Guys
I thought I would post this as it may give an Idea of how much work is involved on getting a CTOL Aircraft launched and recovered. It has quite a bit of engineering gen on the old steam cat and arrestor gear but all in all pretty informative. The film was made for the RN in 1960 but perhaps some of the contributors from across the pond could tell what - if anything - has changed - Its 30 mins but a very good watch if you have nothing better to do