REMINDER: 6 JANUARY THE OLF REOPENS!
From the NAS Whidbey Island schedule:
Flight Operations Schedule at OLF Coupeville
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. –Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to resume at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., in the late afternoons and early evenings of Monday, January 6 and Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Residents living in Coupeville and around the OLF should anticipate an increase in jet noise January 6 and 9 due to FCLP requirements in preparation for combat deployments around the world. The FCLP tempo is driven by the Fleet Replacement Squadron student training curriculum and pre-deployment carrier EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler squadron flight qualifications. It can also fluctuate due to weather, maintenance and operational requirements.
REMINDER: 6 JANUARY THE OLF REOPENS!
From the NAS Whidbey Island schedule:
Flight Operations Schedule at OLF Coupeville
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. –Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to resume at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., in the late afternoons and early evenings of Monday, January 6 and Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Residents living in Coupeville and around the OLF should anticipate an increase in jet noise January 6 and 9 due to FCLP requirements in preparation for combat deployments around the world. The FCLP tempo is driven by the Fleet Replacement Squadron student training curriculum and pre-deployment carrier EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler squadron flight qualifications. It can also fluctuate due to weather, maintenance and operational requirements.