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Originally Posted by Ryan_Cunningham

If you are in close formation your left hand is always moving if you're flying off of someone else. If they have a video of the flight lead I imagine you'll see the movements of his left hand are miniscule compared to those flying off him to provide a smooth, stable platform.

"Congratulations, you're a flight lead. Give me the keys to the sports car you had as a wingman, and the sedan you had as a section lead. You'll now be driving a van."

More detail please?

I'm assuming a stable stick on the lead doesn't necessarily correspond to perfectly smooth flight, so the guys near/behind have to make constant adjustments to keep formation? Is that what you're saying?

Is it because the lead plane just naturally moves around some, or is it because flying that close to the lead plane gives the others more dynamic air that they have to fly through?