If the lead AC has 100% power set his wingman/men will never keep up - simple as that. The lead must give some margin for jockeying the throttle, powering up when on the outside of a turn etc. Sure frontline guys doing it day in day out may be able to cut that margin to a tiny fraction, but its still gotta exist.
And one very important reason for close formation is getting 2/3/4 AC where ever they need to be as if they were a singleton - so three formations only give rise to three sets of RT calls as opposed to potentially 12 or more - and if they are communicating like a singleton, they need to behave like a singleton - close formation.
ps - The most useful reason for close formation? Absolute hooning run and breaks to look cool as #%&*$# (and get down quickly of course)!
Last edited by darkmouse; 03/02/12 03:52 PM.
