Proper carrier takeoff

What's the procedure for a proper carrier takeoff? Flaps and burners? Climb angle after launch? I've seen videos of some takeoffs where the pilot is putting in full back stick before the launch and then releasing right after

Just wondering how to do a proper carrier takeoff

Officially its flaps and max dry power, no burner till you’re off the cat. This is apparently because if you had an engine failure as you launched then if you were in burner you wouldn’t have enough rudder to counteract the asymmetric thrust. This only applies to the B model with the much more powerful engines the A models were usually Zone 3 AB for launch afaik.

Saying all that, I tend to go off in full burner just because :P

A's are Zone 5 or Mil, never partial burner due to stall margins.

Flaps, full mil (no burner), Cats 1 and 2 turn right 20 degrees, then back to BRC , climb and maintain 500ft for 7 miles. Then cleared to do whatever.

Flaps, full mil (no burner), Cats 3 and 4 turn left 20 degrees, then back to BRC , climb and maintain 500ft for 7 miles. Then cleared to do whatever.

Full aft stick if you are WAY heavy i believe. I am finding a few degrees after for a second is good.

Flaps, full mil (no burner), Cats 1 and 2 turn right 20 degrees, then back to BRC , climb and maintain 500ft for 7 miles. Then cleared to do whatever.

 

Flaps, full mil (no burner), Cats 3 and 4 turn left 20 degrees, then back to BRC , climb and maintain 500ft for 7 miles. Then cleared to do whatever.

 

Full aft stick if you are WAY heavy i believe. I am finding a few degrees after for a second is good.

Just a stupid question.

Why is it important to stay at 500 ft and why for 7 miles?

Thank you

Just how the traffic pattern around the carrier works. Everyone else is above that unless they are past the break.

Just a stupid question.

 

 

Why is it important to stay at 500 ft and why for 7 miles?

 

 

Thank you

I would guess, that this is for beeing safe to not getting scrambled with aircrafts which are landing and in case 1 pattern.

Just a stupid question.

 

 

Why is it important to stay at 500 ft and why for 7 miles?

 

 

Thank you

The carrier procedures are primarily for non-radar separation. This allows all aircraft to be separated by at least 500' vertically at all times in case I (VFR). You will see this kind of separation throughout both case I arrival and departure procedures. Case II and III the separation increases. While the carrier does have very powerful air search radars in the event of an EMCON situation the aircraft should all be separated from each other by default without anyone having to say a word.

Thank you guys for the explanations.

Makes sense now.

The carrier procedures are primarily for non-radar separation. This allows all aircraft to be separated by at least 500' vertically at all times in case I (VFR). You will see this kind of separation throughout both case I arrival and departure procedures. Case II and III the separation increases. While the carrier does have very powerful air search radars in the event of an EMCON situation the aircraft should all be separated from each other by default without anyone having to say a word.

Not quite. Departures for Case I/II climb to maintain 500 until 7nm to provide separation from aircraft that may be in the break at 800, which only gives 300ft clearance.