J-15T pilots are not trained for Ski ramps.
Did you forgot about this already?

(Note that the J-15T was previously known as J-15B prior to the official designation reveal)
KJ-500 are not operational yet. So cannot lead air wing exercises
Certainly not the case. If the KJ-600s aren't yet operational, then it wouldn't appear fly over Tiananmen on 9-3, let alone shown being operated from Fujian just recently.
Furthermore, given how long it has been since the KJ-600 first flew, it's only normal to expect them to have conducted certain degree of training exercises with friendly fighters (J-15H/DH/T/DT and J-35) by now, even if the KJ-600 aren't STOBAR-capable (which can be easily solved by having the KJ-600s based at PLANAF land bases and have the STOBAR twins sail in the vicinity of the littoral regions, where KJ-600s from onshore would train together with carrier-based fighters coming from the STOBAR twins.
In fact, both Liaoning and Shandong have done at least several cruises in the Yellow and Bohai Seas for training exercises before.
Also, pulling out a jointEx on such short notice, even if you have a drawer plan ready, without a workup period typically never happens.
I'm suggesting a probability. And if it doesn't happen this time, it will happen eventually if not soon enough.
Fair point. I did wonder what proportion of Fujian airwings is formed up from experienced pilots from Liaoning/Shandong and how many are clean slate Naval aviators.
But a current Liaoning/Shandong pilot that is EMCAT qualified and current has got to be rare?
Any high skill or high risk activity that is not a "daily" skill in peacetime will always require refresher before live execution. This can be as simple as a dry run to a incremental lead up refresher/training.
Given that any land facility for training EMCAT launch and actual EMCAT on Fujian will be dedicated to bringing Fujian air wing up to speed, I highly doubt that Liaoning and Shandong are that comfortably ready to crossdeck to Fujian on short notice while under peacetime parameters.
I certainly would expect at least certain portions of the J-15T pilots of Liaoning's and Shandong's CVWs to have undergone CATO training by now.
This is especially when considering that they do have carrier operational experiences underneath their belts on the STOBAR twins, which would be very useful towards not just refining and perfecting CATOBAR operations on Fujian, but also greatly assisting the training process of fresh-blood pilots whose first assigned carrier is the Fujian.
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