[{HVY-E}Jinxx]

Perhaps there is a way that players can use, say, the bombsite elevation keys to raise or lower the pressure setting for the Cat. There does need to be some kind of limits on Cat speed or penalties for raising it too high (such as ripping off the gear).

IN real life the Catapult operator calculates the amount of force to apply in it's operation. Not the pilot.
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Yes, but the code involved for the game to calculate that would be extensive due to all the different weights/take off speeds of the planes with and without weapons/fuel. There would have to be some kind of Array Lookup Table to find the correct weight/take off speed of a given Plane depending on it's load. That's why I said to let it be entered by the pilot.

The formula to figure the CAT pressure is fairly simple. (TOS-(WS+CVS)+5%)=CAT Speed