John Mazor wrote:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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I'm surprised that landings would be more esteemed than
take-offs. I saw an
in-cockpit video of a pilot's first actual catapult
take-off from a carrier
and he sounded pretty impressed by it.


So which is greater, MadMax's abject ignorance about
aviation, or his mind-boggling willingness to flaunt it so
openly in aviation froups?

I was tempted to say the former, but it's a tough call if
you think about it.



Apparently he thinks it is harder to take off than land on a carrier.
I've done both in a COD, and there is something to seeing the smallness
of the ship against the open ocean and watching the deck moving all over
the place as you got closer.