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A '''hands-on approach''' refers to landing aboard a [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] under the pilot's full manual control, i.e. all flight control inputs come from the pilot, not from any automated system. This is a very difficult skill, requiring much practice to master. | A '''hands-on approach''' refers to landing aboard a [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] under the pilot's full manual control, i.e. all flight control inputs come from the pilot, not from any automated system. This is a very difficult skill, requiring much practice to master. | ||
There are two kinds of hands-on approaches: the [[Action Stations|condition three]]-mode landing, as performed by Lee Adama when first arriving on ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]]); and the high-speed [[ | There are two kinds of hands-on approaches: the [[Action Stations|condition three]]-mode landing, as performed by Lee Adama when first arriving on ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]]); and the high-speed [[combat landing]]. | ||
At the time of the surprise [[Cylon Attack]], complacency allows battlestars to routinely use computerized auto-landing systems to network with a ship's controls and guide it into the flightpods. On ''[[Galactica]]'', [[William Adama]]'s orders make hands-on approach the only accepted landing procedure. The uniqueness of this policy is evident from [[Lee Adama]]'s confusion when he is instructed to land his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk VII manually ([[Miniseries]]). | At the time of the surprise [[Cylon Attack]], complacency allows battlestars to routinely use computerized auto-landing systems to network with a ship's controls and guide it into the flightpods. On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[William Adama]]'s orders make hands-on approach the only accepted landing procedure. The uniqueness of this policy is evident from [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]'s confusion when he is instructed to land his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk VII manually ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). | ||
Commander Adama has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard ''Galactica'' because it would expose the computers to vulnerabilities exploited by the Cylons in the first war (such as [[Cylon computer virus|viruses]]), part of his no-networked-computers policy to protect against future Cylon attacks. | Commander Adama has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard ''Galactica'' because it would expose the computers to vulnerabilities exploited by the Cylons in the first war (such as [[Cylon computer virus|viruses]]), part of his no-networked-computers policy to protect against future [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attacks. | ||
[[Image:Handsonapproach.jpg|thumb|200px|Captain [[Lee Adama]] completes a hands-on approach in his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk. VII ([[Miniseries]]).]] | [[Image:Handsonapproach.jpg|thumb|200px|Captain [[Lee Adama]] completes a hands-on approach in his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk. VII ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).]] | ||
A typical [[wireless]] exchange for a hands-on approach between [[LSO|Landing Signal Officer]] and pilot might go like this: | A typical [[wireless]] exchange for a hands-on approach between [[LSO|Landing Signal Officer]] and pilot might go like this: | ||
:'''LSO:''' "Viper seven niner one Galactica, you are cleared for approach ... Speed one seven five, port bay, hands-on approach, | :'''LSO:''' "[[Viper 791|Viper seven niner one]] / ''Galactica'', you are cleared for approach ... Speed one seven five, port bay, hands-on approach, checkers green, call the ball<ref>The "ball" refers to the arrangement of crossed navigational lights at the lip of the [[landing bay]], and/or the visual cue on a cockpit display (as seen in [[Louanne Katraine|Kat's]] Viper in "[[Act of Contrition]]"). The pilot would use this to adjust his/her glideslope for a proper approach into the flight pod. The phrase "I have the ball" informs the LSO that the pilot has acquired this visual cue and is beginning the final approach.</ref>." | ||
:'''Pilot:''' "Copy. I have the ball." | :'''Pilot:''' "Copy. I have the ball." | ||
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Revision as of 16:24, 10 July 2010
A hands-on approach refers to landing aboard a battlestar under the pilot's full manual control, i.e. all flight control inputs come from the pilot, not from any automated system. This is a very difficult skill, requiring much practice to master.
There are two kinds of hands-on approaches: the condition three-mode landing, as performed by Lee Adama when first arriving on Galactica (Miniseries); and the high-speed combat landing.
At the time of the surprise Cylon Attack, complacency allows battlestars to routinely use computerized auto-landing systems to network with a ship's controls and guide it into the flightpods. On Galactica, William Adama's orders make hands-on approach the only accepted landing procedure. The uniqueness of this policy is evident from Lee "Apollo" Adama's confusion when he is instructed to land his Viper Mk VII manually (TRS: Miniseries).
Commander Adama has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard Galactica because it would expose the computers to vulnerabilities exploited by the Cylons in the first war (such as viruses), part of his no-networked-computers policy to protect against future Cylon attacks.
A typical wireless exchange for a hands-on approach between Landing Signal Officer and pilot might go like this:
- LSO: "Viper seven niner one / Galactica, you are cleared for approach ... Speed one seven five, port bay, hands-on approach, checkers green, call the ball[1]."
- Pilot: "Copy. I have the ball."
References
- ↑ The "ball" refers to the arrangement of crossed navigational lights at the lip of the landing bay, and/or the visual cue on a cockpit display (as seen in Kat's Viper in "Act of Contrition"). The pilot would use this to adjust his/her glideslope for a proper approach into the flight pod. The phrase "I have the ball" informs the LSO that the pilot has acquired this visual cue and is beginning the final approach.