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How does a pilot aim for an aircraft carrier?

This answer suggests the FPV is aimed ahead of the ship. But it doesn't make sense.

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Picture from linked answer.

A runway running away from me at 25 knots, no pun intended, is the same as a stationary runway plus 25 knots headwind.

The ground speed is the same, the rate of closure is the same, and the glide-slope is consistent. Shouldn't the FPV be targeted at the touchdown zone?

Perhaps a bit to the port side, toward the island bridge, because that runway is crabbed, but the FPV should remain on deck. What am I missing?

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