On 11/28/03 9:56 AM, in article
, "Pechs1"
wrote:

elmshoot- The only three things a wingman should ever say a

1. Two's up.
2. Lead, you're on fire.
3. I'll take the fat chick. BRBR

What to never say to your RIO-

1)-what's that?

2)-watch this.

Reminds me of the USAF exchange dude at VA-95 on their WESTPAC '93. He was
-2 of a flight of two in which lead was shooting some video with his
personal camera--aileron rolls, inverted flight, knife edge... you get the
picture.

When they were done with the briefed stuff -2 offered some direction (with
no additional explanation):

Point the camera steady out front, hold 200 knots and (here's the phrase)
watch this.

He approached from behind and below at about 450 knots (or whatever mil
power gave him). When he was about 20-30 feet below lead's aircraft and saw
the turret of the other jet pass overhead, he smartly hauled back on the
stick.

The tail of his aircraft was sheared off by the nose of his lead. All four
dudes punched out and lived to tell about it.

Lead and his wingman were exonerated. -2 B/N was slapped on the wrist for
not being assertive enough to put a stop to it. The Navy and the USAF
fought for several months over who would get to take away -2 pilot's wings.
The USAF eventually won that battle.

--Woody