On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:42:16 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Jul 12, 7:31*am, "Viperdoc" wrote:
Let's all remember that Anthony doesn't fly and never has. He has never
encountered the situation described, and certainly knows nothing about
flying procedures, let alone the military and their responsibilities.

If he were as smart as he thinks he is, he would be able to find a regular
job.

None the less, formation flying with someone not skilled in the
discipline is not a good idea. If such procedures in joint use
airspace are sanctioned by higher authorities in the air force their
judgment has to be questioned. If the USAF pilot did this on his own
his judgment is in question, isn't it?

Simply because the jet jock has the skills to do something like that
safely does NOT mean he has the right to do it.

yeah but where is your sense of humour.

I recall the story of the mil formation popping out in a cloud break
to see a civil bonanza up ahead. the story is that they rolled
inverted and went past the guy, vanishing into the wall of cloud
ahead. (whereupon they rolled back upright)
in the moments following there was a string of expletives over the
radio from the bonanza pilot as, thinking he was disoriented, he
rolled inverted only to see all the floor dust rise past him to the
windscreen above.

if that is more than an urban legend there is opportunity for truely
funny flypasts :-)

Stealth Pilot