that his leader's rear hemisphere is clear of threats.

A very good promotional video showing the dream of every true, red-blooded U/T pilot!

[ATC Watcher]

Thanks BEagle, I understood it at " I am clear of the leader" which is , for me, mere " civilian pilot " what I would be worried about when pullig 6Gs turns at 480 Kts at 250 ft!:O

[Arm out the window]

"Bandits at 12 o'clock!"

"Oh, jolly good, it's only 4.30!"

[ShyTorque]

Good to hear at 4.33 he remembers to check his pants.. or at least that's what it sounds like! :p

[ORAC]

Classic quotes.

"Boss, is that you in my 6 o'clock"?

"Behind the line from 3 to 9 and coming down"!!

"Buchan/Boulmer/Neat Bogey dope"! - "Roger, check 6"#

# almost invariably the right call :)

[Courtney Mil]

ST, yep, you're right. "Pants checked."

[ShyTorque]

I always found low level flying exciting (especially when the ACO were "not above 150 ft agl") but tbh, I never felt the need to check my pants afterwards :p

[Wholigan]

Do some people have a 6 o'clock then??? :E

[cuefaye]

Don't run into things in your 12 o'clock! http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

[Danny42C]

" Bandits 12 o'clock high !"

[ShyTorque]

Do some people have a 6 o'clock then???

Only when I drive, then everything's in my 6 o'clock. :E

[newt]

Seem to remember 17 and 20 had plenty Wholigan!

Hope your feet are dry!!:ok:

[alfred_the_great]

How much of that narrative is for the display, and how much is for 'real'?

[Bill Macgillivray]

"WOT'CHER 6" SOAF used to rule!!!

[fergineer]

16 were much smoother though Bill!!!!!

[tartare]

Alf - suspect he's been asked by the shooter in the back seat to say out loud what he would normally just mentally run through; to provide audio commentary for the pictures - it all sounds pretty reasonable and not for show...

[L J R]

Clock Codes...is there an 'app' for that?

[gr4techie]

When we change from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time does everything around you move by an hour?

[alfred_the_great]

tartare - VMT