Actually, “sounding cool” is the last thing on a Real Naval Aviator’s mind as he’s lining up for a landing onto a pitching postage stamp in the middle of a potential watery grave.
Tom ‘maverick’ Cruise could do it because he was in the studio and had as many ‘takes’ as needed to get it right.
The hell it is, whether a big deck with lights or a small one without. Spoken as a real Naval Aviator.