On May 3, 6:47 pm, John Halliwell wrote:
In article . com, guy
writes

Probably,
ISTR Sea Harriers off an Invincible operating more or less normally
when an accompaning US CVN was completely closed down due to the
weather

In the South Atlantic the Harriers were frequently operating way below
(then) USN minimum visibility.

What I find questionable is the reserve fuel issue, though. Doesn't
operating in the hover/slow environment just guzzle fuel? If your deck
takes a hard roll as you're touching down, won't a pilot want to hop
up and wait for the boat to stabilize before trying to set down again?
I wonder what the fuel consumption in that state is compared to a
typical bolter and go-around.