Fly Cessna 172 in Formation with Warbird Nanchang CJ-6?

Fly Cessna 172 with Nanchang CJ-6 in a formation!

If you are dreaming of formation flight like Blue Angel pilots, you might be wondering if you can start with a plain vanilla Cessna 172? The answer is yes! Today I will show you how I started my formation training in a 172 together with a warbird which was previously a military trainer Nanchang CJ6!

Obviously, these two aircraft are not similar. One is high wing and another is low wing. One has higher power than another. Despite the differences, they can still fly together.

Today I took off from my home airport Concord (KJQF), North Carolina, flew around Charlotte class Bravo to meet with my friend Roger at Rock Hill airport (KUZA), South Carolina.

Roger and I had a flight briefing at the FBO before we each headed to our airplanes.

While trying to stay on the bearing line, I didn't manage the power well and gradually lagged behind or moved to a sucked position.

Although we didn't land in a formation due to too much traffic, Roger gave me a great introduction to formation flight. Plus, in the end he did a beautiful low pass with the smoke on!

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