If it hadn't been for the fact I'd seen the afterburner trail as the Flanker hit the deck, I would have missed it completely. Inverting and pulling back on the stick, My fighter flipped to follow the fleeing fighter. Not wanting to waste time with searching for the fleeing pilot's radio frequency, I flipped the switch so I was broadcasting on an open frequency. Not the best idea I've had today but it wasn't the worst. My voice was dead serious when I spoke.<br/><br/>"I know you know I'm after you, and you know I splashed your wingman," I said with a growl, slicing to the left of a rock formation, "So unless you want get shot down for being stupid, I suggest you stop running from me as I won't fire unless you give me a reason to."<br/><br/>When I finished talking, I maneuvered over a ravine and dropped in on him as the path he was taking started doubling back. My remaining sidewinder locked on him almost instantly as I matched his movements from above him. I was going too fast for my remaining missile to track so I resorted to spooking him. I had perfect tone, but with the ravine he was in, there was no guarantee I'd nail him with a missile shot.<br/><br/>"Look, the way I see it, you can come with me and survive this, keep running and get shot down, or go back home." I said after two minutes, "The window on two of your options is closing fast so make your choice before I make it for you."<br/><br/>I honestly didn't want to shoot this guy down. He'd let the airliner go so he was safe in my book. I had to convince him of that but having a missile lock on him wasn't helping my case. I wasn't breaking the lock though as there was no way to know what the pilot was thinking or gonna do. I didn't trust his little zone 5 escape stunt at all.<br/><br/>"Drop your airspeed to match mine if you understand me," I ordered, taking the next bend wide as it gave me the best angle for a missile shot, "Don't comply by the next turn and I'm gonna fire on you."