chiefav8er

Not sure where you are headed with this. The F/A-18 typically uses 250 KIAS for refueling below 25k altitude. Some airplanes higher even yet, others slower (A-10). Kevin

A good rule of thumb we use in real flying to estimate true airspeed is 2 percent per thousand feet of altitude. For example, at 18000... 18 x 0.02 = 0.36 or 36 percent higher. 247 x 1.36 is 335 knots. I use this formulae in ME to set the tanker speed. I choose an indicated airspeed to use in the tanker track, figure the TAS differential by 2% per thousand feet of altitude in the tanker track. Then multiply the indicated airspeed by the TAS differential and set the tanker speed to the result. Kevin

F2 view..... Kevin

So how DO you REALLY remove the pilot? I press Shift+P and presto my body disappears. But then I step outside for a quick walk around and whoa, I think I must be having an out of body experience because sure as shootin' I'm still sitting in the cockpit with the canopy open. Thoughts? Kevin

Grumpy F-86