FPP178 - All about Landing Signal Officers with "Jamboy"
Oct 23, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 178
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Episode description
U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilot Joe "Jamboy" Kirksey, a career LSO currently serving as "Force Paddles" at the Chief of Naval Air Forces in San Diego, explains the history of LSOs assisting fixed-wing aircraft on aircraft carriers, how LSOs are trained and whether they and their grading methods are still necessary with the advent of Precision Landing Mode.
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