Every time you land, you must go all out, because it is very likely that this will be the last few seconds of life, not only yourself, but also the radar officer in the back seat, so Nathan must be steady.
As before, his landing this time was a perfect score.
After sliding to the parking area, the deck crew fixed the plane, and Nathan had already jumped off the plane and ran towards the port side of the aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier is huge. Among them, the elevators are distributed on the starboard side, the parking area is near the ship island, the bow is the take-off runway, and the remaining left side is the angled deck.
For the landing of carrier-based aircraft, only the angled deck can be used. Therefore, the assisted landing system is distributed on the port side. At the same time, in front of the Fresnel lens, it is the position of the assisted landing commander.
Aircraft carrier landing commander, the English abbreviation LSO, is the officer who issues control instructions to the pilot of the carrier aircraft and guides the aircraft on the glideslope to land safely.
Since landing is the most difficult action for carrier-based aircraft and the most dangerous link for aircraft carriers, the pilots of carrier-based aircraft must unconditionally trust and obey the command of LSO.
At the same time, the commander must have a few brushes. The general LSO landing commander must be produced from mature carrier-based fighter pilots. They have undergone rigorous training and assessment, have excellent skills, and calm judgment. Sharp vision, ability to deal with emergencies randomly, and familiarity with the recovery operation methods of various types of carrier-based aircraft of the carrier-based aircraft wing.
Not only does LSO require flight technology to be admired and convinced by other carrier-based aircraft pilots, LSO must also have excellent command and organization capabilities. At the same time, it must have a good understanding of the state and performance of the aircraft, the technical characteristics and personality of the pilots, so that it can be the first Time commanded the carrier-based aircraft to land safely.
Of course, he is not alone on the aircraft carrier. Next to him is a team. The landing assistance team composed of 6 personnel with their respective responsibilities is responsible for the specific and safe landing of the ship on the landing signal platform. Guide the task.
The division of labor and staffing of 6 people are: responsible for monitoring the work of the entire team; controlling the ship signal officer, responsible for guiding the specific work of the aircraft landing; assistant ship signal officer, responsible for guiding the aircraft to the center of the runway center using the ship’s camera recording system Line; trainee landing signal officer, as the hook recorder, responsible for recording the pilot’s landing performance; hook observer, served by the sergeant, responsible for observing the aircraft hook, landing gear and flaps; telephone messenger, served by the sergeant, responsible for The telephone operator on the ship contacted.
Now, when Nathan ran over, they couldn't interrupt the work of their entire team, but when Nathan was in this position, looking at the plane in the distance, it was clear.
On an aircraft carrier, carrier-based pilots are awe-inspiring and can operate fighters to take off and land smartly at any time. It seems that they are the most dangerous, but in fact, on an aircraft carrier, deck crews are even more dangerous.
The deck is a noisy place, long hours of work will damage their hearing, the deck is constantly shaking him, they may accidentally fall into the sea, and the most terrible is the accident.
For example, once the plane fails to land on the ship and rushes to other positions on the deck, it must be a disaster wherever it goes. What is even more terrifying than this is that the blocking cable breaks. The blocking cable is like a whip, waving on the deck. Wherever they are, people are directly broken into two parts.
So, no matter what job they were on the deck, Nathan respected them very much. Now, when Nathan ran over, he quietly watched from behind them.
The second one was the Tomcat fighter of the deputy captain. His aircraft swayed and successfully made contact with the deck. After hooking the blocking cable, the aircraft stopped and headed towards the parking area.
Then came the third one, the third one.
Not all carrier-based aircraft pilots have the ability to land at night, but the Tomcat fighter squadron has all members. The reason is simple. Only the best pilots can drive Tomcats. Since they are the elite of the entire aircraft carrier Pilots, this kind of challenge is unavoidable for them.
The fifth one came down, Lieutenant Kosiczsky, who was constantly adjusting, but in his vision, there was either a yellow light or a green light. In short, it was impossible to aim.
He felt dense beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, falling drop by drop, falling in front of his eyes, and his eyes began to blur.
"Going around." The landing aid commander shouted, and at the same time, he pressed a button in front of him.
On the Fresnel landing aid device, a red light began to flash, which was also a sign that he was going to fly.
After seeing the flashing red light, Lieutenant Kosichsky had no choice but to pull it up.
His landing failed.
"Kosiczsky, don't worry, hold on." Behind, his radar officer comforted him.
Kosichesky was rather unlucky. At first, one of his Tomcats fell into the sea due to an inexplicable engine failure. Later, after the new Tomcat was assigned, it was given to Nathan. Therefore, Kosiqis The Tomcat fighter jet piloted by Ji is Nathan's previous landline plane.
This landline plane was in Nathan's hands, and it was brilliant, but when it came to Kosichsky's hands, it hadn't built an inch. Today, I went out to find the Soviet reconnaissance plane. It was clearly right in front of my eyes, and it flew back and forth for several laps. I couldn't find it. It was simply doomed. Now, I can't even do a basic landing movement, which is simply disappointing.
Kosichsky reached out to the front of his head, reached in from the small space, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and muttered in his heart, what's the matter today
As he went around, another Tomcat, which entered the descent course, had already landed.
The fifth and sixth, when he flew over, it was already the seventh.
This time, we must be steady!
In the air, the aircraft carrier is like a leaf floating on the sea, looking extremely small. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from his earphone: "Kosiczsky, believe in yourself, you can do it. Okay, nothing can hinder our 111 Squadron."
It's the voice of the squadron leader! Hearing this voice, Kosiczsky immediately felt full of strength, yes, nothing can hinder us, we are the best Tomcat squadron!
Nathan returned the microphone to the landing commander: "Thank you."
Then, Nathan stood behind them and looked at the Tomcat fighter. It was strange to say that this time, without any adjustments, it was perfect!
Kosiczsky operated the plane steadily until the wheels touched the deck, until the blocking rope was hooked. This action was the most standard 5 points!
The fighter plane slid to the staging area, where the Tomcats lined up quietly.
"Hey, Kosiczsky, don't you plan to go down?" The radar officer in the rear cabin had already climbed the ladder, and he couldn't help asking as he watched Kosiczsky still not moving.
"Wait until my legs stop shaking," Kosiczsky said. Now, his legs are shaking badly. (End of this chapter)