do we really think that CVF will spend 3 months at a time training in home waters with an embarked air group?
Why not? As the declared intent and benefit of F35 + carriers from CDS is Maritime Strike, that is exactly what we should be training to.
There are too many useful things that will simply work better from a land base or against land ranges (Spade etc)
Why will flying in and out of spade be better from a land base? Would we not fly against EW threats from the sea?
This platform has not been purchased for the benefit of the RAF, it has been purchased for UK defence.