That's not what Roy meant.
He must know more about "jointing up" than we senior citizens. :-)

My late brother-in-law said a SAC rule was:
"No smoking within 24 hours of flying, and
No drinking within 50 feet of an airplane."

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:WS5Kg.6624$SZ3.5252@dukeread04...
You can see 50 feet in a formation, even in a cloud.


"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
| I would expect 2 F-16s to joint up
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| Not within 50 feet of the aircraft or for 8 hours before
engine start.