The Commander in charge of the carrier's flight pattern and flight deck.

For example, 'Sweetheart, has your aft section spread just a bit lately?' Or, adverbially, toward the back of anything. A pilot had best not use this system all the time, or he'll be rusty at the skill he will need when the system fails : the very tricky job of manually bringing the aircraft aboard the carrier. The pilot could be hands-off all the way to landing, but you bet he keeps his hands on the controls to override them if needed. 'All-weather Carrier Landing System.' A system that uses automated radio inputs from the ship to control the stick and throttle on an aircraft's final approach to a carrier landing. As in, 'Damn, honey! That idiot who cut us off is abeam to port. The car that's doorhandle to doorhandle with you on the freeway is abeam. In Navy talk, adjacent to, not fore or aft, but toward your 9 o'clock or 3 o'clock. As in, 'Honey, is that a police car abaft?' Naval Air types : To suggest additions or revisions to this collection send me a note.Īround 'The Boat': A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AbaftĮven farther aft than aft. 'Viking' Lillebo's Annotated Guide Toįor another thorough resource on this –ahem– important subject,Ĭheck out the Tailhook Association's page at.

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