Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP)
Carrier Qualification
Optimum AOA
200 KIAS
Report Turning
Dirty-up
Crosswind
30 Bank
Descend to 600 ft AGL
Break
45 AOB
500 ft AGL
Speed Brakes Out
Before Downwind
Slow to Optimum AOA
AOA/Airspeed Check
Landing Checklist
Pattern Entry
250 KIAS
.9 - 1.1 nm
Abeam Call
Lights BRIGHT/STEADY
Strobes OFF
Time According to
Existing Wind
CAUTION
Do not descend below
27-30 AOB
180
300 feet AGL without
Ball Call
Report "Turning in"
the ball.
VSI: 200-300 fpm
45
135
90
325-375 ft AGL
525 ft AGL
450 ft AGL
Optimum AOA
VSI: Increase to 500 fpm
Figure 15: NIGHT FCLP PATTERN/OVERHEAD ENTRY
NIGHT FCLP DIFFERENCES
A solid landing pattern is paramount for night FCLPs. With fewer visual cues available, a strong instru-
ment scan is required to get to a good start. Once in the groove, the procedures for controlling lineup at
night are the same procedures as for day FCLP except that lineup drift is more difficult to detect with the
shortened “carrier box” runway. The pattern is the same, but the most significant difference is the lack of
lineup information. At the 180, the carrier box lights will not be visible, so judging the abeam and timing
are critical. The carrier box lights only become visible passing the 90, so deviations must be noted and
corrected for on subsequent passes.
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