Imagine working in a place 1,092 feet long, by 252 feet wide, that sits a few stories above the churning seas. A place where 75,000 pound iron birds are catapulted off the deck at 130kts, while multiple aircraft taxi within inches of each other, rotors and turbines spinning, intakes and blast areas shifting about, and strewn with live ordinance, loaded and unloaded, all while aircraft are touching down at over 125 kts grabbing a cable arresting hook system that traps the juggernaut aircraft as they slam down on the deck. In between this orchestrated chaos, lies the most complex, immaculately choreographed symphony of personnel who are the musicians that make the music possible. The Carrier Flight Deck Officers each assigned critical duties, and each wearing the coded colour shirts that allow others to know what they are doing there. In an environment far too loud for verbal communication, and far too deadly to risk mis information, these crew members use a complex system of hand signals that turn the most dangerous place on earth, into a graceful technical ballet of professionalism and precision…..
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:34:36 +0000
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