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Dale_Snodgrass Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 1. "RE: Carrier ops" 07-13-03, 13:05z  Bad weather carrier ops are very tough and probably the hardest form of flying out there. At night and in bad weather we use an ILS type of approach but each A/C is individually locked on with a precision radar and the glideslope and azimuth is transmitted specifically for you. It's more accurate and has the ability to dampen out the ship's pitch and roll. The visual landing system "Fresnel Lens" and the above radar can compensate for up to + or - 10 feet or so. Above that they switch to a manual system that is controlled by the LSO or Landing Signal Officer. It's called the MOVLAS or Manually Operated Visual landing Assist System. As a former LSO I've used it in the North Atantic in conditions where the deck was moving close to 30 feet!!! In those conditions it generally takes a number of approches to get aboard. Even when the deck is moving like that it's never constant. There are short periods every minute or two where the ships movement stabilizes for a few seconds or the movement reduces to the point where you can land..... BUT taxing on a moving deck can be even more intense!!! Dale Snodgrass Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Carrier ops    vgbaron       04-28-03              RE: Carrier ops    Dale_Snodgrass       07-13-03       1            RE: Carrier ops    vgbaron       07-13-03       2                 RE: Carrier ops    Ben_Chiu       07-13-03       3

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