In Case II recoveries, if not sighted at 5 miles, what action is taken?

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In Case II recoveries, if not sighted at 5 miles, what action is taken?

In carrier recoveries, you must not continue a closing approach unless you can positively see the ship at the designated distance. If you’re in Case II and you’re not sighted at five miles, the procedure is to be directed into a go-around (bolter/waveoff) and start Case III. This keeps you in a safe, controlled pattern rather than proceeding toward the deck without visibility, reducing the risk of an unsafe arrestment or landing. Continuing Case II without sighting at five miles could lead to an unsafe situation. Descending to a lower altitude isn't an approved step for this scenario, and aborting the mission outright is unnecessarily drastic for a routine non-sighting at five miles. The correct flow is to execute a waveoff and re-enter the approach in Case III, allowing you to re-align, re-sight the ship, and attempt the approach again from a safer point.

In carrier recoveries, you must not continue a closing approach unless you can positively see the ship at the designated distance. If you’re in Case II and you’re not sighted at five miles, the procedure is to be directed into a go-around (bolter/waveoff) and start Case III. This keeps you in a safe, controlled pattern rather than proceeding toward the deck without visibility, reducing the risk of an unsafe arrestment or landing.

Continuing Case II without sighting at five miles could lead to an unsafe situation. Descending to a lower altitude isn't an approved step for this scenario, and aborting the mission outright is unnecessarily drastic for a routine non-sighting at five miles. The correct flow is to execute a waveoff and re-enter the approach in Case III, allowing you to re-align, re-sight the ship, and attempt the approach again from a safer point.

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