ChiefPilot
Well Known Member
...and sometimes you're the bug. Today I was the bug.
Having gone vertical at the merge, the RV lost sight briefly but re-acquired as it pulled vertical. The Pitts turned obliquely, and the RV adjusted accordingly. Pulling through the buffet across the top, the RV and the Pitts completed another circle at which time the Pitts executed a vertical reversal. Being lured into following the Pitts in a slow-speed turning fight, the RV attempted to follow (mistake #1) but had insufficient energy over the top to wait for the Pitts (mistake #2). Coming off the top, the Pitts capitalized on this mistake and obtained a guns tracking solution.
The amazing thing is that I knew how this was going to play out just after going vertical. At that point, it was only a matter of time until I heard the "guns guns guns" call on the radio. Doh!
Having gone vertical at the merge, the RV lost sight briefly but re-acquired as it pulled vertical. The Pitts turned obliquely, and the RV adjusted accordingly. Pulling through the buffet across the top, the RV and the Pitts completed another circle at which time the Pitts executed a vertical reversal. Being lured into following the Pitts in a slow-speed turning fight, the RV attempted to follow (mistake #1) but had insufficient energy over the top to wait for the Pitts (mistake #2). Coming off the top, the Pitts capitalized on this mistake and obtained a guns tracking solution.
The amazing thing is that I knew how this was going to play out just after going vertical. At that point, it was only a matter of time until I heard the "guns guns guns" call on the radio. Doh!
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