Avitop Forums: Tactics

I WANNA PLAY THE SIMS ONLINE!

2001-07-20T03:21:00Z

*** Posted by Elizabeth *** i have a yahoo account and i play games all the time. Is there a way i can play the sims there for free. I really really want to play. please help me if you can.

Need help inderstanding naval carrier aviation terminology

2006-04-20T17:00:46Z

To anyone who can help.

I am not a military pilot, but I love to read alot of aviation books. I was recently reading a naval Aviation Book about life on a Carrier during Dessert Storm and some terminology was used many times which I don't understand. It's called "Entering the Break" and "Breaking the Deck". These terms are used alot....Any I don't quite get what they are talking about during the landing sequence. This may be a really stupid question..... but if someone could help this old guy (43) understand these terms, It would help me appreciate the book which i am reading. Thank You in advance

Navy Carrier Landing question

2003-10-11T03:34:54Z

I've been searching the net for a good link which describes navy carrier landings - specifically wondering about approach glidepath angles - is it a 3 degree glidepath? When you're visual, what does the Fresnel Lens (a.k.a. the Meatball) dictate in terms of glide path angle? Thank you.

Sensation in plane

2006-02-12T03:06:04Z

I've always wondered, when does that sensation you get from going up and down in a plane go away? or when do you start to get used to it

USAF enlistee in need of advice from pilots please

2003-02-09T11:06:57Z

Hi, I really need some advice from a current or ex-military pilot. I'm currently in the delayed entry program for the U.S.A.F. and I'm just waiting on getting a job position so I can ship out. My question is this, what is the best route to becoming a pilot? I've asked my recruiter, and he is a very straight forward and honest guy, who basically told me it was nearly impossible. I pretty much think so too. I am already 24 years old, and have yet to get my bachelors, so yes, it is almost impossible. I know the age limit is around 27 or so. Can anyone please give me any advice? Are there certain ways around the age limit? What carreer field would be best to go into? Currently I'm looking at airborne cryptologist, avionics (no really too excited about that one), or even Combat Controller (spec ops) if it would help. Any tips on the right job to get in the right places, right time? What degree should I go for? I would need to be taking college courses at the same time, of course, and try for the bachelors degree in record time, but I AM UP FOR IT...if it's possible. Please help if you can. Being a military pilot has always been my dream, it may be too late but I need to at least make this one effort to at least try. Please also let me know if you think it's too late, and there's no possible way. Thanks.

SU-27

1999-05-04T08:40:00Z

*** Posted by TIGER *** Hi RUN The Cobra maneuver can be used to make an opponent to overshoot and to disappear from the radar screen due to Doppler effect. Am I right? Do you think you can find another use for The Cobra maneuver ? How you compare in terms of maneuvrability Su-27 and F-16? TIGER

Questions... to all the Pilots!

2001-05-08T21:23:00Z

*** Posted by Ace *** Hello military pilots! I keep playing Falcon 4.0 and keep wondering-how close is this simulation to reality? If any of you ever played the game please answer! And something else..the oxygen mask is on the helmet right? But when you get on the Falcon where do you plug it in? Thanks for your attention!!!

How to avoid a manpad in aheavy airliner?

2003-12-27T20:51:10Z

I would like to know: What is the best action to be taken if a manpad SAM is approaching your heavy jet ( as in Bagdad the A300 of DHL) ? In my opinion the best way to escape is to fly as fast as possible and as low as posssible. Is that correct?

how to break from incoming missille

2002-12-01T05:10:52Z

Hi, could somebody give me advice about breaking from incoming missille. Is there any instrument that could tell the position and the speed of a missille. How about the angle, speed, maneuvers, effective distance of the fighter to break from the incoming missille. Give me everything, anything. Pleeeease ....

I want to know something about air battle tactics in Vietnam war

2004-11-08T19:37:24Z

I am a college student in China.I want to know something about air battle tactics in Vietnam war,in order to do my homework.But I can't find any useful information in China.
Please give me some help![B][:D]

Advice needed Urgently by Actual Fighter Pilot(s), Please!!

2002-09-25T17:50:46Z

Please respond to the following, I am currently 16 years of age from South Africa, and like many teenagers am interested in becoming the best fighter pilot that I can possibly be in the near future. My ambition and determination to become a fighter pilot is unlimited and my grades are exceptionally well and above the standard required. But my first question is: How do I “rise above” all the others that too, want to be fighter pilots? (Especially taking in to consideration that I’m female) And my second question being: Can I join the USAF (or any other Air Force), even though I’m a South African born citizen and how do I proceed in doing so? Thank you, Bernice

Phoenix Air Group EW Tactics

2004-10-24T16:16:08Z

Phoenix Air Group Tactics

Can anyone provide me with information about the EW (Electronic Warfare) tactics provided by Phoenix Air Group, using their Phoenix Force Lear jets, to the US military?

