Red arrows head on

[JOEYSHABADO]

Are they close in the head-on pass, or is it an illussion?

http://mediax.muchosucko.com/movies/512_video_AerobaticT eams.mov

[andy hughes]

It's all relative - they pass within a few hundred feet of each other, which sounds quite a lot, and looks like no space at all. What you have to remember is, at those speeds, and that close, the margin for error is negligible, with no chance even to say sorry.

[JOEYSHABADO]

Hello AH,

Sure looks like it when you see it! And they don't use computers, just trigonometry? I don't understand that either. Doesn't the ruler fall about in the cockpit?

[JOEYSHABADO]

http://mediax.muchosucko.com/movies/512_video_AerobaticTeams.mov

[JOEYSHABADO]

Are you sure it's a few hundred feet? I was once standing on an elevated section when two red arrows flew near the beachfront, right at each other, then did that 'twist' in front of us. It looks like a lot less than 100 ft.

Also, what are they shouting each other during the breaks and twists in the video? You can hear it over the tannoy during airshows. (If you want to see the video, click on the link in the question, then remove the <p> at the end.