[MilCom] Looking for some input

[Greg Brazil]

I knew I was close, Field Carrier Landing Practice is correct.
Greg

A. Glen Childress wrote:

>  
>  I think it is actually FCLP's.  Field Carrier Landing Practice.  Most of
> the Navy pilots I have known just call it the BOUNCE as they bounce all day.
>  I was able to go out with VFA-203 4 different years and watch and
> photograph them doing their thing.  It was awesome to watch each time.  They
> practice just like they are landing on the boat.  The LSO or Paddles is
> grading each and every landing and can and does wave them off when he needs
> to.
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> A. Glen "Glennie" Childress
> Anderson SC
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> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: Greg Brazil
> Date: 02/11/05 15:43:43
> To: Jeff
> Cc: MilAirCommsChat; Scan-DC; MilCom; MD_scan; SouthernMDScannerForum
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] Looking for some input
>  
> Paddles is the Landing Signal Officer's callsign on aircraft carrier.
> On the aircraft carrier the frequency the aircraft talks to Paddles is
> called Land/Launch. I've copied Paddles using GCA frequencies for years
> while practicing carrier landings (FLCP, I think for field landing
> carrier practice - this is coming from a P-3 guy)on the beach.
> Greg (SF Bay Area)
>  
> Jeff wrote:
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> 
>>Patuxent River NAS has 387.9 in use pretty often. I am currently listening
>>to a recording of Aircraft 84-MIKE doing low approaches with the Tower
>>coordinating. They keep switching from "LOW" Approaches to "PADDLES"
>>approaches. Then the aircraft will go back outbound and the Tower will
> 
> tell
> 
>>him to "Report the hook, inbound". Every once in a while I will actually
>>here "PADDLES" come up on the radio and advise how many "Paddles
> 
> Approaches"
> 
>>the aircraft has done thus far.
>>
>>Anyway, for my query, what would be a good way to name a freq like this.
> 
> It
> 
>>is not exactly a GCA freq, because of the PADDLES involvement. It is
>>definitely not a standard APPROACH freq. Would it be appropriate to name a
>>freq like this "PADDLES", I am hesitant as "PADDLES" probably only used
> 
> the
> 
>>freq a fraction of the time, even though PADDLES was obviously involved. I
>>can't say I remember seeing a freq from any other source called "PADDLES",
>>so I figured I would solicit for some input before jumping the gun on a
> 
> good
> 
>>attempt at an ID.
>>
>>Any thoughts on the matter would be helpful.
>>
>>Jeff
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