OK....figured it out. I knew since I'm new to this it must be my fault somewhere. I still had easy comms on so when I switched to talk to the tanker something was happening with my radio...I think both radios were switching frequencies to the tanker so once we refueled I couldn't hear Smoke anymore. Turned easy comms off and now all is well. So sorry to waste your time but thanks so much for the quick reply. Love hearing you on the podcasts and thanks so much for creating this campaign. I'm watching videos of redkite etc playing each mission so I can learn each system and what the hell I am doing. Thanks again for replying..it means a lot to me.