A system (10, 100) for handling an aircraft on a nautical vessel, comprising: a plurality of winches (12, 14, 16, 112, 114, 116, 130, 132) each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of electromotors; a plurality of cables (13, 15, 17, 113, 115, 117, 131, 133) associated with the plurality of winches, each of the plurality of cables configured to attach to an aircraft positioned on a deck of the nautical vessel; and a control system configured to operate as follows: receive a target aircraft hauling speed; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque applied to one or more hauling winches among the plurality of winches to achieve a target aircraft hauling speed; determine load on the aircraft based on the torque applied to the one or more hauling winches and torque applied to one or more rendering winches among the plurality of winches; determine, based on the detected load, target rendering torques for each of the one or more rendering winches that maintain the detected load below an aircraft maximum load limit and that maintain a predetermined tension in the cables corresponding to the one or more rendering winches; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, speed of the rendering winches to achieve the target rendering torques for each of the rendering winches; and vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque of the rendering winches to maintain the predetermined tension. a plurality of winches (12, 14, 16, 112, 114, 116, 130, 132) each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of electromotors; a plurality of cables (13, 15, 17, 113, 115, 117, 131, 133) associated with the plurality of winches, each of the plurality of cables configured to attach to an aircraft positioned on a deck of the nautical vessel; and a control system configured to operate as follows: receive a target aircraft hauling speed; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque applied to one or more hauling winches among the plurality of winches to achieve a target aircraft hauling speed; determine load on the aircraft based on the torque applied to the one or more hauling winches and torque applied to one or more rendering winches among the plurality of winches; determine, based on the detected load, target rendering torques for each of the one or more rendering winches that maintain the detected load below an aircraft maximum load limit and that maintain a predetermined tension in the cables corresponding to the one or more rendering winches; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, speed of the rendering winches to achieve the target rendering torques for each of the rendering winches; and vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque of the rendering winches to maintain the predetermined tension. receive a target aircraft hauling speed; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque applied to one or more hauling winches among the plurality of winches to achieve a target aircraft hauling speed; determine load on the aircraft based on the torque applied to the one or more hauling winches and torque applied to one or more rendering winches among the plurality of winches; determine, based on the detected load, target rendering torques for each of the one or more rendering winches that maintain the detected load below an aircraft maximum load limit and that maintain a predetermined tension in the cables corresponding to the one or more rendering winches; vary, by the plurality of electromotors, speed of the rendering winches to achieve the target rendering torques for each of the rendering winches; and vary, by the plurality of electromotors, torque of the rendering winches to maintain the predetermined tension.