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[[ | [[Image:Viperapproach 104 1080i.jpg|thumb|200px|The ''ball'' shown in the -+- configuration {{TRS|Act of Contrition}}.]] | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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 | 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 [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]'s confusion when he is instructed to land his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk VII manually {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Handsonapproach.jpg|thumb|200px|Captain [[Lee Adama]] completes a hands-on approach in his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk. VII {{TRS|Miniseries}}.]] | ||
A typical [[wireless]] exchange for a hands-on approach between [[LSO|Landing Signal Officer]] and pilot might go like this: | A typical [[wireless]] exchange for a hands-on approach between [[LSO|Landing Signal Officer]] and pilot might go like this: | ||
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