Slate: How Difficult Is It to Land on an Aircraft Carrier in Rough Seas?
Answer by Tim Hibbetts, three years at sea, more than 400 carrier arrestments:
Pitching deck landings are some of the most challenging semicommon aviation feats.
Of course, there are different levels of deck motion, and it seems like it should just keep getting a little tougher with each foot of displacement. This isn't the case. Displacement matters, but speed is an even greater factor. There's also a nasty Dutch roll that the ship can pull off that not only messes with the glide slope but also lineup — equally critical, but usually more stable.
WNU Editor: For a complete collection from navy footage about accidents, fails, mishaps and all kind of crashes during take off and landing on Aircraft Carriers go here.
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