Carrier Ops - Landing
| LANDING
|
_______
|
Contact
APPROACH CONTROL
to get a vector to the ship
|
Shift
A
|
| Heading 1
- 4 miles ahead of ship
|
|
| RADAR
ALTIMETER
|
Ctrl
A
|
| ILS ON
|
L
|
| Contact
Tower
|
Shift
T
|
| Downwind
|
|
| Hdg
3 miles abeam of ship and on a reciprocal course
|
|
| Altitude
|
600
ft
|
| Speed
|
250
kts
|
| Gear DOWN
|
G
|
| Flaps DOWN
|
F
|
| Hook DOWN
|
B
|
| When
Abeam of the Ship
|
|
| maintain
Hdg for 20 secs
|
|
| Base
|
|
| BANK LEFT
at 45 DEG and 2-3 g
|
|
| Alt
|
450
ft
|
| RPM
|
70
%
|
| Speed
|
Slowing
to "on speed"
|
| Pitch
|
1
- 2 deg nose down
|
|
|
| Final
at 4 miles
|
|
| Speed
|
250
kts
|
| ROD
|
7
- 800 fpm
|
| Pitch
|
4
deg nose down
|
| Velocity
Vector
|
Place
on the wires
|
| AOA
|
7.6
deg
|
Final
at 3/4 mile
"in the groove"
|
|
| TRANSITION
FROM ILS TO MEATBALL
|
|
| "Call
the ball"
|
Shift
L
|
| Touch
Down
|
|
| Stick
FORWARD
|
|
| RPM
|
100
%
|
| Bolter
|
|
| Stick
Gradually back
|
|
See pictures
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