SPAZ,looking at the videos,especally the `fantail`,from lineup,in the groove,(or ditch),wings-level ,at approx 350 ft(guess) ,to passing overhead,it is about 10-11 seconds.The centreline camera only shows approx 5-6 seconds before the crash.To
me it appears that is a very short turn/lineup/too tight( at a nominal GRD/Spd of 130KTS,about 1/3 of a mile.Other aircraft (F18) appear to have a final in the `groove ` of about 18-20 seconds/3/4 nm...
There is in one of those u-tube videos a video of an Etendard pilot,working his nuts off coming aboard the CdG .. !!...
And ,yes,I have deck-landed many times.....but only after a short hover... usually..