Originally Posted by
Winco
It would really depend on what we were doing, but in the main I think that on Ops sorties, the Lead wet or Lead dry were in charge!
It was a brave man who took either of them on, that is for sure!
Ahh, very happy days
Winco
Quite so
The 'norm' had been for the Lead Wet to declare 'contact buoy 9' at which point the Tac Nav would leap in to action and start firing off sonobuoys left and right. The Route Nav would try and find buoy 9 on his spidergram and the Pilot would set course for buoy 9. The dry team would then reload the buoys that the Tac Nav had scattered. The AEO mean while . . .
However, after one Irishman's pay rise (The winco would say well deserved) the MACR got more pay than a lowly flt lt (non-spec aircrew). This changed the game.
The Lead Wet to declare 'contact buoy 9' at which point the Tac Nav would slip his headset off one ear, swivel round, and shout "what do you recommend Mr Cross?" After due consideration, comparison of last months pay check, Mr Cross might respond with 'mini barrier one MDR spacing down track". The Tac Nav would then finish his pie, set a steer to the first free marker and consider the advice. The Route Nav would try and find buoy 9 on his spidergram and the Pilot would watch the autopilot. The AEO mean while . . .