Landing a plane on the rolling deck of an aircraft carrier reminds me of football legend Vince Lombardi’s description of a forward pass. “With a pass, three things can happen and two of them are bad”. Being an engineer, I can appreciate the incredible strain put on the arresting gear when you bring a heavy jet, under full throttle, to a stop in less than 100 feet. It is indeed good that they landed on the angled deck rather than off the bow. Getting run over by a carrier would definitely ruin your day.