Hmm... a very brief, "WTF did I just see?" UFO-buzz type encounter from both sides perspective with Sanya where he waves at her, then hits the burners and zooms away when she gets over the surprise and raises her weapon could work well for a first glimpse, but I think the best time to really make a permanent entrance is during the "playing tag" sequence, perhaps just as MC-whose-name-I'm-spacing-on asks herself why she's laughing - then both of them do the startle and stand back as his valkyrie ("veritech" is a Macekism, in Macross the generic name for variable fighters is "valkyrie" after the famous SW-1 model) appears and does the same barrel-roll (but cockpit in so they can see him) around them, then transform and hover as Chi just got done with, if possibly with MC's slow extend-one-hand-and-reach added.
This also puts him in place to go G and do a Minmay-catch then slip Godammit-I-can't-remember-her-name-either into his lap or the transformation/equipment space behind the pilot seat (or a second seat if so equipped) after she gets shot down and spooks Chi off, rather than being awkwardly and precariously carried in two other witches' arms while they fly back to base. If he does have a two-seat model, the girls are small enough that one of them (probably the CO) could actually get in first and keep her on her lap, so as to not be trusting their wounded wing leader to an unknown and to let him make full speed to their base under her direction to save a little time.
Edited for second note: Yes, that maneuver is the actual one called "barrel roll," what you do to break missile lock in Starfox is actually a snap roll... and doesn't work like that at all with real missiles. Of course, in Macross they tend to sideslip during a snap roll like a gymnast dodging away on the ground, which is even LESS realistic. I expect BA knows this, but it's sadly common as a misunderstanding thanks to video games.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
This also puts him in place to go G and do a Minmay-catch then slip Godammit-I-can't-remember-her-name-either into his lap or the transformation/equipment space behind the pilot seat (or a second seat if so equipped) after she gets shot down and spooks Chi off, rather than being awkwardly and precariously carried in two other witches' arms while they fly back to base. If he does have a two-seat model, the girls are small enough that one of them (probably the CO) could actually get in first and keep her on her lap, so as to not be trusting their wounded wing leader to an unknown and to let him make full speed to their base under her direction to save a little time.
Edited for second note: Yes, that maneuver is the actual one called "barrel roll," what you do to break missile lock in Starfox is actually a snap roll... and doesn't work like that at all with real missiles. Of course, in Macross they tend to sideslip during a snap roll like a gymnast dodging away on the ground, which is even LESS realistic. I expect BA knows this, but it's sadly common as a misunderstanding thanks to video games.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows