{
  "title": "H-8 Catapult Pre-Operation Procedures",
  "description": "Operational instructions for the H-8 aircraft catapult, taken from the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, CA.",
  "author": "Drew Breunig",
  "steps": [
    {
      "html": "<p>Perform the pre-launch check.</p>",
      "text": "Perform the pre-launch check."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Insure that the inter-lock switch is on and the suspend switch is off.</p>",
      "text": "Insure that the inter-lock switch is on and the suspend switch is off."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Fifteen minutes before the launch make contact with the catapult machinery room.</p>",
      "text": "Fifteen minutes before the launch make contact with the catapult machinery room."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Insure that the correct amount on launching bridles and hold back devices are in readiness for launching.</p>",
      "text": "Insure that the correct amount on launching bridles and hold back devices are in readiness for launching."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Before the first aircraft approaches the shuttle, contact the catapult machinery room and insure that all the correct valves are open and that the machinery is ready for launching.</p>",
      "text": "Before the first aircraft approaches the shuttle, contact the catapult machinery room and insure that all the correct valves are open and that the machinery is ready for launching."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Relay ordered pressure to the catapult machinery room and notify the catapult officer when it has been set.</p>",
      "text": "Relay ordered pressure to the catapult machinery room and notify the catapult officer when it has been set."
    },
    {
      "html": "<p>Insure that the first ready light is on prior to the first aircraft being hooked up.</p>",
      "text": "Insure that the first ready light is on prior to the first aircraft being hooked up."
    }
  ]
}