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mattyboyUKsoldier (July 25, 2008 at 4:13 pm)
yeh i thought so too?
pommyjones (July 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm)
hey people, i dont kow how many people know the inteception procedures, but im doing my commercial pilot training at the moment. The jet rocks its wings adking for compliance. and then brakes right which mean follow me. i dont know what happened after that. any info would be good...
czechmar (July 21, 2008 at 5:33 pm)
y was he geting intercepted....?
techy87 (July 20, 2008 at 3:19 pm)
that was so cool!
flightlevel1000 (July 20, 2008 at 8:39 am)
yes very true cruz and also above 500ft uthe lear would have been doing 250knots
pdgls (July 19, 2008 at 8:38 am)
AMA/AMD from f-16 net: Acceleration Monitoring Assembly/Acceleration Monitoring Device. Today they are primarily used for training, you may see them painted orange, this allows for enhanced visibility during air to air combat training missions. They are only used in training, not combat. No electrical connections are made between the pod and the aircraft. You're right there is very limited info on the net about these devices. Some people consider them as a device for symmetrical wing loading.
pdgls (July 19, 2008 at 3:57 am)
At 1:16 if you pause it at just the right time, you can see that the left missile has no fins on the front of it. This is actually an AMA or AMD pod not a missile. At 4:14 and 4:30 you can see the one on the right wing has fins on the front. This is either a real aim-9 or just a captive air training missile (CATM). Unfortunately, we can't see what color the band on it is which is the important thing. CATMs can have grey or blue bodies.I think CATM.Why would an alert launch with just 1 live misl?
Cook1993 (July 19, 2008 at 1:59 am)
Were you guys in restricted airspace???
aflack (July 16, 2008 at 8:00 pm)
well of course when they are allowed to. they cant fly over the sound barrier except in a few areas inside the U.S.
aflack (July 16, 2008 at 7:59 pm)
oops. Typo. One thing that has always bugged me as ground crew is that the FAA doesnt fine them the cost of fuel for two f-16s. Slap a couple 5 possibly 6 digit fines on them would cause things to calm down a lil bit and I might actually get some sleep at night when I am on alert! |
