I read the first paragraph of some magazine article that suggested that the F35C would have trouble taking off from PoW with EMALS on a day when the air was still. As I know nothing and have no way of evaluating this stuff I just mention it because it might have some relevance. Could be total rubbish for all I can tell.
Spot on and it is typical remark made by all the doom and gloom merchants.
How would they define 'still air'? Would that be when the ship is steaming at 25knots with a wind blowing over the stern at 25knots??
Something that is simply not going to happen and when you look at any footage of a carrier at flying stations have a look at the angles the crew have to stand at to compensate for the wind blowing over the deck.