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Originally Posted by Tommy
Interesting story, but I never had a check pilot who would let me violate the FARs for an extended period of time. That would make him just as wrong as the pilot. ... It does remind me of the time I busted a check ride for exceeding 250 knots below 10,000 feet. I was a 2nd Lt. flying as number two in a formation. My leader flew at 200 knots and sent me out a half mile so I could demonstrate a rejoin for my check pilot. About the time I started the rejoin, the air traffic controller called and asked my leader to descend below 10,000' and push it up to 250 knots for traffic separation. I had little choice but to go faster than him to complete the rejoin. I considered our flight of two to be in compliance with the rules and I was just maintaining my position within the flight. My check pilot disagreed. I still think he was wrong.
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i would call that "maneuvering" to rejoin the formation, check pilot did not use common sense imo. anytime military a/c are involved, we (air traffic controllers) usually make a big hole and watch things a little closer cause we know they are going to go fast, usually straight up to 10k feet! also, whatever is done inside the nonstandard formation flight is not known to the atc'er, we seperate 5 or 3 mi. plus whatever the nonstandard is 2, 3 or whatever miles if that is what you were flying.