Flight Operations

By

LT Fullan

Objectives

• Winds

• Terms

• Types of launches

• Types of recoveries

• Plane guard positions

• Casualty procedures

• Personnel involved

• Flight deck

Winds

• F-14 26 knots

• F-18 26 knots

• EA-6B 20 knots

• COD 18 knots

• E-2C 18 knots

• ES-3 15 knots

• S-3 15 knots

Terms

• Angels - altitude

• Devils - depth

• Dirty-up - flaps out and gear down

• Final - 22k away

• Grove - last 18 secs, wings level

• 90, 180 - degrees

• Push - 22k off the stern in case III

Personnel Involved

• CATCC - 50nm - 5nm

• Air Boss - 5nm - ~3/4nm

• LSO - ~3/4nm

Launches

• Case I - clearing turn and climb to 500. At 10 mi you can climb

• Case II - climb to 500’. At 10 mi you can climb

• Case III - climb to a predetermined alt to a 10 mi radius

Recoveries

• Case I - +5nm visibility, ceiling +3000’, VFR stack above

• Case II - +5nm visibility, ceiling +1,000, marshall stack

• Case III - <5nm visibility, ceiling <1,000, marshall stack

Plane Guard

• Day - 190R/3000 yds

• Night - 170R/3000 yds

Sweetening the winds

• Problem– > 2 STBD – > 7 Port

• No turns within 10K and steady by 5K

• No turns past the beam and steady by the grove

Recovery methods

• 1. Helo

• 2. Plane guard

• 3. Motor whale boat

Casualties

• Plane in sight– 6 short, MOB procedure, lights– verify no plane in the grove or on final– turn to avoid the plane or crew– Get back on F corpen

Casualties

• Plane out of sight– Verify no plane in the grove or on final– all stop 000– Pass the word, 6 short, MOB procedure

Casualties

• Plane of the waist or side– Verify no plane in the grove or on final– Swing the stern away– All stop 000– Pass the word, 6 short, MOB procedure

Crash/Fire on the Flight Deck

• Verify no plane in the grove or on final

• Turn to blow the smoke outboard

• Pass the word, GQ, AFFF

• Minimize heel

Flight deck