Formation Flying! & best flight ever!
Formation
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Bit like dabbling in the occult,you might be alright but you can end up in a situation far beyond your skill and experience,in a split-second,if you`ve read about it ,and talked about it!!.If you can get a Yak-52,Chipmunk,Harvard,Zlin,Cap-10,warbird,or jet,ring "The Squadron" at N.Weald and see if there are any vacancies on the Sept. training week and learn how to do formation flying properly,even some limited aeros,and good tail-chases,all taught by professional display pilots,even ex-Arrers.If the weather`s still good you`ll have the hardest working week of your life,and maybe want to come back for more,next year.
Bit like dabbling in the occult,you might be alright but you can end up in a situation far beyond your skill and experience,in a split-second,if you`ve read about it ,and talked about it!!.If you can get a Yak-52,Chipmunk,Harvard,Zlin,Cap-10,warbird,or jet,ring "The Squadron" at N.Weald and see if there are any vacancies on the Sept. training week and learn how to do formation flying properly,even some limited aeros,and good tail-chases,all taught by professional display pilots,even ex-Arrers.If the weather`s still good you`ll have the hardest working week of your life,and maybe want to come back for more,next year.
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As a formation display pilot I echo the comments here.
The RAF Flying Manual examined must be years old....As formation flying is vol 5, part 1, section 2 chapter 6 in AP3456.
I recommend on-track aviation as per beagles post for good solid formation training.
I am currently working to provide courses approved by the CAA - probably in an AOPA framework (similar to the aerobatic certificate)....news should be available on this in the next 3-6 months.
The RAF Flying Manual examined must be years old....As formation flying is vol 5, part 1, section 2 chapter 6 in AP3456.
I recommend on-track aviation as per beagles post for good solid formation training.
I am currently working to provide courses approved by the CAA - probably in an AOPA framework (similar to the aerobatic certificate)....news should be available on this in the next 3-6 months.
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It seems this time i have over steped the mark( not with any due intent) I guess that i just had such a good flight that i had to share it. I think that my last post was taken the wrong way, and if it was the way i laid it out, iam sorry. I dont come onto PPRUNE to rub people up the wrong way, i come on to learn.
All advice has been taken on, and when i find somone who will take me on (thats if they have not read this first
) then i will come back and let you all know how its going.
Once again A BIG THANKS
All advice has been taken on, and when i find somone who will take me on (thats if they have not read this first
) then i will come back and let you all know how its going.Once again A BIG THANKS
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Well, that was a step in the right direction. Well done. You obviously recognised that we were concerned about your safety more than anything else. It took a big man to come back to do that.
So, now go and really enjoy it. But get the right people to guide you. I had some of the best instructors around at the time I started learning aeros and formation flying. Neil Williams, James Black, Pete Jarvis, Pete Channon, Carl Schofield and many others. A prize of the greats I can tell you. But none would let me 'go' unless I demonstrated that I was entirely competent.
Get the right people and you will be alright.
Get the basics right and formation aeros can follow. When you can do those you have truly arrived.
Good luck.
Well, that was a step in the right direction. Well done. You obviously recognised that we were concerned about your safety more than anything else. It took a big man to come back to do that.
So, now go and really enjoy it. But get the right people to guide you. I had some of the best instructors around at the time I started learning aeros and formation flying. Neil Williams, James Black, Pete Jarvis, Pete Channon, Carl Schofield and many others. A prize of the greats I can tell you. But none would let me 'go' unless I demonstrated that I was entirely competent.
Get the right people and you will be alright.
Get the basics right and formation aeros can follow. When you can do those you have truly arrived.
Good luck.
