Editing Hands-on approach

As is quite obvious, all pilots need to land. As the saying goes, "What goes up, must come down."

What matters for a Colonial pilot is ''how'' they land, given the many kinds of spacecraft used in the [[Twelve Colonies]]. Some of the hardest of these ships to fly are the vessels of the Colonial military. Since landing on a [[battlestar]] is a very difficult feat requiring much practice, it seems that almost all battlestars opted to make landings easier through a series of computers that form an auto-landing system. Before the surprise [[Cylon Attack]], the two choices to land on a typical Battlestar were by automatic landing or a <b>hands-on approach</b>, or manually controlled landing. 

On battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'', a hands-on landing is the only accepted landing procedure. The policy confused pilot [[Lee Adama]] when he was instructed to land his [[Viper]] Mk. VII manually. Chief [[Tyrol]] noted the landing policy to Captain Adama ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard ''Galactica'', probably because it would involve the networking of computers that would send data to a ship's autopilot and guide it in for an automatic landing. Commander Adama had maintained (or renewed) the policy of non-networked computers on ''Galactica'' in the event of a new Cylon attack. Such automatic systems could be easily infiltrated by a [[Cylon]] [[Virus|virus]] (a tactic used in the first [[Cylon War]]). As it turned out, Adama's policy of keeping ''Galactica'' free of networked computers such as an auto-landing system was a key factor in ''Galactica's'' survival during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Radio calls for a hands-on approach are:

'''Landing Operator:''' "Green light for hands-on approach. *Callsign*, call the ball."

'''Pilot:''' "I have the ball."

"The ball" refers to a series of lights going from the back of the [[Landing bay|landing bay]] to the front. The pilot uses these lights to adjust his/her speed for a smooth landing.

Captain [[Kelly]] is the Landing Signal Officer, in charge of all flight operations on  ''Galactica.''

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-[[File:Viperapproach 104 1080i.jpg|thumb|200px|The ''ball'' shown in the -+- configuration {{TRS|Act of Contrition}}.]]
+As is quite obvious, all pilots need to land. As the saying goes, "What goes up, must come down."
-A '''hands-on approach''' refers to landing aboard a [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] under the pilot's full manual control, i.e. all flight control inputs come from the pilot, not from any automated system.  This is a very difficult skill, requiring much practice to master.
+What matters for a Colonial pilot is ''how'' they land, given the many kinds of spacecraft used in the [[Twelve Colonies]]. Some of the hardest of these ships to fly are the vessels of the Colonial military. Since landing on a [[battlestar]] is a very difficult feat requiring much practice, it seems that almost all battlestars opted to make landings easier through a series of computers that form an auto-landing system. Before the surprise [[Cylon Attack]], the two choices to land on a typical Battlestar were by automatic landing or a <b>hands-on approach</b>, or manually controlled landing.
-There are two kinds of hands-on approaches: the [[Action Stations|condition three]]-mode landing, as performed by Lee Adama when first arriving on ''Galactica'' {{TRS|Miniseries}}; and the high-speed [[combat landing]].
+On battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'', a hands-on landing is the only accepted landing procedure. The policy confused pilot [[Lee Adama]] when he was instructed to land his [[Viper]] Mk. VII manually. Chief [[Tyrol]] noted the landing policy to Captain Adama ([[Mini-Series]]).
-At the time of the surprise [[Cylon Attack]], complacency allows battlestars to routinely use computerized auto-landing systems to network with a ship's controls and guide it into the flightpods.  On ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', [[William Adama]]'s orders make hands-on approach the only accepted landing procedure.  The uniqueness of this policy is evident from {{callsign|Apollo}}'s confusion when he is instructed to land his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk VII manually {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
+[[William Adama|Commander Adama]] has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard ''Galactica'', probably because it would involve the networking of computers that would send data to a ship's autopilot and guide it in for an automatic landing. Commander Adama had maintained (or renewed) the policy of non-networked computers on ''Galactica'' in the event of a new Cylon attack. Such automatic systems could be easily infiltrated by a [[Cylon]] [[Virus|virus]] (a tactic used in the first [[Cylon War]]). As it turned out, Adama's policy of keeping ''Galactica'' free of networked computers such as an auto-landing system was a key factor in ''Galactica's'' survival during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
-Commander Adama has banned the use of auto-landing systems aboard ''Galactica'' because it would expose the computers to vulnerabilities exploited by the Cylons in the first war (such as [[Cylon computer virus|viruses]]), part of his no-networked-computers policy to protect against future [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attacks.
-[[File:Handsonapproach.jpg|thumb|200px|Captain {{callsign|Lee Adama}} completes a hands-on approach in his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk. VII {{TRS|Miniseries}}.]]
+Radio calls for a hands-on approach are:
-A typical [[wireless]] exchange for a hands-on approach between [[LSO|Landing Signal Officer]] and pilot might go like this:
+'''Landing Operator:''' "Green light for hands-on approach. *Callsign*, call the ball."
-:'''LSO:''' "[[Viper 791|Viper seven niner one]] / ''Galactica'', you are cleared for approach ... Speed one seven five, port bay, hands-on approach, checkers green, call the ball<ref>The "ball" refers to the arrangement of crossed navigational lights at the lip of the [[landing bay]], and/or the visual cue on a cockpit display (as seen in [[Louanne Katraine|Kat's]] Viper in "[[Act of Contrition]]"). The pilot would use this to adjust his/her glideslope for a proper approach into the flight pod. The phrase "I have the ball" informs the LSO that the pilot has acquired this visual cue and is beginning the final approach.</ref>."
+'''Pilot:''' "I have the ball."
-:'''Pilot:''' "Copy. I have the ball."
+"The ball" refers to a series of lights going from the back of the [[Landing bay|landing bay]] to the front. The pilot uses these lights to adjust his/her speed for a smooth landing.
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-== References ==
+Captain [[Kelly]] is the Landing Signal Officer, in charge of all flight operations on  ''Galactica.''
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