Is it realistic to be able to line up with the catapult and not engage it, and still get airborne?
Found out by accident, forgot to press U to hook up to the catapult :D
As it is now, if you're light, say 4-5000lb fuel, carrier 30kts into 10kt wind, no weapons, maybe a couple of winders, you can line up, be in position, step on the brakes, and go full AB and get airborne.
I know it is good at low speed high AoA, but I find it hard to believe this is realistic, it wasn't like it was even hard to get in the air, barely sunk at all below deck level.