CASE 1 - Versionshistorik

Bankler: /* Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone */

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Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone

Bankler: /* Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone */

2025-07-03T09:33:31Z

Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone

Bankler: /* Remarks */

2025-01-13T14:15:00Z

Remarks

Bankler: /* Exiting the Port Hold */

2025-01-13T14:09:55Z

Exiting the Port Hold

Bankler: /* Exiting the Port Hold */

2025-01-13T14:08:49Z

Exiting the Port Hold

Bankler: /* Spins */

2025-01-13T13:48:21Z

Spins

Bankler: /* Detailed Instructions */

2025-01-13T13:46:58Z

Detailed Instructions

Bankler: /* Recovery */

2025-01-13T13:46:01Z

Recovery

WeX: /* Exiting the Port Hold */

2024-12-04T20:46:05Z

Exiting the Port Hold

WeX: /* Exiting the Port Hold */

2024-12-04T20:37:53Z

Exiting the Port Hold

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 ** Marshal: ''"400, Case 1, BRC is 264. Expected Charlie time 22. Report see me."''
 ** You: ''"400"''
-* If you haven't already gotten a pre-briefed holding altitude, Marshal will provide you with one (anything from angels 2 and above, in 1000 foot increments).
+* In the rare event that you haven't already gotten a pre-briefed holding altitude, Marshal will provide you with one (anything from angels 2 and above, in 1000 foot increments).
 ====Entering the Port Hold====

@@ Rad 68: / Rad 68: @@
 ** You: ''"Marshal, 400" (i.e Four Zero Zero)''
 ** Marshal: ''"400, Union Marshal"''
-** You: ''"400 holding hands with 401, marking Mother's 070 for 48, angels 14, low state 6.5"''
+** You: ''"400 (holding hands) with 401, marking Mother's 070 for 48, angels 14, low state 6.5"''
 ** Marshal: ''"400, Case 1, BRC is 264. Expected Charlie time 22. Report see me."''
 ** You: ''"400"''

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 ==Remarks==
+* We ''typically'' don't do shit-hot-breaks. However, if you are the flight lead of the ''first'' flight coming in for the break, and you feel comfortable with SHBs, you may perform one. For 4-ship, this is a common technique to keep the wingmen from having to fly farther than 4 nm in front of the boat before breaking.
 * If somebody is in the groove, pause radio comms until they are down, have boltered or have been waved off. You don't want to step on an important LSO call.
 * Because of the poor visibility in DCS, we are not strictly zip-lip during CASE 1. We try to keep the chatter to a minimum, but some radio calls can be made to improve everyone's SA.
-* The CAG (i.e the mission planner) may decide a tank limit and a number of additional passes required when you first show up at the ball. For instance, "Hornet Tank 3.0 and T + 2". Each pass is assumed to consume 500 lbs (1000 during night). So in the 3.0 T + 2 example, you need to have 4000 lbs when showing up on the ball for the first pass, 3500 on your second and 3000 on your third. If you bolter a third time you need to go to the overhead tanker.
+* The CAG (i.e the mission planner in our case) may decide a tank limit and a number of additional passes required when you first show up at the ball. For instance, "Hornet Tank 3.0 and T + 2". Each pass is assumed to consume 500 lbs (1000 during night). So in the 3.0 T + 2 example, you need to have 4000 lbs when showing up on the ball for the first pass, 3500 on your second and 3000 on your third. If you bolter a third time you need to go to the overhead tanker.
 * If no limits are pre-briefed, make sure to show up at the ball with at least 3000 lbs, and always hit the tanker if you go below 2000 lbs.

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 * Accelerate to 350 kts IAS gradually. #3 and #4 cross under to the right into an Echelon Right formation.
 * While gradually descending towards 800', smoothly turn left into the BRC, ideally ending up around 3 nm behind the boat. Normally there are no comms, but if you determine it's important for safety, call out ''"400, initial"''. For instance, if the pattern is crowded, the tower might appreciate the heads up, so they get the chance to give you a "spin it" instruction.
-* In general, the CASE 1 recovery is less about numbers and more about looking outside the window, being adaptable and "making it happen". There is typically no reason to fly in any other way than the documented standards. But if things start to deviate, like the intervals becoming too small, use speed control and manipulate your flying in ways to help out and make things work out smoothly. (In the final parts of the recovery though, after the break, this changes. Then it's important that you fly your ''own'' pattern and ignore others' mistakes. At that point you need to trust the LSO to wave people off if the screw up.)
+* As a general rule, this part of the CASE 1 recovery is less about numbers and more about looking outside the window, being adaptable and "making it happen". There is typically no reason to fly in any other way than the documented standards. But if things start to deviate, like the intervals becoming too small, use speed control and manipulate your flying in ways to help out and make things work out smoothly.
 ====Entering the Break====

