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Thank you, everyone, for tuning in and participating in the live event. I hope you found it useful! Big thank you to Chess, Calir, and Skipjack for keeping an eye on voice chat and YT comments.
Unfortunately, I was unable to cover but a fraction of what I wanted in this 3h15m non-stop conversation. Topics such as complex situations, AIM-54, and Timelines did not make it. If there is enough interest, I can schedule another event. Please let me know!
Corrections And Clarifications
Naturally, such an open discussion is prone to mistakes, so here is what I have found so far. I hope they did not cause issues!
- In a couple of cases later in the explanation, I said that the area below the MLC is -VC. This in incorrect. As I said when I introduced the DDD, that displayed speed in PD is VC-VF14.
- LS definition is 100 not 40k at 01:55:15 and 02:39:30. I blame Tzeentch and the fact that at that point I was speaking non-stop for 2h…
Timestamps
The following is a list of Timestamps, present in the YouTube video as well, to give you an idea of the topics discussed.
00:00:00 Stream start
00:02:43 Presentation
00:03:08 Pr – Disclaimers
00:06:00 Pr – Zero to RIO
00:14:00 Pr – Crew&CRM
00:27:20 Pr – AWG-9
00:33:50 Pr – PTID & DDD
00:36:01 Pr – Conclusions
00:38:20 Setting up training mission
00:41:30 Cockpit overview and MLC
00:53:08 PD DDD
00:56:30 MLC vs ZDF on the DDD
01:07:10 AGC Trace vs MLC
01:22:50 ZDF
01:24:57 MLC vs ZDF vs Vc
01:33:25 Vectors in PTID AS
01:48:36 Basic Intercept angles
01:50:30 Antenna Train Angle (ATA)
01:51:50 Target Aspect (TA) / Aspect Angle (AA)
01:55:05 Lateral Separation (LS)
01:56:57 HCA/DTG and Cut
01:58:55 Zero-Cut and Collision Course
02:12:35 Zero-Cut CC Example
02:15:38 WHY IT MATTERS!
02:25:00 Build SA at 140nm
02:32:00 Quick look at the HUD
02:36:00 Intercept example (stern)
02:53:05 Importance of speed advantage
02:53:30 TacView
02:53:57 Why I’m a RIO and not a pilot..
02:58:30 Intercept example dead-ahead
03:01:00 TWS vs RWS
03:03:30 Planning the intercept
03:12:40 FLIR for nighttime VID
03:15:59 Stream ending
Links
Here are useful links related to the presentation:
- Presentation slides
- Aircrew Interview, Roy Macintyre interview (YouTube)
- The Aircrew Debrief, Derek “Grinner” Smith interview (YouTube)
- Intercept Geometry Study
- Procedures and Operations: Air-to-Air discussions
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