How much does an LSO talk to the pilot?

[Larkis]

Maybe a stupid question, but hom much talk an LSO after the ball call?

 

On Supercarrier Videos he only seems to talk a little bit. On real footage st YouTube some talks a lot, others said nothing.

 

Whats the prefered way to talk the pilots on the deck?

[G B]

Maybe a stupid question, but hom much talk an LSO after the ball call?

 

On Supercarrier Videos he only seems to talk a little bit. On real footage st YouTube some talks a lot, others said nothing.

 

Whats the prefered way to talk the pilots on the deck?

 

They talk only if required. They don’t make pointless calls like “you’re on glideslope” or “you’re a little high” unless they are specifically doing a paddle talk down.

 

Those calls would be distracting and obvious, and don’t represent a dangerous situation either.

 

90% of the time the only calls made will he lineup calls, or power calls when the pilot is sufficiently underpowered or low or slow or a combination of the above.

 

Under normal conditions, the LSO doesn’t say much.