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Post by FLCardinalFan on Dec 28, 2022 18:21:46 GMT -7
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Post by End Zone on Dec 29, 2022 16:01:16 GMT -7
Super video. Note the officers are holding their right hand high in the air. That means they are controlling the light beam that is guiding the pilot's eyes into the correct landing cylinder. That was a picture perfect F/A-18 landing. That jet's landing speed is among the fastest in the Fleet. The 3-wire 'trap' was lot easier than it looked. A Navy fixed-wing aircraft can almost land itself with today's state of the art technology. The new Navy refueling drones actually do land themselves. The carrier landing limfac's (limiting factors) do not include heavy rain showers which are common in the tropics. Some limfacs include a excessive deck pitch, severe crosswind, lack of wind or too much wind over the deck, fouled / unsafe flight deck. An LSO can 'wave off' an aircraft pilot at his / her discretion. Ah, memories! As a LCDR with Air Wing Fourteen in the Pacific, I spent many hours on the LSO platform with the squadron's "Paddles", aka Landing Signals Officers, during both day and night recoveries. I had enough brains to avoid the platform during a frigg'in tropical downpour. Why get all wet? For the joy of it? LOL!
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Dec 29, 2022 17:31:05 GMT -7
Super video. Note the officers are holding their right hand high in the air. That means they are controlling the light beam that is guiding the pilot's eyes into the correct landing cylinder. That was a picture perfect F/A-18 landing. That jet's landing speed is among the fastest in the Fleet. The 3-wire 'trap' was lot easier than it looked. A Navy fixed-wing aircraft can almost land itself with today's state of the art technology. The new Navy refueling drones actually do land themselves. The carrier landing limfac's (limiting factors) do not include heavy rain showers which are common in the tropics. Some limfacs include a excessive deck pitch, severe crosswind, lack of wind or too much wind over the deck, fouled / unsafe flight deck. An LSO can 'wave off' an aircraft pilot at his / her discretion. Ah, memories! As a LCDR with Air Wing Fourteen in the Pacific, I spent many hours on the LSO platform with the squadron's "Paddles", aka Landing Signals Officers, during both day and night recoveries. I had enough brains to avoid the platform during a frigg'in tropical downpour. Why get all wet? For the joy of it? LOL! Thanks I really enjoy your comments on your specialty.
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