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DCS carrier recovery guide: CASE I, II and III

Hear ATLAS coordinator examples for CASE I and CASE III, with native DCS retaining the LSO pass. CASE II is a native DCS reference, not an available standalone ATLAS coordinator mode.

Choose a stage or play the sequence to hear the radio exchange.

Updated for Test27.25. Audio uses ATLAS’s local Pocket TTS voices and the exact transcript shown below. A separate synthetic pilot voice distinguishes your calls. These are illustrative DCS scenarios, not recordings of a live flight. Mission frequencies, winds, routes and assigned values take priority. No microphone is used.

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CARRIER OPERATIONS / THE COMPLETE RETURN

Carrier recovery procedures

Follow the complete recovery sequence—from holding to the landing area. Switch cases, select a stage, or replay the route.

Daytime · Visual conditions

The visual recovery.

Overhead holding, a left break and the visual landing pattern.

CASE I / COMPLETE RECOVERY SEQUENCESCHEMATIC · NOT TO SCALE
SHIP HEADING OVERHEAD STACKAssigned altitude · 2,000 ft minimumLeft-hand hold · within 5 NMP1P2P3P4CHARLIE → INITIAL / 3 NM ASTERN RUN-IN800 FTLEFT BREAK800 FTDOWNWIND600 FTAPPROACH TURNON SPEED / ~450–500 FT1¼–1½ NM ABEAMGROOVE / BALLABOUT ¾ NM ASSIGNED MARSHALRadial · altitude · EATTIMED PUSH / COMMENCING 10 NMVISUAL TRANSITION PLATFORM / 5,000 FT10 NM / 1,200 FT6 NM / ON SPEED3 NM / 600 FTGROOVE / BALLABOUT ¾ NM MOTHERBOLTER / WAVEOFF · REJOIN WITH INTERVAL
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RECOVERY ROUTESELECTED STAGEBOLTER / WAVEOFF

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    01 / 8HOLD / AWAIT CHARLIE

    Overhead hold

    DCS recovery overview, adapted from the Supercarrier guide. Radials, timing and missed-approach instructions remain controller-assigned. ATLAS procedure availability varies by build and configuration.

    Supercarrier operations guide ↗

    Choose the carrier control mode used by your mission

    Native DCS / hybrid is the default. Native DCS owns carrier ATC, deck operations and the LSO pass. Use its mission channels and native instructions.

    The voiced CASE I and CASE III scripts here demonstrate ATLAS coordinator mode. They do not replace native LSO guidance. CASE I includes quiet pattern reports; CASE III includes the marshal readback, EAT, platform, final bearing and needles. All numeric assignments are illustrative.

    Standalone ATLAS coordinator mode supports CASE I and CASE III. The CASE II tab is a visual reference for native DCS only and intentionally has no fabricated ATLAS radio audio. Carrier frequencies come from the mission; there is no universal fixed carrier channel.

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