European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Photos by Joe Schuppe and Lynn Langfield changed Tor various types of indicates Correct Pii Sihon for the incoming plane in dip Glide path any deviation is revealed this helps Settle arguments later Between the Pilot was right on the lilt in und the Landing signal officer were five feet at times the data buried deep in the projects the winds and Carrier Speed As Well us other data across the Tup of the to As pointed out aboard the Carrier Wasp in the North Atlantic while in nato exercise team Hie ready rooms get the taped editions of the land in Case of a the tape is sent Back to i to states to Aid in the 1riur to the adoption of the to sys carriers made movies of Wasp officers the film was never developed unless the were an this meant the pilots Wen not Given the Opportunity to study their Dally one of the 2inchwidv tapes can record 90 minutes of exc Cpl in the Case of an they arc re in operation at the system is Nian cd by duly uni nun one Down in the control room and inc other up High behind the Island to How in Ilic event of breakdown its an All hands situation until its cleared Here is How the system works aft the Landing aircraft comes into Yards the Cen Ferlinc camera picks it the Island u it is will also Zero in in the f 1964 Iii or Anil Fotiny it at the tune the to lain recorder is grinding the to picture is  to various parts of the ship to the Admiral and captains to the operations Section and anyplace Rise that needs to As Well As the ready the Mirror under the deck is kept Feu used on the aircraft by a complicated Gyroscope system which corrects fur Roll or at the instant the aircraft touches the deck the con Rolman switches the picture from the deck camera to he Island if All is Normal the camera follows the plane to its shuddering Waits until a Deckman runs out to Knock he Lunik Loose from he then pans to the nose to record the planes and finally swings Back to the Landing deck to record which the Pill in Case of Accident this camera Fol lows the aerion until everything is we try to Saieh every said and cd capt for times when were Down for problems we lie explained that vibration and heat Are the two major factors which plague the to our equipment was All designed for Ordinary television work where t h e y can control the temperatures and Cut out on the despite air con cover Forrestal cameraman focuses in on action lop while the massive Carrier one can View the action Over to monitors on Cree in like one at Feinel of Light guides pilots eliminates old system with the stars and stripes sifter weve been for 30 minutes the  temperature is at the equipment posed la get any higher than of said the the for re Seal was the first to gel the system were sort of a test bed for new Carrier another Aid to pilots on carriers to Day is the or Encl optical Landing sys which has replaced the old Landing signal officer with his colourful paddles und worried has Olill in but he s lots less the fresnel system an army of lights on the port Side of the Landing a Row of Green lights acts As u fixed Datum line rough representation of the a vertical series of lenses indicate ill relation to the Hori Yii Utal lights if the Pilot is on the right guide in the ail Luht Meatball of the ver tical is night in line with the fixed Green the Pilot an see at a glance Hes on the if it inches up or slips Down lie Hes Dune he same and Call the Pilot Doest even have to look at the although they All said he just flies the Meatball ill and either cuts Ili Rustle or goes around if inc red Buhls the lop mow Ilu tile pilots Alii iut every lauding is Sld a crash Landing More or said one Veteran but the arc incl makes it easier to gel Down and the Pijut helps avoid fights later Between the Pilot and the Landing signal officer in the Page 13