Strictly speaking, you're talking about maximum gross weight.
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Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)
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That's one technique. But it could also be executed without needing the "maximum" modifier.
"Oh, that's too much weight. Gross."
And if you’re over weight, they tape you.
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Is this why us fatties have to pull our shirts up and do the truffle shuffle at every BCA now?
Why isn't it the F-24 would be the better question. I presume that it isn't V because it is a 'modification' of the baseline design. And politics.
Also, why isn’t it an “F/A”?
On the last Tomcat cruise in 05', the VF pilots stopped submitting weight chits prior to their go (and to be fair, their weight NEVER changed, but I digress). The ship's CO (JR Haley) authorized the Shooters to fuck with them a bit as they taxied to the cat. You haven't seen sheer panic on a Tomcat pilot when he is flashed a Hornet weight board. Fun times ;-)
Because politics probably. Just like the F/A-18 'replaced' the A-7 but was so much more! Originally it was planned to have two separate versions, an A and an F, but that went buy the waside early on. Then there is the the Marine V-22 that is 'M' and the USAF one is 'C', because paying that much money for a 'multi-mission' aircraft makes more sense than a mere 'cargo' aircraft.
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I've been shown a significantly off weight board for about 50% of the the cat shots in my career. I doubt any aircrew ever panicked about it - why would they? We expect incompetence from the deck crew. It's a pleasant surprise when they manage to get it right.
Says the NFO that doesn't seem concerned when 36K is shown, but 60/61 should be on the board. Your "incompetent deck crew" seemed to get your ass launched and recovered safely everytime though, huh?
smiles and shit ?
That's the whole point of showing the weight board, so aircrew can confirm its accuracy. There's absolutely no reason to be concerned, because you correct the deck crew's error before you're launched. So, yes, I managed to be launched and recovered safely in spite of the incompetent deck crew's 50% crap shoot on getting the details right. Don't take it personally. That's precisely why that procedure exists.