i am having a little trouble aligning myself correctly on the catapult, and find that if i overshoot very slightly ( which is very easy in the cockpit where you cant see the nosewheel ), I can not engage the launch bar. The deck is too narrow to turn around on and I cant reverse and there I sit, stuck. Does anyone have any tips or ideas on how to get round this? cheers, mark

You can use pushback (shift+p) anywhere at any time.

Would pay high sums for an add-on that placed authentic looking and functioning deck-crew on the carrier, at least to guide plane into position for launch.

Excellent, thank you !! I love this forum, !!!Cheers, Mark

Or slew :( Anyway, you only have to get in an area around the catapult. Then just press sihft+i and it will place your plane better.

And one you get in position, find yourself a reference point for next time.