Aircraft Recovery Information
The flight leader should provide the marshal controller with the following information:
Call sign
Position
Altitude
Lowest fuel state in flight (in hours and minutes for helicopters and pounds for
fixed-wing aircraft)
Total number of aircraft in flight (line-up)
Type of PALS approach requested--if applicable (Universal Test Messages
(UTM) sweet or sour--received or not)
Other pertinent information, such as navigational aid status, ordnance status,
weather, etc., that may affect the recovery of aircraft
COD load report
Marshal Recovery Information
The marshal controller should provide an inbound flight with the following information for
a Case III recovery:
Case recovery
Type of approach
Expected FB
Altimeter setting
Marshal instructions
EAT
Expected approach button
Time check
Vector to marshal (if required)
Multiple marshal stack information (radials/altitudes)
Marshal Pattern and Marshal Fix
During Case I recoveries, aircraft proceed directly to the carrier, and CATCC switches
the aircraft to PriFly's frequency when the pilot reports the ship in sight. However, during
Case II and III recoveries, aircraft must be placed in a holding pattern. This pattern is
called a marshal pattern and is based on a TACAN marshal fix.
A primary TACAN marshal fix is normally established on a predetermined radial at a
distance appropriate for the type of aircraft; for example, jet, turboprop, or helo. The
radial is established with reference to the expected FB. The FB is the extended-landing-
area centerline. The marshal fix is similar to the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) on an
instrument approach to a naval air station.
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