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"Paul Sengupta" wrote:

Hi,

For those that know me (and for those who don't if you're interested!)
here are some photos that my friend Ed took from the passenger seat
of the lead aircraft of my plane during the formation flying course I did
weekend before last. The third along on the top line shows the distance
I was away from the other plane for most of the time.

Some photos of joining, breaking, and when the no.1 aircraft became
no.2 for some line astern practise.

http://www.eddaniel.com/xx638/

Paul



Paul,

All the formation books here in the US admonish against overtaking the
lead ship, unless lead calls for a lead change. The camera always makes
the object plane appear farther away, even when your wingtip is in the
other guy's lap. The Bulldog looks like a fun aircraft and should be a
pleasure to fly in formation.

Yes, you CAN fly just about anything in formation, but some things make
it harder (vernier throttles, multi-engines, heavy controls,
non-harmonized controls, dissimilar aircraft performance, to name a few).