I think it is fair to say we are going to hit the deck running, and the work continues towards that:
Culdrose turns into land based aircraft carrier for ten days
Merlin Mk2s, Sea King Mk 7s, Hawk Jets and King Air Avengers all lifted off from Culdrose to simulate the mass deployment of aircraft on to a carrier... and a short while later touched own on the 'flight deck' of 'HMS Seahawk', the beginning of round-the-clock operations which will see aircrew collectively clock up more than 600 hours' flying (when typically they'd only perhaps get in eight to ten hours individually).
"Culdrose is essential to the delivery of the nation's carrier strike capability - and for us to be able to deliver our part in this, we need to make sure that we have the right skill and mind-sets for aircraft carrier operations," explained Capt Dan Stembridge ADC, Culdrose's Commanding Officer.
"Kernow Flag is the perfect way to prove that we're 'carrier-ready': flying over 600 hours around the clock, in five different aircraft type, operating with ships, submarines and other aircraft in order to prove our carrier abilities.
"Culdrose will be operating just like we will do on board HMS Queen Elizabeth. The exercise will test the whole air station from engineering to the supply chain, right up to the front end of flying."