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Task Force 57 · 20-07-2007

Hrmm, My thoughts on pilots taking off and landing on their own are mixed due to the problem that has been mentioned previously... namely pilot location on the ship (while flying with as close to 360% visability as possible!). I dont think you can do this safely and keep a clear deck for take offs and landings...and im sure we all agree standing midships on the deck would ruin the whole effect.

The best I can think of is the cat-man forward and lso aft option with the pilots along the port en starboard beams...

With regards Duncans worry, hand overs are not soooo very aukward (I learnt to fly RC with a mate and two controls on same freq.)... but I know Flyer pride will be a major problem. I guess in a perfect world pilots doing the whole thing would be best but lets face it Duncan, On 107ft hull in 1/7th scale its going to be real hard to get the flyers around the ship while in control of a plane while four or five others are doing the same thing and not falling over each other. you might have to bite the bullet and go with flyers on a seperate boat abeam of the carrier with a full view of the flight deck with the lso calling corrections over headphones... or else risk insurance problems (what constitutes visual contact?) and have camera's for en aft the bridge and have monitor screens for use by those who cant see either the bow or stern.

perhaps having two pilots standing in elevator wells with perpex sheilds would do it with perhaps one (or a control officer) in the bridge ? Problem here is this reduces the options for the deck...

AND DEMANDS WORKING BARRIERS UNLESS YOU WANT A RC PLANE WITH PROP SPINNING HITTING YOU SQUARE BETWEEN THE MK1 EYEBALLS.

regards,

Russ

ps... Will try to sort this problem, i have a deck plan for Illustrious in my lap. Give me a While, I will figure this out. Duncan is lucky as helicopters (while right buggers to fly) are a hell of a lot simpler to control from ship, Im trying to work out how much deck you ought to leave for landing on with arrester hook and where the last barrier ought to be to permit the elevator well option... one things for sure the aft elevator well is not going to be viable.

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Task Force 57 Scale Model Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North of England and Virginia USA Real Name: Russ My Models: Ships of all types and era's and 25mm figs Visit Task Force 57's Gallery Posts: 82 Images: 31	Hrmm, My thoughts on pilots taking off and landing on their own are mixed due to the problem that has been mentioned previously... namely pilot location on the ship (while flying with as close to 360% visability as possible!). I dont think you can do this safely and keep a clear deck for take offs and landings...and im sure we all agree standing midships on the deck would ruin the whole effect. *The best I can think of is the cat-man forward and lso aft option with the pilots along the port en starboard beams...* With regards Duncans worry, hand overs are not soooo very aukward (I learnt to fly RC with a mate and two controls on same freq.)... but I know Flyer pride will be a major problem. I guess in a perfect world pilots doing the whole thing would be best but lets face it Duncan, On 107ft hull in 1/7th scale its going to be real hard to get the flyers around the ship while in control of a plane while four or five others are doing the same thing and not falling over each other. you might have to bite the bullet and go with flyers on a seperate boat abeam of the carrier with a full view of the flight deck with the lso calling corrections over headphones... or else risk insurance problems (what constitutes visual contact?) and have camera's for en aft the bridge and have monitor screens for use by those who cant see either the bow or stern. *perhaps having two pilots standing in elevator wells with perpex sheilds would do it with perhaps one (or a control officer) in the bridge ? Problem here is this reduces the options for the deck...* *AND DEMANDS WORKING BARRIERS UNLESS YOU WANT A RC PLANE WITH PROP SPINNING HITTING YOU SQUARE BETWEEN THE MK1 EYEBALLS.* *regards,* *Russ* ps... Will try to sort this problem, i have a deck plan for Illustrious in my lap. Give me a While, I will figure this out. Duncan is lucky as helicopters (while right buggers to fly) are a hell of a lot simpler to control from ship, Im trying to work out how much deck you ought to leave for landing on with arrester hook and where the last barrier ought to be to permit the elevator well option... one things for sure the aft elevator well is not going to be viable.