Shanle then flew the jetliner by remote control, from the chase plane.

Which was precisely why Jake had assigned him to fly the chase plane.

On earlier missions, Ritchie flew the chase plane.

He eased the helicopter clear of the chase plane.

During STS-1 he was the photographer in the prime chase plane.

Safety can be one function of a chase plane; others are to photograph or video the target vehicle, or to collect engineering data from it.

These test are usually monitored by chase planes and by cameras to determine if everything worked as it was originally intended to.

Toward the end of the type's operational life, the aircraft were flown primarily for photo opportunities and always accompanied by a chase plane for safety.

If you look to your left, you will see our chase plane coming alongside.

In fact, the two would be the only test pilots of Have Blue, alternating between the demonstrator and the chase plane.