Carrier Qualification
Carrier Qualification
MARSHAL PROCEDURES (CASE I)
Case I refers recoveries and departure procedures and landing pattern conducted in VMC conditions of
3,000/5 or greater within the carrier control zone.
Each flight to the ship will be led by a lead safe instructor who will give you specific instructions for radio
checks, takeoff and rendezvous procedures, and formation. Along with the flight lead, each overhead time
will include an additional late safe who will arrive at the ship 30 minutes after the overhead time. The lead
safes will act as return leads for students who have completed carrier qualification or in the event of an
emergency.
NOTE: Pilots earn their reputation while working around the ship. This includes good formation, flying the
ball well, and sounding professional on the radios. Never key the UHF, except during emergency situations,
until it is certain that no other aircraft is on the ball.
Following the rendezvous and outbound, the lead safe will switch the flight to the warning area controller.
The flight will then be instructed to contact the ship’s marshal. Enroute when feet wet, the lead safe will tell
the flight to check the “shore-to-ship” checklist complete.
The flight lead will check in to Marshal with
callsign, number in flight, position, altitude, low
state, and lineup. Marshal will assign case
recovery holding instructions, including as-
signed altitude, ship’s weather, altimeter
setting, base recovery course (BRC), bingo
information, EAT, and a request for a “see me.”
When the ship is in sight, the flight leader will
10 nm
Establish Pattern Altitude
call, “See you at ten [or as shown on DME].”
Marshal may switch the flight directly to tower
or direct it to hold overhead.
MARSHAL PATTERN ENTRY
Establish level flight at your assigned altitude
BRC
10 nm prior to entering the holding pattern
PATTERN
2
(Figure 16) in balanced formation or as briefed.
FLOW
5 nm
3
1
4
10 nm
Establish Pattern Altitude
Figure 16: CASE I MARSHAL PATTERN ENTRY
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