[Snickering Hound]

The biggest problem with the early Corsair (besides the limited visibility over the nose) was the ‘bouncy’ oleo struts of the main landing gear. The Corsairs would literally bounce over the arresting wires, and that could ruin your whole day.

The F6F Hellcat that was deployed to Navy fighter squadrons over the Corsair used the Oleo strut landing gear as well.

The main problem was poor visibility, the pilot wouldn't know his altitude over the carrier and tended to arrive high and couldn't see the LSO.

He might hit the area of the arresting wires but bounce. Or he would be too hot and when he actually hit the arresting wires he would nose forward and the prop would dig the wooden decks of the carrier.

The F6F Hellcat was good enough and more forgiving for an ensign just out of flight school.

[Tallguy]

The Corsair was a much heavier bird than the Hellcat. So while they shared the oleo struts, the Corsair needed a mod before it could attempt to gain carrier-qualification. The Brits showed us the rest, particularly the turning approach on final.