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Day: February 10, 2021

For the first time, fleet replacement pilots are using PLM to trap on carriers

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The U.S. Navy has allowed fleet replacement pilots to use the Precision Landing Mode (PLM) on their Super Hornets in order to recover back on board aircraft carriers for the first time.

Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, communicates with pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 from the landing signal officer platform on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck, Feb. 7, 2021. Meier is onboard to observe Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106’s inaugural use of precession landing mode during carrier qualifications(CQ). Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting CQ. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)

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Former Tomcat pilot clocks 1,000th trap aboard CVN 78

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The commodore of Training Air Wing 1, Capt. Tracey Gendreau, clocks his 1,000th trap aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on Feb. 5.

Commodore, Training Air Wing 1 Capt. Tracey Gendreau completes his 1,000th arrested recovery on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck Feb. 5, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anton Wendler)

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