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''AIR CONTROLLER MACIAS'': Maybe we ought to turn on the search-lights now? <br> | ''AIR CONTROLLER MACIAS'': Maybe we ought to turn on the search-lights now? <br> | ||
''REX KRAMER'': '''No'''. That’s just what they’ll be ''expecting'' us to do. | ''REX KRAMER'': '''No'''. That’s just what they’ll be ''expecting'' us to do. | ||
:—''Airplane!'' (1980)<ref>Oh, go on: <br><youtube width="200" height="120" >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0X0ZYbnHxA</youtube></ref>}} | :—''Airplane!'' (1980)<ref>Oh, go on: <br><youtube width="200" height="120" >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0X0ZYbnHxA</youtube></ref>}}When in direct, bilateral conflict — dog-fighting, [[chess]], [[cricket]], [[Brexit|in/out referendums on membership of the European Union]], an “OODA loop” is a player’s [[Decision-making|decision]] cycle: “'''o'''bserve, '''o'''rient, '''d'''ecide, '''a'''ct”: the idea being you need to take in what is happening (''observe''), synthesise a theory of what the oppo is up to (''orient''),<ref>“Orient” doesn’t seem as good a word to me as “synthesise”, especially as that would have made the acronym “OSDA”, which all [[ninja]]s will find pleasing.</ref> figure out what to do about it (''decide'') and then do it (''act'') ''before'' your opponent gets through its own process of doing exactly the same thing to you. Whoever changes tack first spoil’s the other one’s clever plan. | ||
The concept was invented by contrarian US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. Boyd’s classic dog-fighting manoeuvre when being pursued was abruptly to fly straight up, stalling his plane, obliging his pursuer to fly straight under him, then dropping down on the attacker and giving him the full nine yards.<ref>Speaking of dogfighting, the legend that this expression originated from the total length of a Spitfire’s machine gun belt (hence to give it the full nine yards is to shoot everything you have at once) appears to be an urban myth, at least according to Wikipedia. The phrase dates back to the late 19th century, before there were any Spitfires. Boo.</ref> | The concept was invented by contrarian US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. Boyd’s classic dog-fighting manoeuvre when being pursued was abruptly to fly straight up, stalling his plane, obliging his pursuer to fly straight under him, then dropping down on the attacker and giving him the full nine yards.<ref>Speaking of dogfighting, the legend that this expression originated from the total length of a Spitfire’s machine gun belt (hence to give it the full nine yards is to shoot everything you have at once) appears to be an urban myth, at least according to Wikipedia. The phrase dates back to the late 19th century, before there were any Spitfires. Boo.</ref> | ||
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