[Scan-DC] Re: [MilCom] Looking for some input

[A. Glen Childress]

 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.
 
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:
 
> 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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