Ward goes over the fundamentals of air combat maneuvering including details about the following:

- knowing your airplane's performance characteristics
- knowing the enemy's airplane performance characteristics
- developing G tolerance
- one circle fights
- two circle fights
- vertical fights (aka "flat scissors")
- bug out techniques
- note taking methods between engagements
- TACTS trailer protocol

He also reviews the proper "chalk talk" symbols and how Top Gun crews instruct students how to debrief flights.

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