It is not being wasted. Tailhookers are first trained on land before they get to practice at sea. You do 100 hrs on land on a landing strip the size of a flat top deck – in all conditions before making your firsgttry out at sea. And then another 100hrsof normal weather before you do the ultimate test of skill a night take-off and landing in bad weather!
The Mig29 Ks are here
Where is INS Vikramaditya.
Where is the IAC?
Why is money being waster on the STOBAR in Dabolim?
It is not being wasted. Tailhookers are first trained on land before they get to practice at sea. You do 100 hrs on land on a landing strip the size of a flat top deck – in all conditions before making your firsgttry out at sea. And then another 100hrsof normal weather before you do the ultimate test of skill a night take-off and landing in bad weather!
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