How do carrier-based planes find the ship after a mission ?

"Pechs1" wrote...

Was it McGrail that had us fly daytime/EMCON but you couldn't go outta sight
of
the boat?


That may have been the rules at the beginning, until we proved most of us could
find our way back without dragging a Bear along...

A true 'FAGAT'...fly around and get a trap?

Related to FACIT -- fly around and call it training.

You missed McGrail's Navy at it's best: when he had a gator-freighter
(Tripoli) and could have all kinds of fun and shake up the 'shoes but good.

The only time I ever really PO'd him was the day he told me he had been
given a choice between Midway and Kitty Hawk and couldn't decide which to
take. I asked him if he wanted to be CO or Ship's Janitor.

Rick

"John Weiss" wrote in message
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"Pechs1" wrote...

Was it McGrail that had us fly daytime/EMCON but you couldn't go outta
sight of
the boat?


That may have been the rules at the beginning, until we proved most of us
could find our way back without dragging a Bear along...

A true 'FAGAT'...fly around and get a trap?

Related to FACIT -- fly around and call it training.

JR- That may have been the rules at the beginning, until we proved most of us
could
find our way back without dragging a Bear along... BRBR

Maybe the FID and F-14s...I did one hop where we were specifically told to stay
overhead making noise outta JP until our recovery time. Did that all day..maybe
during transit...I can't remember.

Really did like McGrail as CO tho. He brought the 'magic' back to Midway...much
better than the previous CO..who cancelled more events than we
flew...Owens....gee I remembered his name!!!
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer