CQFP-01
Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP)
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PRESENTATION
FIELD CARRIER
LANDING
I.
Fresnel Lens Optical Landing Aid System (FLOLS)
PRACTICE
9.7.2.3.1.2
* Fresnel Lens
Optical Landing
A.
Purpose: electro-optical device to provide visual
Aid System
reference of optimum glideslope to pilots during carrier
type landings
* Improved Fresnel
Lens Optical
Landing System
B.
Model description: two shipboard models and a portable
shore-based model
* Landing Signal
Officer (LSO)
1.
Mark 8, Mod 1: the shore-based model, nearly
* Flying the FCLP
identical to shipboard variants
pattern
PRESS ENTER OR SELECT “MORE” FOR SHIP MODEL OF
* FCLP
FRESNEL LENS
2.
Mark 6, Mod 2: point and line stabilized—stabilizes
glideslope indicator for both pitch and roll but not
Sg 1, fr 3
heave; used on most carriers
GreenCutLights
LensAssembly
GreenDatumLights
GreenDatumLights
3.
Mark 6, Mod 3: in addition to point and line
RedWaveoffLights
RedWaveoffLights
stabilization, has a Carrier Landing Aid Stabilization
System that corrects for ship heave
FRESNEL LENS
(FIELD MODEL)
C.
Component description
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1.
Lens assembly (source lights)
a.
Description: lens box 1 ft wide by 4 ft high
containing 5 vertical light cells, upper 4 lights
FRESNEL LENS
amber and bottom light red
(SHIP MODEL)
b.
Function: indicate relative position on glide-
slope, i.e., above, on, or below optimum
glideslope
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