Originally Posted by
Vincent
The pilot needs to have situational awareness first. He is the only one who knows where his jet is going. The spotter is kind of along for the ride but if I was spotting for that F-16 pilot I would have made him aware before that pass that there was a low and slow jet in his flight path and to pay attention. Typically if someone tells me that I will say...ya I see him I got it thx.
Yes that is true, but the pilot should be having a conversation with the spotter - as in "I'm coming in for a low pass, anybody in front of me?" or "going vertical, anybody above me?" As a spotter, I relay that information by default every time the plane comes in for an upwind pass, as in "one in front low and slow, clear above" or "you're in front, every one is behind you"...
Bob