What concerns me about the proposed set up on the QE Class carriers is how do you train for a rolling landing on a carrier, so you can bring back some weapons etc, without constant practice? I am aware that most likely it is not as hard to do as catching a wire on a pitching deck the skill level needed though is in my view much higher than doing a vertical landing be it during the day or at night, when it is perfectly possible to practice vertical landings on shore. This brings the concept of a surge of aircraft to the carrier during times of tension, something of a safety concern does it not?
Unless someone is going to tell me that LM has it all covered and the rolling landings are all going to be done under 100% software control....
