— from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey —
No 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., the week Feb. 1 – 8, 2015.
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.
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Be aware, the Navy has refused to release flight schedules, weekly (or otherwise) for FCLP activity at Ault Field … which is the noise that impacts residents of San Juan County. (OLF Coupeville? . . . does not apply. I’m not sure why the OLF notification gets printed in SJC media, but it’s certainly not for the purpose of “community planning.”