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Comparing the USAF and Russian pilots on use of human instincts over instruments.....Who is more susceptible to crach if the instruments fail?
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Safriz, these are some really entertaining videos, but perhaps a bit misleading. The Hornet pilot is doing a solo air show demo practice run. Especially cool are when he dials up the "G" and the vapor trails off the strakes stream back. Also cool is the little known phenomenon of just how violently the tail feathers and wing vibrate under load. This can be felt as a deep rumbling, and it tells the pilot he is at a high AOA, approaching a stall.
Now, the MiG pilot... the first thing I noticed was how he has caged his eyes to his right and slightly up... and they don't move. Right away I knew he was number 2, or 3, in a four ship formation. He is flying a thunderbirds or blue angels type of wingman position. When you fly close formation, 100% of your attention is focused on lead. He is looking at positional cues from him. His hands are working furiously at maintaining position.
When you fly wing, you simply don't look anywhere else except for very brief glances. That's how it's done. You have to trust your lead to fly the formation properly. We have had more than one 4 ship crash as an entity because lead screwed up and flew into a mountain, and all the formation members followed him right in.
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