[NFBSF] Virtual tour of the USS Hornet

[Amy Jine]

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> On Sep 28, 2020, at 5:14 PM, Daniel Amaral Jr via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thank you so much for these virtual tours they are so fascinating and oh by the way it’s Daniel Amaral! I wanted to RSVP for the virtual tour of the USS hornet. I dictate everything so I apologize for any errors. So I think that’s all I need to say if you need to contact me by phone my landline phone number is 415-655-9460. Thank you so much for setting things like this up they are awesome and fascinating and they are greatly appreciated and I look forward to the confirmation RSVP and thank you again
> 
> Daniel A. Amaral Jr.
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2020, at 2:54 PM, Amy Jine via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ready for a second tour of the USS Hornet? Join Vista Voyagers and Shared
>> Paths next month on *Tuesday, October 27 at 4:00PM*. Vista Board Member and
>> docent, Bill Miklos, will be guiding us throughout the USS Hornet once
>> again to explore areas not covered in the first virtual tour. Tour will
>> include sounds, vibrant descriptions, and visuals. See his detailed
>> description of what to expect below!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please be sure to RSVP to Valerie by replying to this email before October
>> 25th.  Zoom information will be sent once you have RSVP’d.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________________________________________
>> 
>> I am Bill Miklos, a member of the Board of Directors of the Vista Center
>> and a docent on the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum in Alameda
>> California. As such, I have been giving full-ship tours for seven years now
>> but primarily I work on the flight deck with our guests. Last time we did a
>> tour for Vista, we walked down the pier next to the ship, walked up the
>> gangway to the quarterdeck in the hangar bay, walked down the hangar deck
>> to the escalator to the flight deck and did a virtual flight deck tour and
>> talked about catapulting aircraft off the flight deck and recovering
>> aircraft using the arresting gear at the aft end of the flight deck. We
>> mentioned the “Island” which is a big narrow structure on the left side of
>> the flight deck from which all flight deck operations are controlled and
>> where the Captain sails the ship. BUT we did not tour what is inside the
>> Island.....until now.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This time we will virtually tour the inside of the island, three levels up
>> from the flight deck and our first stop will be the navigation area where
>> we will discuss how navigation was done and how the navigation techniques
>> evolved over time. The next area near navigation is, rightfully so, the
>> pilot house where crew members actually sailed the ship. We will discuss
>> how this was done and point out the Captain’s “At Sea” cabin where he lived
>> while the ship was at sea. We will then walk out onto the bridge, which is
>> a narrow, covered area that is around the pilot house where the captain can
>> command the ship, control “Underway Replenishment” operations and observe
>> operations on the flight deck. We will then go down one ladder to level 5
>> where we will discuss interesting aspects of the recovery of Apollo 11 for
>> which the Hornet was the Prime Recovery Ship, (PRS). That will complete our
>> tour of this portion of the island of the USS Hornet.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We will discuss history, navigation technology, ship control, Apollo 11
>> recovery and some aspects of crew life on the ship. Welcome aboard the USS
>> Hornet for another Vista-sponsored tour of what has been called a “gem” of
>> a ship museum by the San Francisco Chronicle.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> *Amy Jine*
>> 
>> *Transition Program Specialist*
>> 
>> *Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired*
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>> *101 N. Bascom Avenue*
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>> *San Jose, CA 95128*
>> 
>> *M: (415) 886-7049 (preferred)*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ajine at vistacenter.org
>> 
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