F-14's dog fight on Discovery Wings

I know this isn't a military group but I like everyone here (and their
thoughts) so this is where I'm gonna ask my question. Plus it's fun
reading everyones guess. On Discovery Wings they were showing a
couple of F-14's fighting a few Libian (I think) Migs. They played
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

Milo

In a previous article, (Milo) said:
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

"Angels" are altitudes. I think it's in thousands of freet.


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
It's possible there had been armed autonomous droids at some point in
the past, and one can almost imagine past issues of that galaxy's Risks
Digest. -- Anthony DeBoer, on SW: TPM

It is and it is Thousands of Feet.

Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, (Milo) said:
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

"Angels" are altitudes. I think it's in thousands of freet.

--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
It's possible there had been armed autonomous droids at some point in
the past, and one can almost imagine past issues of that galaxy's Risks
Digest. -- Anthony DeBoer, on SW: TPM

Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, (Milo) said:
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

"Angels" are altitudes. I think it's in thousands of freet.


Additionally, I think there is a base altitude that they use as a
reference point for security. Base altitude + angels = actual altitude.
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Yep

Angels 10 = 10,000 feet altitude.

USAF Ret

Big John

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:42:57 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, (Milo) said:
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

"Angels" are altitudes. I think it's in thousands of freet.

out of curiousity, how do they use it? "xxx at 10 angels"?

-lance smith



(Paul Tomblin) wrote in message ...
In a previous article, (Milo) said:
the actual audio from this confrontation. The pilots keep calling out
their "Angels". Anyone know what those are?

"Angels" are altitudes. I think it's in thousands of freet.

lance smith wrote:

out of curiousity, how do they use it? "xxx at 10 angels"?

WW II usage would be "120 bogies at angels 10."

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.