How The IAF Stage Manages Even a Simple Sortie By It's ACM

[Raider 21]

The person you are talking about has clocked over 4,250 hours of flying and has experience on 26 different types of fighter jets and transport aircraft. He has also served as the air attache in Moscow.He has earned the unique distinction of being an 'experimental test pilot', a Category 'A' 'qualified flying instructor' and a 'pilot attack instructor'.
Atleast know your enemies better

If he flew single-seat as part of the mission, that is impressive on his part if he has maintained his flight physical and qual to fly single seat. Nobody is taking away his impressive career. Since he is an experimental test pilot, he is a cut above most fighter pilots.

The topic is whether the guy leading the formation was actually him and if he only had a photo-op done on the ground. Naturally most of us will find it hard to believe without seeing some sort of aerial cockpit footage.

Let's finish this argument here. All the videos that come out of our flypast show the chief sitting in an aircraft without showing the whole aircraft just to give the impression to public that he's the one flying the aircraft while in reality he is just the GIBS.

As I said before it's dependent on the SOP's the airforce is following and there is no harm in leading from front or back seat however at the same time learn to appreciate your enemy where he is doing something out of the box.

That kind of misinformation unfortunately does exist. 1993 or 1994 March 23rd flypast, it was stated that the air chief was leading it when in fact it was being flown by a Squadron Leader in a single-seat Viper.....

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Don’t worry about indian food... We give enough food that a fighter pilot become your ACM after eating Indian food while being prisoner of war

We are fully aware of your ACM's dietary habits. Indeed, this may explain his intolerance of 3G manoeuvring.

 

[aman_rai0007]

If he flew single-seat as part of the mission, that is impressive on his part if he has maintained his flight physical and qual to fly single seat. Nobody is taking away his impressive career. Since he is an experimental test pilot, he is a cut above most fighter pilots.

The topic is whether the guy leading the formation was actually him and if he only had a photo-op done on the ground. Naturally most of us will find it hard to believe without seeing some sort of aerial cockpit footage.

I don’t know where we can find any cockpit videos of him flying.... but why will a pilot of such caliber need a photo ops when he can simply fly that thing... anyway no point in discussing it when we will never find the truth

 

[Windjammer]

If he flew single-seat as part of the mission, that is impressive on his part if he has maintained his flight physical and qual to fly single seat. Nobody is taking away his impressive career. Since he is an experimental test pilot, he is a cut above most fighter pilots.

The topic is whether the guy leading the formation was actually him and if he only had a photo-op done on the ground. Naturally most of us will find it hard to believe without seeing some sort of aerial cockpit footage.

How difficult would it be to show him taking off.
For good measure he is looking at the camera when Taxying out.