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Last Update: April 22, 2012
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TRARON The Mission of TRARON (Training Squadron One) is to be the sole authorized provider of formation training and certification for members of the Commemorative Air Force. Such activities will be in accordance with the National FAST protocol and CAFRs. TRARON will also serve as the liaison and signatory representative to the National FAST Board.
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COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE
TRARON April 15, 2012
Newsletter: Welcome to the Spring flying season. It is time to
wipe the rust off our planes, currency, proficiency, and formation
flying skills. There will be a Formation Clinic at San Marcos, Tx.,
starting 0900 Friday, 27, April, all day Saturday the 28th,
and Sunday the 29th after Hanger Church. Contact Dr. Buck
Willis, bwstearman@yahoo.com
for information. The annual pre Air Sho Formation Clinic will be
held at ODO. Ground school will be 6:30 pm, Wednesday, 10 October.
Flying will be all day Thursday and Friday AM. We will fly to MAF Friday
PM for the Air Sho Saturday 13th and Sunday the 14th.
I encourage your attendance. Welcome to new TRARON members: John Cotter
Phillip Kirk Henry Cutbirth
Steven McCartney W. E. Gamble
Jeff Neiger Nathan Hamagel
Robert Prater Tom Hicks
Matthew Saver Karl Hines
Robert Simon Karl Holcomb
John Stofer Mark Hubbard
Buck Willis William Kennedy
Steven Zimmerman If you have not sent in your $30.00 TRARON dues, and a
Formation Proficiency report, please do so to: Col. Julie Smith 04 Puesta Del Sol Placitas, N.M. 87043 Jerry Cloward, while wrestling with a wildcat up in a
tree cried out to his buddy “shoot up here amongst us, one of us has got
to have some relief.” Julie Smith has done an outstanding job as Finance
Officer, but needs some relief. If anyone has talents in that direction
and is interested, please let us know. The need for relief holds true
for the position of TRARON Lead as well. Now let’s talk about Flying: Even for experienced pilots, rejoins after Take Off
can stand reviewing. Using a 4-ship as example, Lead will line up on the
downwind side of the runway. If the wind is a right crosswind, #2 will
be on Lead’s right; # 4 will also be #3’s right. Standard rejoins, dictate that #2 dictate that #2 is
on the inside of the turn, therefore Lead will have to cross him under
to the inside for a left hand rejoin. This cross under can be automatic
IF PREBRIEFED, HOWEVER I PREFER TO DO IT BY DIRECT HAND SIGNAL FROM LEAD
(so I know where he is at all times). It is extremely important that #4 be crossed under by
signal from #3 in the above scenario. If #3 forgets to cross #4 under,
#4 will be sandwiched between #3 and #2 on the rejoin-----a dangerous
situation. If 3 forgets to cross 4 under, 4 should initiate a radio
request. If no response, I recommend 4 drop back in trail of 3 until 3
has completed the rejoin. The essential procedure is that you must
rejoin by the Numbers just as in rejoin from extend trail. #3 must be considerate of the experience level of his
Wingman. I recently was in the back seat of Lead, watching an aggressive
rejoin by 3 & 4. 4 was slightly acute (although correctly on the inside
of 3), and when 3 aggressively crossed under to the outside he went
slight wide and a little acute. This left 4 between 3 & Lead and
sandwiched in a very dangerous position. 3 rapidly broke to the outside.
I hit full throttle and pushed down. No metal touched but it was close.
(I counted the stress plate fasteners on 3!). Along the lines of rejoin errors, be very careful
of aggressive rejoins. In the event of excessive smash on the cross
under to the outside, NEVER
go above lead. A combination of steep bank and going above Lead in
attempt to salvage what should have been an under can be disastrous.
Remember that the higher altitude and steep bank will place your lift
Vector directly at lead and any pull (back elevator) will pull you into
him. If this situation (high and steep) develops, your recovery must be
unload (forward elevator), reduce power, then slowly roll wings level. Rejoins are fun, but demand practice and respect. POLITICS: Will Rogers---“if we got one-tenth of what was
promised to us in these acceptance speeches, there wouldn’t be any
inducement to go to heaven”. Oscar Ameriger—“Politics is the gentle art of getting
votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to
protect each from the other”. Fly Safe, Morris
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