STOVL CASE 1

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Short Summary

Rotary-Wing

Departure

• Take off to a hover and perform a small clearing turn to end up close aboard port side of the ship.
• Turn left and fly outbound to 0.5 NM DME.
• Arc left.
• Fly outbound on departure radial until 7 NM.
• Push Tactical (Ch 3)

Recovery

• Flight leader contacts Marshal (Ch 16) at 10 NM DME. Report flight members, position, altitude and lowest fuel.
• Approach the carrier, making sure you're on assigned altitude before 5 NM DME.
• When visual, report "Ship in sight".
• Switch to Tower (Ch 1) at 5 NM.
• Enter overhead Delta pattern from astern.
• Wait for the "Charlie" call, if not briefed, then decend to Alpha pattern.
• Break shortly after the bow. Pilots within flight extends upwind for proper intervals between each break.
• Land at assigned spot.

Detailed Instructions

Fixed-Wing

Departure

On The Boat

Takeoff

Recovery

Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone

Entering the Port Hold

Exiting the Port Hold

Entering the Break

The Final Turn

Bolters and Waveoffs

On the Deck

Rotary-Wing

Departure

On The Boat

• Set radio to Tower (Ch 1)
• When your flight is ready to depart, taxi to the forward port slots (1-4). Do not request taxi. Only use comms if needed to sort out issues.

Takeoff

• Take off to a hover at 50ft and perform a small clearing turn to end up close aboard port side of the ship. If on spot 3 and 3A, make sure spot 2 and 4 are clear before takeoff.
• Turn left 10-100 degrees and fly outbound on relative radial 260-350 to 0.5 NM DME.
• Arc left at 0.5 NM DME until interception of departure radial.
• Fly outbound on departure radial until 7 NM.
• Push Tactical (Ch 3)

Recovery

Arriving to the Carrier Control Zone

Entering the Port Hold

Exiting the Port Hold

Entering the Break

The Final Turn

Bolters and Waveoffs

On the Deck