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[[File:Carrier3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nimitz carrier in the San Fransisco bay]] | [[File:Carrier3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nimitz carrier in the San Fransisco bay]] | ||
* Start FG with your chosen aircraft placed on the aircraft carrier "Nimitz" or "Eisenhower" | * Start FG with your chosen aircraft placed on the chosen aircraft carrier (e.g. "Nimitz" or "Eisenhower") | ||
* Engage the launchbar in the steam catapult | * Engage the launchbar in the steam catapult | ||
* Have the carrier set course into the prevailing wind direction and attempt to get wind speed over the deck at a suitable value for launch | * Have the carrier set course into the prevailing wind direction and attempt to get wind speed over the deck at a suitable value for launch | ||
* Launch from the deck when ready | * Launch from the deck when ready | ||
* Set the TACAN receiver in the aircraft to | * Set the TACAN receiver in the aircraft to the carriers channel (e.g. 029Y) and have the heading and range to the carrier displayed on the cockpit instruments | ||
* Land on the deck and be halted by the arrestor cables | * Land on the deck and be halted by the arrestor cables | ||
* Taxi onto the deck elevators, operate them and park on the hangar deck | * Taxi onto the deck elevators, operate them and park on the hangar deck | ||
== Start at a carrier == | == Start at a carrier == | ||