Scott Hanko
Pilots Ready Room
Pilots report to their ready rooms at specified times. When all on-duty pilots are present, the squadron commander informs Air Plot of this with the message that "Ready room N is manned and ready." (where "N" is the number of the ready room).
When they are not in actual combat, pilot duties in a ready room include two hours of tactical school. New pilots are taught by senior officers.
Air Plot communicates with the ready room via the "talker" and the ticker tape, which provide pilots with positions of enemy contacts. Pilots are responsible for plotting course and location information, copying "point option" from the main board at the front of the room.
The "ouija board" is a diagram of the flight deck, recording the positions of each pilot's aeroplane on the flight deck, so that he can locate it immediately. As 'planes are "re-spotted" (moved from one spot to another) on the deck, the locations are updated on the board.
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier CV-41 Museum-San Diego Ca.
Pilots Ready Room
Pilots report to their ready rooms at specified times. When all on-duty pilots are present, the squadron commander informs Air Plot of this with the message that "Ready room N is manned and ready." (where "N" is the number of the ready room).
When they are not in actual combat, pilot duties in a ready room include two hours of tactical school. New pilots are taught by senior officers.
Air Plot communicates with the ready room via the "talker" and the ticker tape, which provide pilots with positions of enemy contacts. Pilots are responsible for plotting course and location information, copying "point option" from the main board at the front of the room.
The "ouija board" is a diagram of the flight deck, recording the positions of each pilot's aeroplane on the flight deck, so that he can locate it immediately. As 'planes are "re-spotted" (moved from one spot to another) on the deck, the locations are updated on the board.
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier CV-41 Museum-San Diego Ca.