A/C "man handling" after landing on the carrier - a suggestion.

[AG-51_Razor]

There is a thread over in the Bugs section about ground handling with the use of differential braking that has really spilled over into some other areas that I believe could be addressed with this suggestion and that is taxiing in strong winds aboard the carrier after landing.

The reality of it is that, up to the mid 50's when the angled flight deck began showing up, planes came aboard and trapped, then taxied forward to where the deck crew wanted them and they were either chocked and tied down or struck below via the elevator. There was no taxiing around on the flight deck to get back to the stern for another takeoff.

My suggestion is that there be an F10 menu item for the pilot to request a "push back" to get him back to the aft end of the flight deck. We see a sample of what I'm talking about on the Super Carrier, where after being directed to taxi out of the landing area and into a parking spot, you are shown a small menu of choices to continue on or just shut down. Now, for a WWII straight deck carrier, I can see where this could be problematic, especially in a MP mission but I have no doubt that between M3 and ED, they could come up with something usable.