Paul Sengupta wrote:

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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"Paul Sengupta" wrote:

Mind you, 3' would be rather too scary.

Not when both pilots know what they are doing! Normal close formation
discipline is 3' down (wingtip to wingtip), 3' outside (wingtip to
wingtip) and 45 degrees back for wingmen.

Doesn't that make it more than 3' away then?

Yep. About 4.25'.

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