"you start seeing big fighters at 10-15 miles. As you get to 7-8 miles you can start seeing F-18 sized fighters. 5-6 miles F-16's come into view. If you are lucky you might see a Mig21 wing flash at 3-4 miles,"
---and they say size doesnt matter.It just takes someone to find a good way to neutralise the effectiveness of radar....for everyone....and all that expensive stealth BVR stuff becomes redundant.
"Their technique when approaching the merge was to "hit the dissappear switch"
--love it just love it !!