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Asked Alan this morning on whether the scenario was just WVR or BVR tactics were involved,....rather than completely denying it, he simply replied, that he doesn't know more. !!

According to Sir @Aeronaut :

DACT exercises are not BVR.



Results wasn't published by PAF. But by aviation journalist Alan Warne. He hasn't stated that he received this information from PAF.
 
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u should go to isreali def sites to see what lerned israelis think about the PAF. (of course the indians say otherwise over there also)

Def sites? I have experience talking to a person who has communicated to Israeli military, representing government. You need to hear the first hand experience ;)
 
Too much hula about exercise scenarios. Even if PAF trashed Typhoons and Eagles in WVR, we just need to remember in the scheme of aerial battles BVR always precedes WVR and having to engage in WVR means You failed to shoot down the enemy and you also survived.
 
excercises are good to hone your skills....and you live to fly again.....in combat you have to be the agressor otherwise its curtains...
 
Def sites? I have experience talking to a person who has communicated to Israeli military, representing government. You need to hear the first hand experience ;)

Enlighten us with your Experience,Sir....
 
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Name; Wg.Cmd. Ghazanfar Latif
Country; Pakistan
Unit; 9th squadron "Griffins"
Flying F-16s; from 1996
Viper Hours; 2500

Comment; In March/April 2012, Wg Cdr Ghazanfar Latif (then OC No.5 Sqn) reached the unique milestone of becoming the 8th Pakistan Air Force F-16 pilot to complete 2000hrs. Wg Cdr Ghazanfar has been flying F-16s since 1996 and apart from participating in domestic exercises & operational deployments. He has also actively participated in several multinational exercises for PAF that include Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2004 (Turkey), Indus Viper 2008 (Pakistan) and Falcon Talon 2009 (Pakistan).
 
This is a question more on PAF in general.

When the Pilots are airborne and lets say they're engaged in a dogfight.

Do they speak Urdu or English to each other? Or both?
 
This is a question more on PAF in general.

When the Pilots are airborne and lets say they're engaged in a dogfight.

Do they speak Urdu or English to each other? Or both?

I believe PAF conducts operations in English. According to Defenders of Pakistan, all cadets have to be proficient in English. Hence my conclusions that pilots speak English and since the manuals are all in English it is most likely that the PAF is essentially English 'medium' and rightly so.
 
Name; Wg.Cmd. Ghazanfar Latif
Country; Pakistan
Unit; 9th squadron "Griffins"
Flying F-16s; from 1996
Viper Hours; 2500

Comment; In March/April 2012, Wg Cdr Ghazanfar Latif (then OC No.5 Sqn) reached the unique milestone of becoming the 8th Pakistan Air Force F-16 pilot to complete 2000hrs. Wg Cdr Ghazanfar has been flying F-16s since 1996 and apart from participating in domestic exercises & operational deployments. He has also actively participated in several multinational exercises for PAF that include Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2004 (Turkey), Indus Viper 2008 (Pakistan) and Falcon Talon 2009 (Pakistan).

This guy?

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