Thanks.

End Game

SAM

2002-11-29T02:55:53Z

What do you do when you are on a bombing run, and you get a SAM launch (or probably 2) Do you jettison your bombs, or do you try to outmanoveur the missle with the bombs still on your hardpoints ?? thx Snowstorm

Re:Archer vs AIM

2002-07-05T14:16:00Z

*** Posted by Emanuele Costa *** dear all, I have a question. Sorry if I ask, but I really do not know to who ask. I have heard that in Russia there is a place where you can fly in a MIG, paying of course. This place is a sort of TOUR INTO A MIG, with a pilot who drive the aircraft. Do you know something about it ? Please can u send me a message to bikerr1@virgilio.it ? thanks & regards Emanuele Costa ITALY > Hi Rapier > About AIM9. The most advanced AIM9 is 5 years behind the Archer. That is true AND the Archer became opporational in 1983! NATO underestimated the capabilities of the Archer and Adder. So they did nothing to significantly improve the Sidewinder or Sparrow! The new Sindewinder AIM-9X out performs everything else in the world, including the Israeli Python 4! > why have F-16's in "Operation Allied Force" been so sucessfull > in downing these MIG's. Russian pilots and their allies only fly about 20 hrs per YEAR!! Aliied pilots fly a minimum of 20 hrs month! Experince and training is the difference! CHECK THIS OUT! It is about a program on the Discovery Channel. The US Navy sent 8 F/A-18C pilots to Laage, Germany to work with the 73Fighter Squadron which uses the Mig.-29 as its primary aircraft! The specs on the F/A-18 versus the Mig.-29 are similiar but in reality their performance is quite different!! The same is true for the Slammer (aka -AMRAAM) versus the Adder. The Luftwaffe says the effective range of the Slammer is FAR greater than the Adder or what the specs would indicate! There are tactics to nullify the advantage of superior dog fight missiles and HMDS! Just as there are tactics to nullify the advantage of BVR missiles. Posting -"Operation Red October" Adrian at 19:00:06 10/15/01 URL - http://users3.cgiforme.com/javad/messages/404.html - http://users3.cgiforme.com/javad/cfmboard.html] Please don't change anything between the square parenthesis, but do erase this text.

Some questions....

2002-06-16T15:14:00Z

*** Posted by Razor *** Hello guys !! Just a few questions to the fighter pilots... What is the maximum G-tolerance for the average fighter pilot ? Can we increase this figure by means of exercise/training, etc ? Also,in a 2-seater fighter plane, can the backseater guy take control of the aircraft should the pilot be incapacitated ?? Is he also trained to fly the aircraft ?

4 run

2001-03-29T01:21:00Z

*** Posted by Justin *** what would u say the hardest soviet fight would b? mig-29? su-27? you said in other post the su-27 is basicaly the better plane in a dogfight. So is it better then 29 in dogfight then?

Re:Archer vs AIM

2001-10-29T00:49:00Z

*** Posted by Adrian *** > Hi Rapier > About AIM9. The most advanced AIM9 is 5 years behind the Archer. That is true AND the Archer became opporational in 1983! NATO underestimated the capabilities of the Archer and Adder. So they did nothing to significantly improve the Sidewinder or Sparrow! The new Sindewinder AIM-9X out performs everything else in the world, including the Israeli Python 4! > why have F-16's in "Operation Allied Force" been so sucessfull > in downing these MIG's. Russian pilots and their allies only fly about 20 hrs per YEAR!! Aliied pilots fly a minimum of 20 hrs month! Experince and training is the difference! CHECK THIS OUT! It is about a program on the Discovery Channel. The US Navy sent 8 F/A-18C pilots to Laage, Germany to work with the 73Fighter Squadron which uses the Mig.-29 as its primary aircraft! The specs on the F/A-18 versus the Mig.-29 are similiar but in reality their performance is quite different!! The same is true for the Slammer (aka -AMRAAM) versus the Adder. The Luftwaffe says the effective range of the Slammer is FAR greater than the Adder or what the specs would indicate! There are tactics to nullify the advantage of superior dog fight missiles and HMDS! Just as there are tactics to nullify the advantage of BVR missiles. Posting -"Operation Red October" Adrian at 19:00:06 10/15/01 URL - http://users3.cgiforme.com/javad/messages/404.html - http://users3.cgiforme.com/javad/cfmboard.html

Maneuvers... to RUN

1999-06-14T01:19:00Z

*** Posted by Simon "ICE" Secher *** HI THERE!!! I was just wondering: When you are in the middle o a gutt wrecking dog fight, you're pulling 9G's etc. is it then possible for you to carrie out those standardized maneuvers perfectly? I'm out... ciao!

