contacts the deck and comes to a complete stop. If the aircraft is not arrested, it continues toward the end of the angled deck. The pilot must again enter the traffic pattern for another approach. (This is referred to as a "bolter.") After an aircraft has engaged a cross-deck pendant (cable) and comes to a complete stop, the gear puller, a director assigned to direct aircraft from the landing area, gives the signal to either raise the hook or to pull the aircraft backwards. This allows the gear puller to have sufficient slack on the cross-deck pendant so he can safely raise the tailhook. In the event the tailhook cannot be raised, the crash and salvage crew may either free the cable or manually raise the hook. The hook runner acts as a safety check and displays the emergency hold signal directed to the arresting gear console operator. When the aircraft is free of the cross-deck pendant, the director taxies the aircraft clear of the landing area; the deck is then readied for another landing. An alternating red and white striped line that runs the length of the flight deck, known as the  foul line  or  safe parking line, separates this area from the rest of the deck. The fly one director then taxies the aircraft to a position so the nose of the aircraft is pointed over the side, and then stops the aircraft. The director then ensures that the area directly in front of the aircraft is clear of personnel and of other aircraft. He/she then turns the aircraft over to the ordnance crew for disarming. He/she displays a hold signal to the pilot with one hand and points to the ordnance director with the other. Once the disarming is accomplished, the V-1 director then directs the aircraft for parking or to be spotted. SPOTTING AIRCRAFT Most carriers have a basic spotting order. This spotting order varies from carrier to carrier to suit the flight-deck layout. After the aircraft is spotted, chocked, and secured, the plane captain takes over from the pilot. The plane captain stays with the aircraft until it is parked in its final spot. Certain aircraft must be spotted in a specific location to permit servicing, loading of ammunition, starting, fueling, maintenance, and so forth. For certain large aircraft, the spotting location must not interfere with the movement of other aircraft or launching or recovery operations. This process is repeated until all aircraft have landed. After all aircraft have landed, the flight deck is respotted by the handling crews for the next launch. Tow tractors are used to move the aircraft around the flight deck when taxiing cannot be done. When the refueling, servicing, rearming, or any minor maintenance is completed, the carrier is again ready to launch aircraft. The entire procedure from launch to landing and respotting takes about 90 minutes. EMERGENCY RECOVERY EQUIPMENT Barricades (fig. 10-3) are that part of the emergency recovery equipment used for the emergency arrestment (stopping) of an aircraft that cannot make a normal (pendant) arrested landing. Barricades are used when aircraft have battle damage, tailhook failure, or some other mechanical failure. The barricade has expandable nylon webbing that is stretched across the flight deck between port and starboard stanchions, which include ramp plates and deck cables. During the aircraft arrestment, when the aircraft contacts the barricade, the wings engage the nylon webbing, which transmits the arresting force to the barricade engine below deck and stops the aircraft safely. The V-1 division works in conjunction with the V-2 division in the initial preparations of the barricade. They set down the deck plates and ensure that they are locked in place, pull out the webbing, and direct all hands in this process. Q10-3. What division is responsible for handling aircraft on the flight deck? Q10-4. What is the purpose of a "FOD walkdown"? Q10-5. What is the alternating red and white striped line that runs the length of the flight deck called? Q10-6. What is the purpose of a barricade? AIRCRAFT HANDLING SIGNALS LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize air- craft handling signals aboard ship. 10-8