I was a developmental test pilot for many years. I used this technique routinely prior to conducting any flight for envelope expansion or any new test methodology being investigated. Why you ask? It helped me visualize aircraft response in advance of the actual maneuver hopefully giving me the edge if something unexpected occurred. Must of worked, I successfully flew for 40+ years.
It is not "chair" flying,it is called "mental" flying! Not only Blue Angels' pilots do that,in fact most fighter pilots in the world do "mental" flying before actual flight sorties!
I was a developmental test pilot for many years. I used this technique routinely prior to conducting any flight for envelope expansion or any new test methodology being investigated. Why you ask? It helped me visualize aircraft response in advance of the actual maneuver hopefully giving me the edge if something unexpected occurred. Must of worked, I successfully flew for 40+ years.
If I walked in there without knowing, I’d be thinking they just took some shrooms.
This is why they are top tier!
Yawn Red Arrows hold my beer we'll show you how its done.
Damn! Very good !
not just the blue angels but basically every military pilot roots.
So is the Fox & Friends guy their boss now? Oh boy.....
It is not "chair" flying,it is called "mental" flying! Not only Blue Angels' pilots do that,in fact most fighter pilots in the world do "mental" flying before actual flight sorties!
Blue angels pre flight ritual.
Being a helicopter guy, my chair flying would not be possible. Hardly ever know where we are going or landing.
Cringe
what a pathetic pleb of a NPC clown you are lmao sad
Hardly, they are professionals.