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 ====Exiting the Port Hold====
-* In most cases, there will be a prebriefed "charlie time", simulating when the carrier is ready to recover aircraft. This indicates when the first aircraft is expected to show up in the groove. That means that the first flight need to commence from point 3 about 4-5 minutes before this time, depending on how tightly you fly your turn to initial and when you break over the carrier.
+* In most cases, there will be a prebriefed "charlie time", simulating when the carrier is ready to recover aircraft. This indicates when the first aircraft is expected to show up in the groove. That means that the first flight need to commence from point 3 about 4-5 minutes before this time, depending on how tightly you fly your turn to initial and when you break over the carrier (i.e normal break at 1.0 nm or Shit-Hot-Break).
-* Tower ''may'' give a global ''"99, signal is charlie"'', upon which the the recovery procedure might begin right away with the flight at the lowest level going first.
+* Tower ''may'' give a global ''"99, signal is charlie"'', upon which the the recovery procedure might begin right away with the flight at the lowest level going first. This is not usual though.
 * The flights above the first flight descends between point 3 and 1 and flights commence at their own will when it looks clear below.
-* In our case, because of the limited visibility in DCS, we are not strictly zip-lip. Use comms if needed to increase everyone's SA.
+* We aim to be "zip lip" (no radio comms). But comms ''should'' be used if needed for safety-of-flight and if needed to keep things running smoothly.
-* When you exit the holding, you should be on the left-most end of the circle (i.e. point 3). Exit backwards in a little wider tear drop-shaped style (aiming towards BRC+210 degrees or the counter course +30 degrees), or with a little tighter turn, depending on distance to the flight in front of you. Ideally, you should no more than 1.5 minute (~8 nm) away from the boat when you start your left turn towards the boat. A tighter pattern where the turn starts at 6 nm is acceptable and encouraged to keep the recovery time down.
+* When you exit the holding, you should be on the left-most end of the circle (i.e. point 3). Exit backwards in a little wider tear drop-shaped style (aiming towards BRC+210 degrees or the counter course +30 degrees). You should no more than 7 nm away from the boat when you start your left turn towards the boat.
-* Accelerate to 350 kts IAS. #3 and #4 cross under to the right into an Echelon Right formation.
+* A tighter pattern without teardrop (or with a minimal teardrop) can also be used, for instance if you are late and need to catch up.
-* While gradually descending towards 800', smoothly turn left into the BRC, ideally ending up around 3 nm behind the boat. Normally there are no comms, but if you determine it's important for safety, call out ''"400, initial"''.
+* Accelerate to 350 kts IAS gradually. #3 and #4 cross under to the right into an Echelon Right formation.
 ====Entering the Break====

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 ====Spins====
 [[Fil:CASE1_Recovery_Spin.png|400px|thumb|Spin]]
-In rare cases, the boat might not be ready for your landing yet, or the pattern might be too crowded as you come in for the break. More than 6 aircraft is to be avoided. Rather than having your flight going into the break, making the pattern even more crowded, tower can ask you to "spin it". If this happens, as you fly over the boat, go up to 1200' and initiate a left turn, with around 3 nm diameter. Keep the speed at 350 kts. Descend back to 800' as you approach a full circle. After making a full circle, enter the break as usual (unless you have to spin once more). You will stay in echelon right formation through this whole process.
+In rare cases, the boat might not be ready for your landing yet, or the pattern might be too crowded as you come in for the break. More than 6 aircraft in the pattern is to be avoided. Rather than having your flight going into the break, making the pattern even more crowded, tower can ask you to "spin it". If this happens, as you fly over the boat, go up to 1200' and initiate a left turn, with around 3 nm diameter. Keep the speed at 350 kts. Descend back to 800' as you approach a full circle. After making a full circle, enter the break as usual (unless you have to spin once more). You will stay in echelon right formation through this whole process.
 ==Remarks==

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	====Spins====		====Spins====
		+	[[Fil:CASE1_Recovery_Spin.png\|400px\|thumb\|Spin]]
	In rare cases, the boat might not be ready for your landing yet, or the pattern might be too crowded as you come in for the break. More than 6 aircraft is to be avoided. Rather than having your flight going into the break, making the pattern even more crowded, tower can ask you to "spin it". If this happens, as you fly over the boat, go up to 1200' and initiate a left turn, with around 3 nm diameter. Keep the speed at 350 kts. Descend back to 800' as you approach a full circle. After making a full circle, enter the break as usual (unless you have to spin once more). You will stay in echelon right formation through this whole process.		In rare cases, the boat might not be ready for your landing yet, or the pattern might be too crowded as you come in for the break. More than 6 aircraft is to be avoided. Rather than having your flight going into the break, making the pattern even more crowded, tower can ask you to "spin it". If this happens, as you fly over the boat, go up to 1200' and initiate a left turn, with around 3 nm diameter. Keep the speed at 350 kts. Descend back to 800' as you approach a full circle. After making a full circle, enter the break as usual (unless you have to spin once more). You will stay in echelon right formation through this whole process.

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 * Raise the hook and flaps, fold the wings, and quickly but carefully exit the runway to the right.
 * Tower might provide parking instructions, otherwise, just park at any available spot. Since we don't have plane directors (as IRL), instead use the F2 camera to avoid taxi/parking accidents.
 ==Remarks==