[ARC5] US Pushbutton VHF-AM Control Boxes - Insight Again

[Bill Cromwell]

On Sat, 2013-03-30 at 04:51 -0700, Michael A. Bittner wrote:
> Your guess is as good as mine on "how was such training conducted before command sets with a
> channel for each formation became available".
> 
> I would note that most communications between aircraft in a formation
>  with the instructor in a 5th plane were done with hand signals and
>  head fakes.  However, the instructor would give voice commands over
>  the radio as needed for instruction.  The most famous, or perhaps
>  infamous, example of this is The Saufley Field Tape.  Four instructors
>  intercepted four students on their way to their aircraft and took
>  their place, pretending to be the students.  They then proceed to
>  totally screw up in the air and drive the instructor berserk.  You can
>  hear the victimized instructor yelling his head off over the radio. 
>  It was all recorded on these two tapes:
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=nl&gl=NL&v=Snq_CT_7rrk
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5LoTgDfYYg
> 
> Mike, W6MAB

Too funny,

About one minute I just *knew* there would be a wheels up landing
approach. I hope that guy didn't have a stroke!

73,

Bill  KU8H