US Naval Air Training Center - Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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This range affords cadets plenty of oppor. tuniiy for trap shooting. Getting the basic principles of the operation of a machine gun . . . Cadets getting ready for a hop in the pressure chamber. 19: i'

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SQUADRON l2B Cuddihy Field Lt. Tigl L. H. Reid, USNR Chief of Flight Lt. W. W. Hunker, USN Commanding Officer U. G. W. HanThorn, USNR Executive Officer Slllllllllillllls 12134 The Primary Training of The codeTs sToTioned 0T Corpus ChrisTi was concerned mainly wiTh The Tomiliorionion of Heavier Types of oircrofT. The plane used for This was The VulTee Trainer TSNVl. The requiremenTs consisTed largely of The fundamenTol maneuvers such as Toke-offs, landings and sTroighT 0nd level flying. Many dual hours were clevc-Ted To giving The codeTs cor- recT procedures. If all Check rides were passed, 0 sTudenT would Then procTice formoTion flying which would follow his dual hours of insTrucTion. Three-plcme secTions were procficed for The essentials of formoTion work. STudenTs were also required To make cross-overs, echelon, TormoTion Toke-offs and if ccmpeTenT enough, sTep-down Y formaTion secTions. STudenTs are also inTioTed mm The first use of radio procedure used 0T all of The Corpus ChrisTi fields.