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

"John Carrier" wrote...

Or not. A certain Adm Jerry Tuttle had an aversion to radiating from his
ships. EMCON night recoveries north of the arctic circle. Pitching deck, 70
knots of wind over the deck, and the most memorable night trap in my life
(yes, you CAN experience the 3 ultimate physical pleasures simultaneously).

Hmmm... Tuttle must have been friends with Chuck McGrail when McGrail was CO of
Midway in the early 80s... EMCON recoveries (day and night) and "stealth
transits" were routine for a while!

I've heard of the "7 basic pleasures of life," and can only guess which of the 3
you refer to as "ultimate"... :-)


The E-2 would set up the recovery (which typically included a misdirection
penatration followed by a 25-50 mile vector at 1200 feet). Pulse single-scan
could really help on the run in.

....but not available in the KA-6D, even for "cheating"...