FPP178 - All about Landing Signal Officers with "Jamboy"

Oct 23, 2023 · 2 hr 17 min · Episode 178

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US 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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