[pajama pundit]

Except AOA is the PRIMARY reference when coming aboard the boat. In fact there is a lighted AOA indicator in your line of sight when you are watching the ball on approach. Once the AOA is set then your rate of descent is controlled by power. You fly a constant AOA to touchdown. That's why carrier landings are hard, you are flying the airplane to a spot on the boat (hopefully the 3 wire). There is no flaring the nose to land.

[Hulka]

When the highlight of your mission is the landing, you are easily challenged. Hah! ;-).
T-38 and the F-15E have AOA gauges but like I said, flying without an AOA gauge means you rely on your training and experience—does it look and feel right? You pilot the jet.
You are a pilot, not a switchology master.