Flight Control

Created by Captain Cian D'Anvers on 01/10/2020 @ 12:03pm

Duties

Bridge

On the Bridge, the Flight Control officer's primary duties include course plotting, position verification, and supervision of both manual and automatic flight operations.

Flight Control is responsible for monitoring:

Warp output and temperature readings. Contact Engineering if readings deviate outside of optimal levels. Warp factors are energy requirements and they aren't a smooth curve. Wap 2 takes much less energy than Warp 1.9 for example. "Round" warp factors (1,2,3, etc.) are the points on an energy chart where the requirements drop dramatically before rising again.

Monitor impulse output and temperature readings from the console and contact Engineering if readings deviate outside of optimal levels.

Monitor the computer's control of thrusters. Manual use of thrusters for docking, station keeping, emergency steering and emergency maneuvering in the event that both impulse and warp are offline.

Flight Control also:

Uses Navigational Sensors to gather information from time/space beacons, celestial bodies, subspace radio relays, other vessels, probes, and other sensors to keep the ship on course and out of danger.

Monitors Science Sensors, used to supplement navigation sensors, to take readings from the same sources and uses the results to keep the ship on course and out of danger.

Monitors Tactical Sensors and uses the information for quick decision-making during evasive maneuvers during a threat situation.

Monitors the Inertial Dampening Field (IDF). Loss of this system threatens the structural integrity of the ship as well as the lives of the crew.

Bridge Liaison to Engineering

The Flight Control officer is the primary liaison to engineering regarding the status of systems pertaining to the engines of the starship. Flight Control monitors and reports to engineering on engine problems that are registering on their console and with the navigational deflector.

Shuttle Bay

Flight Control officers should be well aware of all shuttles assigned to the ship and know the capabilities of each. Flight Control oversees and trains all shuttle pilots.

Oversee fight operations including scheduling of pilots, inspections (both preflight and post flight) along with monthly and annual checks. Coordinate with Operations and Engineering to schedule shuttlecraft repairs including computers and communications diagnostics.

Flight Certification

Flight Control is responsible for certification of anyone wishing to be certified in piloting the shuttles. Those who wish to retain their certification must go through the same rigorous tests of a working shuttle pilot to retain their certification.

Positions

Navigators

Navigators plot position and verify sensor accuracy by utilizing time space beacons, subspace radio relays, other vessels, probes, navigational sensors, celestial objects, and stellar cartography. Navigators are responsible for keeping star charts up-to-date and for working with Stellar Cartography when required. All navigators must either be certified shuttle pilots or be in training to become a shuttle pilot.

Shuttle Pilot

Responsible for flying shuttles as needed. Shuttle Pilots perform pre-flight and shuttle inspections on a regular basis. Needed repairs found during inspections or when in flight are relayed to the Flight Officer on the Bridge for scheduling repairs with Engineering. All shuttle pilots will work with engineering to have a basic knowledge of shuttlecraft emergency repairs in the event that they are stranded aboard a damaged shuttle.

Duty Helm

Assume the helm on the Bridge and take over primary bridge duties when scheduled. Just like the Shuttle Pilots and the Flight Control Officer, Helm must either be certified shuttle pilots or be in training to become a shuttle pilot as well as continued training on piloting the ship.

Shuttle Bay Liaison to Engineering

Reports maintenance problems to engineering that occur and works with engineering to schedule repairs on the shuttles.