now about that safety barrier , i was doing 130 knots at touchdown , the carrier itself was doing 30 ( plus ) knots ( i could tell you the actual speed but the page would then have to self-destruct ) into a wind of 25/30 knots , so that left me with about 60 knots to loose , and what with her non-skid deck and my maxaret units ( anti-skid units on my brakes ) i would have needed stout walking boots to walk up to it - did i mention that the nimitz class of super carriers are the largest capital ships in the world , and as such have an overall length of 1,092 feet ( or 333 meters for the metrificated ) - i could have had a total brake failure and still not reached the barrier .