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I just changed the Macbook Pro to connect to the router via cable instead of wireless.
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1850130" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Sly, no secret. My avatar is the USS America, CVA-66 (You can see the number on the deck at the of the ship. It's also usually painted on the island.) </p><p></p><p>Patrick, the A-6 landing speed was, as I recall, about 132 knots (about 152 MPH). The ship tried to get 20 knots of wind over the deck to lower the closing speed, so if it was 20 knots WOD, then the difference between ship and aircraft was about 112 knots, about 129 MPH. Once the hook engaged a wire across the deck, you slowed to a stop in about 300 feet or so. A few G, nothing brutal. (You did have to remember to lock the harness assembly or your face met the dashboard abruptly. Usually that happened once to each crew member, then you remembered that sort-of key step. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I was a bombardier/navigator, sat to the right of the pilot. The picture was, I think from another B/N who just stuck the camera on the dashboard as they got close in. Based on the picture, I'd say they are about 5 seconds from landing, slightly high and to the left of the centerline. (You can see the high from the green and amber lights to the left of the landing area. The amber light should be exactly on a line with the green bars to be exactly on glideslope. You can see the slightly left of center from the centerline of the deck and the line going down the stern. It makes a very slight arrow pointing to the right. When exactly on centerline, the line is absolutely straight. The ship is, of course moving slightly to the right because the deck is angled and you approach from an angle, so the current setup is going to end up with a landing slightly to the left of centerline. Fortunately, nothing is parked on that side. The A-6 just fits between the two lines on either side of the landing area, with the hatched area as a bit of buffer for off center landings. </p><p></p><p>And now you know a lot more about carrier landings than you ever need! I have 650 of them, 350 at night. But I was young and stupid at the time and somehow it just seemed "normal."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1850130, member: 396914"] Sly, no secret. My avatar is the USS America, CVA-66 (You can see the number on the deck at the of the ship. It's also usually painted on the island.) Patrick, the A-6 landing speed was, as I recall, about 132 knots (about 152 MPH). The ship tried to get 20 knots of wind over the deck to lower the closing speed, so if it was 20 knots WOD, then the difference between ship and aircraft was about 112 knots, about 129 MPH. Once the hook engaged a wire across the deck, you slowed to a stop in about 300 feet or so. A few G, nothing brutal. (You did have to remember to lock the harness assembly or your face met the dashboard abruptly. Usually that happened once to each crew member, then you remembered that sort-of key step. :) I was a bombardier/navigator, sat to the right of the pilot. The picture was, I think from another B/N who just stuck the camera on the dashboard as they got close in. Based on the picture, I'd say they are about 5 seconds from landing, slightly high and to the left of the centerline. (You can see the high from the green and amber lights to the left of the landing area. The amber light should be exactly on a line with the green bars to be exactly on glideslope. You can see the slightly left of center from the centerline of the deck and the line going down the stern. It makes a very slight arrow pointing to the right. When exactly on centerline, the line is absolutely straight. The ship is, of course moving slightly to the right because the deck is angled and you approach from an angle, so the current setup is going to end up with a landing slightly to the left of centerline. Fortunately, nothing is parked on that side. The A-6 just fits between the two lines on either side of the landing area, with the hatched area as a bit of buffer for off center landings. And now you know a lot more about carrier landings than you ever need! I have 650 of them, 350 at night. But I was young and stupid at the time and somehow it just seemed "normal." [/QUOTE]
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