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Old 19th Jun 2010, 18:21
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misd-agin
 
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Low altitude, low vis, G/A's are 'black and white' events. See the field. lose it, see the field, lose it, etc, etc. It can be a tricky time, especially when dealing with the 'yes, no, yes, uh, maybe, uh, G/A' cycle that can occur.

Buddy talked about doing G/A's, almost always VFR, in F-15's. Mil power, rapid acceleration. Great fun VFR. Could be, and was, deadly IMC. Experienced guys would just close the speedbrakes. That would be enough acceleration to reduce the risk of vertigo while allowing the a/c to climb.

Squadron deployment. IMC, fighter radar in trail department. Advised that last a/c RTB'd due to loss of radios. Turns out they were trying to protect the crews from the real event, which was a crash on departure. High speed acceleration, transition to IMC, resulted in vertigo and loss of life/a/c.

Sometimes power is your friend, sometimes it isn't.
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