People do not lose their skills if they use ATC for approach, it is a useful thing that makes life easier for the pilot to land on the carrier. If a pilot has a bad day and keeps missing the wire then you have a situation that no one wants. Refuelling is not fun either it is a meticulous task that is dangerous and very, very, very difficult. A pilot who misses the wire a few times has to refuel as there is a minimum. No pilot refuses something that makes landings safer and easier, ATC makes it much easier to land on the Carrier.:thumbup: