And as the BOOM OPERATOR "I'm telling ya the lights are all they way up Sir"!
( I KNOW he's heard a boom say that before...:music_whistling:)
I did not mean for my previous post to sound dismissive...I've sat through quite a few Receiver ARs myself. MY recollection of the PDI lights was "They could always be a little brighter during the day" but ya lived with what ya got. But to be honest, the PDI lights are just one of a host of issues with Tanker AR that make it a challenge at best.
First, The Boom Operator is a new guy on his first solo sortie after getting Mission Qual'd and hes terrified...he WILL NOT reach out and get you to make a contact...You HAVE to find that perfect spot before he'll make a contact.
Second, there are important Visual references on the Tanker that are missing or wrong. The White Line on the Bottom of the nose you line up with an Antenna is not there...
The Boom is trailed at 30 degrees as you approach Pre-Contact...And then Suddenly pops up to about 25 or so as you get close...
A big one is the PDI Lights should not be ON until AFTER Contact. It's confusing to be closing to contact position and as the boom moves up or down to line up with the receptacle you get a "Fly Up/Down " light.
So that's why I said the easiest thing to do right now is fly good position, let the AI Boom flail around till he find the spot and you'll get gas...
NKAW10G....Nobody.