Wirbelsturm
I must confess to being mightily impressed with that 'deck-lock' gadget fitted on the Lynx. A brilliant invention and one that was much needed.
Do not talk about height
There is tall and then there is moi!!!
Ironically, in my time, I always found the smaller decks better to land on as your visual references were 'closer in' thus the drift and pitch easier and quicker to pick up.
Having served on both the county class destroyer (Wessex) and then the leander class frigate I can see where you are coming from..