Refueling!

So after many many circuits trying to get contact I eventually managed to get linked up! Huzzah!



Thankfully it's much easier to stay connected than it is to initially get connected.

But then he decided to turn while I was refueling...



And who's idea was it to put the refueling probe thingie behind the cockpit?!

lolz.

good job what!

I assume from your successful refuelling that you managed to get your TMS-UP and radar stuff working?

I got the radar lock sorted during last night's sorties before we tried our mid-air refueling

MJDixon wrote:But then he decided to turn while I was refueling...



And who's idea was it to put the refueling probe thingie behind the cockpit?!

I actually LOL'ed after reading this.


Some hints:
- When requesting vectors to tanker with AWACS, they'll give you a TACAN-channel as well. When you're in close range to the tanker, it's better to use this to gauge your distance. (FCR might lose track at some point, and you don't want to neuter everyone on the refueler with your radar beam )
- Put the FPM-marker on the boom end to be in the "pre-contact position". The PCP seems to be quite narrow though, so you might sometimes need a few minutes to get it right.
- Once you're cleared to contact, just ease the throttle forward a bit to catch up with the tanker. Once you're seeing the belly, stabilize and the boom operator will do the work for you.
- In most cases, the tanker will have turned at least once before you're in the PCP. Try and see which side he turns to then, to know what side he'll turn to when you're in close formation. Iirc, he warns you of the upcoming turn 1 minute before initiating it.

Thanks for the tips, I'll keep practicing and see how it goes.

Really enjoyed the first sesh i had with you chaps, it was blady good fun! I'm not sure if i actually connected with the tanker because i was too busy making sure i didn't fly into the tankers a*rse ! such a tricky thing to master though will be available shortly after 10.30 to 11.00 tonight sorry it cant be sooner been staying at m'ladys house and just got bk.

Hi Si, I'm unlikely to get on tonight mate, had a right shitty arse day at work and I'm in early tomorrow so getting some z's.

Sorry chap, we'll arrange something for next week if poss!

I'm currently busy researching the joys VHF Omnidirectional Range and Distance Measuring Equipment radio navigation systems for a university assignment.

At least it might come in handy with Falcon 4.

Well, I'm getting somewhere...

Thanks for the music. Probably the only thing that kept me believing my phone hadn't just frozen... You fly rocksteady!! What stick are you using?

Thanks.

I got a Thrustmaster Warthog about 3 weeks ago, which I've been using for Falcon.

not using the spitfire stick? :p