Hey @vstolmech513, no offense taken - they're fair questions. This was an ME scenario I made to just practice tanking, and my skills are "reasonable" ;> I was stable and cleared to connect in this particular example. My issue was with what I am perceiving as the physics of the basket. It might have been me being ham-fisted, but as noted, I changed the tanker to the KC-135 and had no trouble getting a full tank of gas just a few minutes later. This thread has motivated me to go back and try a few more goes. I will report back with an updated opinion