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ANNEX G
B-36 CONTROL ATRCRAPT FLIGHT PROCTDURES
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1, then fifty (50) miles out from San Dicgo Navel dir Stztion,
the B-36 control airercft, call sign Cassidy, will cc11 the commnd
ship, call sign Boundry: Tere, on VHF Channel F and remain under —
Boundary Tere control throughout the mission, Cassidy vill proceed
‘to the northern tip of San Clemente Isl-nd climbing to a prossure
altitude of 25,000 fect, Cossidy vill begin wind runs to culmincte
in. arrival over the northern. tip of Son Clemente Island, heading
- 45° true, at H Hour, Tho allo:rable tolerance for E Hour position
is plus or minus ton (10) seconds,
2, Upon completion of this mission, Cassidy wall“proceed ‘dire
ectly to San Nicolas Island cirficld climbing to.a pressurealtitude.
of 35,000 feet, Cassidy will ‘then begin’ flgding a. serios ofrace’
track’ patterns to similcte sammling of a cloud moving on a truc’ course
of 311 at a spood of thirty (30) knots from San Nicolas Island. “
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3. The Cassidy ‘rendezvous controller will romiin on Chennel F .
. in continual contset vith Boundary Tare, «ell F-84's chroute to and |
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from the sampling arce and 2e¢companying * Sinl6 airercft, The first -* | Coa
Sa-16 aircraft, call sign Stable I, till be turned over to Cassidy
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for control by:’ Boundary Tare at H ‘plus 15 minutes and romain urider ”
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Cassidy control until H plus four (4) houre et mhich time it will be ©.
vectored back to Boundcery Tare for dircet control, Tho second SA-16 . > ~'
airereft, coll sign St. ble II (2), rill be vectored to Cassidy -by
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Bouridary "Taro arriving at H plus four (4) hours, Boundary Tare will = <
turn the dircct control of this airereft ovor to Cossidy when Cassidy => -*
announces ho has Steble II in redar contact, Stable aircraft will
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vemain on Channcl F ready for omergency instructions which will be. issuedby Cassidy or Boundary Tare.
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As Cassidy picks up ‘incomingBBhts onhis radar, he will
announce this fect to the concerned F-84's and Boundary Taro
-simultancously on Channel F,
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At this point, Cassidy will be delegated —
diroct control of F-84!s by Boundary Tare, “Cassidy “ill eve F-84's | '
switch to IFF modes 1 or 3 for idemtificztion if required, The
Cassidy rendezvous controller will switch direct control of F-84's..
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to the Cassidy sampler controlicr on VHF Channel E,- ‘hen F-B4's -
complete sampling, or in the event they become lost, the Cassidy”.
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‘sampicr controller. willinstruct them to switch beck to Channel F and.
vector them to Cassidy or Boundery .Tare as required; Boundery Tare will -
assume direct controlof fightcrs deperting tho scmpling arca on VHF «%...”
’ Channel F mhm positive rader contect is mede with the approaching. fight=.
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Boundary Tare will-continuosly monitor both VIF -Chemels E end F ‘=
and standy by to assist Cassidy in evont of any omergency, | cf VF.
contact is lost withBoundary. Tero, Cassidy sil] ecll Boundary Tere. ~
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on HF froqueney 4220 or relay transmissions througi the WB29 VHF. (2. <6?
. roley cireraft, coll sign THleon, ‘onVHF ChennclFy Wilson will be .Oh
- positi oncd under ‘the control of and by Boundary Taro ‘at a point miduay
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between Boundary Tire and Cassidy from H plus 2! hours until complet
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fon of the mission,
At H plus five (5) hours, Cassidy will’bo at a>
point 150 nautical miles: northwost of San Nicolss Island,
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Cass idy. wih
ingthet ‘the cloud ‘decanes stationary at this point, ‘Then the sampling
operation is Completed, Cassidy nill be vectored back to baso by-.:
Boundery Tare, -Boundery Tare wi.release direct: control of ‘Cossidey
“Dirt Face when Sessidy. regches*‘@,podnt fifty (50) miles out’frombi
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