I've just had a thought. It surely it won't be long before routine automatic landings will be done. A heli with lasers shooting on the deck could easily judge the ship's pitch, roll, yaw and heave and also ditto for the aircraft, and reach a judgement on whether a landing could be made. If so, from that data wait for the best instant to land. Then control the landing itself. Is that being done now?
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I recall a system where the helo would hover above the deck. Then a cable would be attatched to the bottom going to a winch in the deck.
The helo could then pull collective straining against the cable and as the ship went up the helo went up.Then the whole thing would be winched in.
I just wonder how much strain is put on the rotor system in this way ,maybe that is why it is not used and I would (as the pilot) rather not be tied to the ship as I would like the option of breaking off anytime I like....
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