Rick,

I know A6 power control was problematic from development through fleet
introduction in 1969.

This was still the case when the Lizards (VA-95) went to sea in 1973 aboard
CORAL MARU. We never flew any "coupled" passes closer in than 1/4 mile.

--
Mike Kanze

"Asking what a pilot thinks about the FAA is like asking a fireplug what it
thinks about dogs."

- from Bill "Windmill" Young


"Yofuri" wrote in message
...
I know A6 power control was problematic from development through fleet
introduction in 1969. The feedback loop with the ASN-54 APC was
inconsistent, and the kinesthetics were unacceptable to the pilot when the
system introduced purposeful glide slope deviations for self-check
monitoring purposes.

The RANGER/CVW-2 deployment in 1969 was the first in which all aircraft
aboard, including the C1A COD and the SH-3's were ACLS-equipped. Mode 1
was
not authorized at that time for any aircraft. The idea was to "get 'em
home
safely on a dark and stormy night".

Do Hornets have yaw strings glued to the radome like F-4's did?

Rick

"Elmshoot" wrote in message
...
In the F-4 and Turkey, I have had Mode 1s to touchdown( I know a
contradiction,Mode 1s are always to touchdown) but they were an
emergency
procedure. I doubtany modern aviator relies on this system

I could never get auto throttles to work right in the A-6 in the Prowler
they
were a little better. I tried to do a coupled approach on Sara (90-91)
and
ended up with a bolter. The Hornets were doing them all the time they
seemed to
have the system and ship tweeked up really well. I think it was
mandentory
for
the first Hornet down the chute to attempt a Mode 1 as I recall they
flew
a lot
of them maybe 25% were hooked up.
Sparky




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