What happens next, hopefully, is that the Pilots actually Arrive, in more-or-less loose formation.<br/><br/>As for how Dixie got there? Redline the engine with some blind luck; gives a kick in the pants for sheer speed for a short time, and the Bloodhawk, even with a slightly smaller engine to accomodate the trio of .60's in Dixie's nose, is easily at least 25 mph faster than the Vampire or Avenger, both of which have issues with exceeding 250 Mph in a steep dive.<br/><br/>(In truth, I made a mistake; she's pretty much right behind the two gunboats, and it's up to her on whether she'll slot in with them, or try to catch up to Alys and Reiji to give them a piece of her mind in midair)<br/><br/>Character growth is a good thing; far as I'm concerned, the more, the better; an excellent aircrew will, at some point or another, consider one another to be family, in that they trust one another to not do stupid shit that would put one another at risk.<br/><br/>Anyhow, Yes; once the Ridge pops up above the local cloud cover, her spotters should see at least two planes coming from the South, within fifteen miles, and can use radio contact to confirm who they are.