Training Discussion

Training Discussion 1

Hi guys,

I thought we could start some 'discussions' after our training missions.

It would be a good place and time to go over any questions that come up and clarify anything.

It will help us all when the feedback comes in and we can learn from each other.

Some of us have A to S covered and others have G to Z down.

We discuss it and pretty soon we all know it A to Z :o)

So here goes a brief recap of the things I went over for dive bombing.

1 through 4 with the corresponding picture.

The pictures are shots from multiple approaches on the same hanger.

That is why the look of the approach is not the same from start to finish.

1- Get above the target.
It's good to have around 10K of altitude above your target, it gives you some time and altitude to settle down and accurately deliver the ordinance.
2- Line up the target.
You should chop throttle to decrease speed and however you prefer to, roll the plane over and into the attack angle you want. Make sure you don't accelerate to much and try for the steep attack angle. A rough aiming point might be the bottom of the gunsight.
** DO NOT USE ANY RUDDER INPUT ON DIVE BOMB ATTACKS **
Bombs and rockets do not use plane rudder slew when determining their trajectory on release. They assume a free fall flight path with the only force posibly considered being vertical speed imparted to the bomb in a dive.
Example- A bomb dropped from a level flying TBM at 2k will take longer to hit than one dropped from a F4u on a screaming dive from 10k that releases the same bomb at 2k.
3- Fly the bomb.

If you use a very steep approach you can come very close to flying the same trajectory the bomb will on release, thereby increasing your accuracy.
4- Release , delay and pull up.

Wait that split second after bomb toggle to let it completely release from the aircraft and not inadvertantly nudge it off course.

Any thoughts or suggestions you want to throw in here feel free.

Any questions feel free also because there are NO dumb questions. Except maybe the ones that don't get asked.

<CO> fuzeman