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Originally Posted by PukingDog
I'm not sure what the wind velocities were exactly, but the first time the seas were calm, the second time it happened the seas were kind of rough. Is there a limit to pitch/roll where flight ops get shut down? I never thought about the sea state, I thought maybe it was some kind of mechanical difficulty. Guess I need to pay more attention on the bridge when trying to launch. Thanks for advice, I will check and see if those are the reasons if it comes up again.
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I've had the same thing happen you've described. I managed to control the problem by chosing a course during helo ops to minimize the pitching and rolling of the ship.
Helo ops don't get shut down, but your helo can crash, so they become increasingly dangerous.
I've also suspected that a helo can be washed overboard too, although I've never witnessed it. I start getting nervous when I see the flight deck awash. It's not a good thing to just leave a helo sitting around the deck on alert 15 during high seas.