I did FCLPs for 30 days in the T-2 and TA-4, CQed on the Lex and Kitty Hawk.I
did think the training and the LSOs were outstanding, and I did think CQ was
especially difficult.

Sorry, perhaps I should know what a T-2 and a TA-4 are, but I don't.
I got out in 1954, before the Navy had to change its aircraft
designation system.

I neglected to mention I CQed in an SNJ; perhaps that explains the
difference between your experence and mine.

This may or may not be relevant, but I had the tremendous pleasure of
flying an SNJ two years ago, 52 years after my last previous flight in
one. I've been flying, but in Cherokees and occasionally Cessnas,
nothing like an SNJ and certainly not tail draggers.

I shot six landings and felt as as much at home as if I'd been
flying one the day before. I think that's evidence how easy an
airplane it is to fly.

vince norris