For you gametards, not landing is a non issue.
For us historical/realism nutters, the real maccoy is the deal. Having to land gear up - sure, if my right tip of the wing wasn't missing. Was hard enough just to keep it level. I was hoping to use the tailhook in case I fudged the landing (which I did) - tailhook never got a chance to catch. Throw in a moving carrier, enemy aircraft swarming around, and you have yourself a handful just to land.
I'm just surprised that HTC merged landing gear to the tailhook. To me, it's like merging the flaps to landing gear.