Re:SAM avoidence tactics for Falcon-4.0 NT

2000-02-10T00:39:00Z

*** Posted by Brix *** [Anybody have any Sam avoidence tactics for Falcon 4? Regards Rapier] Yes, this is my procedure. It starts when you hear the tone on your RWR, then you also know what direction the treat is, when you see the launch, turn on your jammer, get the missile on 3 or 9, when the missile is at a certain range (cannot say, get the feel) break turn into the missile at 120* bank (if your are not to close to the ground) at the same time you should deploy chaffs. Works for me.

SAM avoidence tactics for Falcon-4.0 NT

1999-11-20T05:34:00Z

*** Posted by Rapier *** Anybody have any Sam avoidence tactics for Falcon 4? Regards Rapier

Is it true?

1999-06-30T05:44:00Z

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hej Run, Is it true that pilot's have to know survival tactic's if they ever eject over enemy or unknown territory? I picked up this book from the shop's the other day written by an X SAS soldier and it's real interesting, you can learn alot in a bad situation. Rapier

To Ice some Merge tips RE: to your related message

1999-06-03T07:10:00Z

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hello Ice, Thanks for your message, well where do I start about the merge? There's loads of pilots that have different theories about this but I will tell you a bit of what I know and what I do in this situation. This type of situation happens but happens rarely. Most of the Air combat today in real aircraft happens at BVR, but let's assume that we were in this situation because there are some interesting things I have learned when dogfighting in close quarters. Firstly there are loads of different variablesand conditions for this situation but let's take one into consideration. If your heading towards a bandit attempt to gain a visual and watch him like a hawk. To put the game plan together approaching the merge, attempt to gain turning room laterally and below the bandit. As you enter the bandit's turn circle you will begin to see rapid movement aft on your canopy. Begin a low-to-high lead turn. If the bandit turns into you this will force a two circle fight. This also means you are turning in the shortest direction to maintain tally. At the pass, overbank to get your nose below the horizon to take advantage of radial G. Use a maximum G pull until low corner plateau velocity (350 - 400 KCAS is a good window). Analyze the bandit's energy by evaluating his nose rate and movement across the horizon and transition to a sustained turn rate pull. Set up the next pass to be the low man. At the bandit's turn circle, when you begin to recognize definition on his aircraft (approximately 3000'), begin a low-to-high lead turn, overbanking to use radial G, if possible. Do not lose tally or go belly-up. Continue this plan until you achieve a position of advantage. Take shots of opportunity but never give up all your energy for one shot unless it guarantees a kill. It is also important to maintain over-the-top airspeed until the bandit has given up his over-the- top capability. Even with equal performing aircraft, if you lead turn and use radial G to your advantage, you will gain a positional advantage. When you have the positional advantage, transition to offensive BFM and kill the bandit. This is what I do in this situation and if you dont understand anything dont hesitate to ask, this is basic fighting manuvers in it's purest form and this is also what done in real life. Another way I have found this info is to read plenty of books on BFM as it teaches you the basics of staying alive in the air, though these books are difficult to find in some cases. Regards Rapier [Oke so let's start the talks about tactics. Let me know what you think of this merge, and what you would do in the Facon wen going head to head with the enemy, one thing that will never happen in real combat. Kind regards ICE.]

Tactical manuvers with the Viper.

1999-05-20T04:20:00Z

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi guy's, Would anybody like to share some AA & AG tactics. I'm always looking to learn something new and interesting. Anything you have learned or know of real life combat, or if your a flight sim addict this will also be useful. In particular SAM evasive manuvers, tricks and tips. Thanks. Any comments welcome. Rapier.

To Rapier from Tiger

1999-05-30T09:20:00Z

*** Posted by Shark *** Hi Rapi Meet me at the Flanker o club My callsign is SHARK Shark

MIG-29's update with western avionics?

1999-05-13T07:52:00Z

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi to all, I just read in "Air Combat Magazine" that russian MIG-29's are to update their systems with western avionics very similar to the F-16's. Does this mean that F-16's have found their match? Comments welcome... Regards Rapier