The White Falcon - 08.07.1966, Blaðsíða 4

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WHITE FALCON
Friday, July 8, 1966
Ground Control Approach
Helps Guide Aircraft
by Andre Levac, JOSN
GCA TRAILER—Mounted on the trailer are three radar antennas and
two radio antennas. Since the unit has to be in the same direction the
aircraft is coming, it is mounted on a circular steel track and can be
swung around in a 360 degree circle.
You are now 3,000 feet
in the air. The flight has
been smooth and pleasant even
though there has been a nasty
storm all the way. But now you
are about to land. In 15 more
minutes, you should be getting off
the aircraft. You open the cur-
tains and you look down; nothing.
All you can see is the rain drops
sliding down the window; and
you wonder; “How does the pilot
do it? How does he know where
he is going?”
In most modern commercial air-
craft, a complex radar system is
installed in the control room so
the pilot relies on his own instru-
ments. But many a time he re-
quests guidance from Ground Con-
trol Approach.
“Keflavik GCA, this is NAVY
52184 .... over.” The radio con-
tact is made, the aircraft is ap-
proaching the runway. Ground
Control Approach is a landing aid
to pilots in bad and/or abnormal
weather conditions. The Keflavik
GCA’s mission is to give landing
aid to all NATO military aircraft
and upon request, to any com-
mercial aircraft.
After radio contact is made the
aircraft is first picked up on air
surveillance radar. For positive
radar identification the controller
asks the pilot to make several
identifying turns.
Upon completion of the above,
the pilot is issued lost communica-
tion procedures and such other in-
formation needed to effect a safe
landing.
For the last 10 mile portion of
the flight, the pilot is given de-
tailed information regarding his
descent angle, the flight altitude,
airspeed and his relationship to
the runway.
At this point the controller as-
sumes complete responsibility of
the aircraft.
All these operations are per-
formed in a huge control unit, lo-
cated near the runway. Mounted
on the trailer are three radar an-
tennas and two radio antennas.
To enable the aircraft to make
an approach to the runway, the
trailer has to face the same di-
rection. The unit is mounted on a
circular steel track and can be
swung around in a 360 degree
circle.
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Cigarette Prices
Rise In Cost
Cigarette Prices Raised in
Exchanges have been increased
one cent a pack in CONUS
exchanges and a one-to-three cent
increase will go into effect July
27, in overseas exchanges.
Wholesale price increases caused
the new exchange rates.
Navy officials said no increase
from the present cost is planned
in its stores. The Navy rate per
carton now is the same as the
planned new cost in Army/Air
Force exchanges in CONUS.
(NavNews)
TWENTY POUNDS OF ’EM—Looking very proud of his catch is Cpl
George Smith of Marine Barracks. Smith’s trophies weigh 20 pounds
and were caught at Whale Bay at the Special Services lake. When this
picture was taken, the largest of these brown trout (7 lbs., 10 in.; 26
in. long) was the biggest fish caught by any NavSta personnel since
the fishing season began in April. (Copy. Navy photo)
This F-100 □, F-101 □, F-4C □ has been painted in the new
U.S. Air Force _____________ pattern. The paint pattern is designed to
reduce visual detection by the enemy. Aircraft receiving this new
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PAUSE FOR PROMOTION—Work must go on! — but Charles Johnt,
RM2 pauses in the course of his days work at the Fleet Weather Facil-
ity message center to receive his well earned certificate of promotion
to radioman second class. LCdr Jerry G. Swor, acting officer in charge
of the Weather Facility, is shown offering his congratulations to Johnt
(right) who recently graduated from RM(B) school and was promoted
under the STAR program.
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