How to Dogfight! Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM) & Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) Part 1

Dogfighting air-to-air and achieving a 'kill' is art as well as science. Mike "Rocket' Blackstone describes how to perform BFM is in the 1 v. 1, guns only, similar aircraft arena. Learn how to use the fixed reticle WWII gunsight. Learn what the 'saddle' | 'control zone' is to deploy the guns. Learn how to know when you are inside the control zone and what your range is. Learn how tell how close you are to the target aircraft nose to tail separation. Learn how to control the closure using lead, lag and pure pursuit curves. What is your best first move at the merge on a neutral, high aspect left to left pass?

[@scotthenry-hs2po]

Thanks Mike, we'll presented help me a lot as I'm going to get into VR war plans 🎉

[@demonman1234]

Ima be honest, I'm watching this for DCS. But, I always had my timing off as to when to reverse the turn safely, now I kinda understand how to use the reversal better. In DCS I've always heard reversing infront of their nose is a death sentence (And it is), so I just never really used it unless forced.

[@blakeskidmore523]

Thanks Mike! Just getting into combat flight sims and these lessons are immediately valuable. Lots to practice!

[@aircombatusa]

Correction: (6:40) The ammo rounds that you can actually see are called 'tracer' rounds. They are built with a pyrotechnic device that burns white hot in their base to help the shooter see where the rounds are going. This dramatically helps the shooter to aim the gun. It also helps the target aircraft to detect and avoid the shooters attack solution.

[@rmack9226]

Man this video ia great. The infinitely small circle concept in the vertical blew my mind. Thank you. More please!

[@ahsanshadman1413]

Amazing; you're awesome instructor.

[@IzzydeadyetDude]

This is an amazing video! Very helpful and informative, I appreciate you sir!

[@mudvayne816]

Really well done! I didnt really understand aspect until this vid

[@RaPtOrScOpE1]

Think of it like this. You have a 90 degree angle which starts at the tail and extends backwards. Your planes angle from the tail of the plane is the aspecs, so if you are at 45 degrees on that attack course then you aspect is 45 degrees. Your aspect rises and falls based on your potition on that 90 degree angle. Dogfighting is a lot of geometry and a lot of angles.

[@juanperez2164]

You should talk about the energy menverabilty egg

[@festermann]

👌

[@Jake-love939]

I dunno, guys. Mike's not sporting an epic fighter pilot 'stache, so I have to question is teachings! Pete Bonanni would like to have a word with you about that, Mike.

[@StanProModelsUK]

Well what you tried to say there about light up bullets those are tracer rounds, and those are due the pyrotechnic compound/composition that is ignited by the burning powder and burns quite bright, making round trajectory visible, so here is part that you missed badly, hope it helps pall! Cheers 👋🏻

[@jmibarcq4301]

You should talk about « energy managing »: altitude/speed Reality is more complex Thanks anyway

[@user-MIKE705]

Where can I purchase the two airplanes that you are using in this video?

[@sinisadovijanic]

you can made your own models by Revell or Airfix or some similar model factory but there are metal cast models also that are finished