— from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey —
Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., during the late afternoon of Dec. 16 and morning of Dec. 18, 2014.
The FCLP tempo is driven by the Fleet Replacement Squadron student training curriculum and
pre-deployment carrier EA-18G Growler squadron flight qualifications. It can also fluctuate due
to weather, maintenance and operational requirements.
Flight schedules for OLF Coupeville will continue to be released weekly for community planning purposes. Comments, including noise complaints can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island’s comment line at (360) 257-6665, or via e-mail: comments.NASWI@navy.mil. All other questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286.
The Navy’s OLF at Coupeville is a critical national security asset that provides essential training for Navy pilots based at NAS Whidbey Island to conduct safe and effective aircraft carrier flight operations around the world.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Yours is a commendable, valuable, enviable & honorable profession – thank you for your effort, commitment & service.
Orcas will soon be overrun by Lopezians wanting to get away from the noise…
“Keep your airspeed up, guys!”
‘Paddles’ Patton, Senior Hellcat Landing Signal Officer, OLF Coupeville,1946-1956.
We made a lot more noise than you do!
(And the neighbors loved us . . . .)
Navy now has plans to double the number of Growler jets based at the NAS Whidbey.