![]() Any advantage a pilot may have over a non-pilot is soon neutralized when they take the stick of the Marchetti and engage in aerial dogfights and other flying adventures.Ībsolutely! Second only to safety is our pledge for you to have FUN! FUN! FUN! It is a flying experience you’ll talk about and remember forever. Most of our customers do not have a pilot’s license, and many have never flown in a single-engine aircraft. In general, 90% of our adventure flying customers are either armchair fighter pilots who dream of such an experience, or adventure-seekers who are continually pushing the envelope. Helen Wallace is a great-grandmother from Washington and after flying Phase I, has returned to fly Phases II and III. Katrina Mumaw flew her first mission at age eight. He will do what he can to make your flying adventure more enjoyable.Īir Combat USA’s customers come from all walks of life and ages. ![]() Should at any time during the flight, you begin to feel uncomfortable, simply lighten up on the controls and tell your instructor. ![]() This not only ensures you get the kill, it provides a more stable reference point. Secondly, you’re taught to focus on your opponent at all times not the horizon. You are far less likely to become ill while in control than as a passenger. We attribute this low rate to the fact that you are in control of the aircraft. Will I suffer motion sickness while engaging in air combat?īased on our experience, less than 10% of our guest pilots suffer from motion sickness. Our proven training techniques put you at ease at the controls and give you the confidence to execute even the most complex air combat maneuvers for an amazing flying adventure. The military rules of engagement establish safe minimum altitudes and distances between the aircrafts throughout the maneuvers. ![]() Most are former military pilots from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps., several are graduates of Red Flag and the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Our aircraft are maintained in strict accordance with Federal Air Regulations and our instructors, both military and civilian, have enviable credentials. This capability will carry over to the F-15EX.Air Combat USA is absolutely committed to safety. So now a modernized F-15C on air superiority duty can make visual confirmations at distance of potential hostile aircraft. "Basically, the F-15EX is being compared to an F-35, but really, from my point of view, they're best working together and F-15EX gives them an ability to have that big searchlight out there via its powerful radar."Īdditionally, the cockpit of the F-15EX will have a large reprogrammable touchscreen versus the small multi-function displays of the F-15E and the old school cockpit of the F-15C that had to be retrofitted in the late 2010s with a large multi-function display to integrate with the Sniper IR pod as covered in the May 25, 2018, The War Zone. Finally, the head of Raytheon's F-15 radar program, Michelle Styczynski, shared with The War Zone that in regard to teaming up with the F-35 profiled below: Furthermore, the AESA radar is an evolution from the APG-79 on the F/A-18 and the APG-63V3 on the F-15C/D, adopting the best air-to-ground and air-to-air features. According to an interview The War Zone had with the radar’s chief developer, the AESA radar reduces maintenance demands. As far as sensors, with a Raytheon AN/APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, an infra-red search and track Lockheed Martin Legion Pod (to track aerial targets without transmitting radio signals from the radar), and an IR target pod – the F-15EX Eagle II continues the F-15’s ability to search, designate, and attack its own if and when necessary. ![]()
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