Reversals | BFM Series | DCS

Reversals | BFM Series | DCS | Part 7

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@madaxe606 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are outstanding. I teach highly technical subject matter to a professional audience as part of my job, and this is an absolutely superb example of how to do just that. Seriously - a LOT of professionally produced technical videos cannot hold a candle to this. It has plenty of detail to convey the point being taught, SPECIFIC examples of 'what right looks like' for visual learners, but with enough brevity so as not to overwhelm an unfamiliar audience. Great stuff! Subscribed and looking forward to more. :)

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's very high praise. And there's definitely more on the way.

@bkudell 2 жыл бұрын

High heading crossing angles, high line of sight, and close aboard = Reversal Opportunity. Missing one ingredient = Don't reverse. After reversing, pull aggressively to the bandits high 6 to further force the overshoot. There are 2 types of scissors, flat and rolling. In a rolling scissor every time your on top or the high guy you feel like you are winning. When you are the low guy you feel like you are losing, but that is because of the difference in energy states (kinetic vs. potential) between the aircraft. After achieving a neutral position try stopping the rolling scissor when at the bottom and tree the bandit. Hang out right under him and force him to dip a wing to keep you in sight. Move laterally with rudder pressure. Every wing dip results in a loss of potential energy. You are bringing the bandit to you. BFM is an art and in order to paint the proper picture, you need the right tools, techniques, and training. Good video.

@diesel7.315 Жыл бұрын

what does 'tree the bandit' mean?

@bkudell Жыл бұрын

@@diesel7.315 It’s like treeing a cat. A cat in a tree that is afraid to come down. If you stay underneath, he has to dip a wing to see you. Every time he dips a wing he loses lift and his potential energy is decreased. The advantage for the high guy is potential energy. The advantage for the low guy is kinetic energy. If the high guy can increase his potential energy he can then create enough turning room to come down vertically on the low guy, take a shot, and then separate. If the low guy, who has the kinetic energy advantage can keep the high guy treed by staying directly under him, he can use the kinetic energy advantage to come up after him. The old saying lose sight, lose fight applies. The high guy has to keep the low guy in sight to be able to determine what he is doing. If he dips a wing he loses energy. If he is able to slide to the side using rudder he can preserve lift and increase potential energy. The bottom line is knowing your energy state and what you are able to do with it. At the same time, knowing your opponents energy state via wing sweep, vapor trails, etc, and how to deplete it. Hope this helps.

@diesel7.315 Жыл бұрын

@@bkudell Thanks for the reply Noodle!

@BeefSupremeAviation 7 күн бұрын

Man, not only would I pay to have a course or private tutoring for DCS, but also if you would say “it goes in the square hole”😂

@actinium2754 2 жыл бұрын

0:12 You're clearly lying! I just watched you do it! Kidding aside, great video.

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom 2 жыл бұрын

I actually tried to do all that in one take. Sadly, I had to use editing magic to make it work out.

@keremkaya6915 10 ай бұрын

Wouldn't a bandit pulling lead on us make it harder to do a reversal? From my understanding, a bandit pulling lag pursuit will have a higher heading crossing angle and a higher LOS rate crossing our 6

@evolgenius1150 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that put me into a potential scissor situation? Edit. Oh well nevermind 😂 Well. That's ballsy, i suppose if you cant get that cone on the first try you couldnsplit s away and try pick up energy and distance and try something else.

@thunderace4588 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make this video tutorial for us Mike.

@BaeBox 2 жыл бұрын

well demonstrated, thank you :)

@cshader2488 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson for good one-circle fighters like the hornet.

@Falcon_Verse 7 ай бұрын

Great series! Can you please share that USAF document?

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom 7 ай бұрын

This is the USAF Intro to Fighter Fundamentals TTP (ie its the official source for how the USAF teaches BFM): static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/aetc/publication/aetcttp11-1/aetcttp11-1.pdf

@ShadesShack 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a great series!!

@wonder_platypus8337 9 ай бұрын

In VTOL VR you can use the Targeting Pod to see through the cockpit within gimble limits. Can you disregard the blindspot aspect or sould you still stick to the fundamentals?

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom 9 ай бұрын

In the real world all USAF fighter pilots go through training to learn the fundamentals discussed in this series using the T-38. So no radar or advanced sensors. Even if they're headed to the F-35 with all its advanced targeting capabilities they still learn BFM in the T-38. That's because new technologies supplement the fundamentals of air combat. They never replace them. So to answer your question: regardless of the technology you should stick to the fundamentals. Any tech (like radar or electro-optics) should augment your skills, and not be used as a crutch. Hopefully, I answered your question. Let me know if I didn't.

@wonder_platypus8337 9 ай бұрын

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom This was actually very helpful. I've been "flying" the fictional F/A-26B (a mix of the F-18, F-22 and F-15) and have probably jumped in too soon. I might use the T-55 Trainer (Essentially a FA-50) to practice the fundamentals so that when I'm in the more advanced craft, it's all instinct. Thank you very much for your advice.

@SDsc0rch 2 жыл бұрын

might want to make reversal cues more like - inside 1500' - high LOS rate

@MikoMuru Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Unloaded rolls are a common mistake for beginner and even intermediate bfm.

@becauseiwasinverted743 2 жыл бұрын

I love the way you teach, clear, concise and highly informative, keep up the great content thanks !

@gmcustomsauces9044 2 жыл бұрын

Question here. Why do a reversal in BFM? In a defensive position, you may do a Split-S and then keep rolling to stay tally, you will find yourself doing a Spiral with the bandit. It will be so much better then trying to reversal. Reversal only work when the bandit have poor control on the speed and range, so you get the chance to force overshoot. But if you try Spiral instead, you can easily transform into neurtral even if the bandit have good control on the lead.

@TheOpsCenterByMikeSolyom 2 жыл бұрын

Great question. Reversals in a lot of situations are a bad idea. I hope I was clear about that point in the video. Apologies if I wasn't. However, there are circumstances where (like you mentioned) you see the Bandit has high closure and LOS. Understanding that let's you know when its okay to reverse. In my next video we'll be going over some defensive topics where the Fighter can give the Bandit some serious closure and angle problems. Then you can use the reversal technique from this video to get to a neutral or even offensive position. Hopefully, it will all make sense once that video is released.