M8 bug with AAR

Hi BD,

finally made it to M8. I used the updated version you kindly provided recently.

All went fine, but when I got told to RTB and opted to get a drink on my way home I had an issue at the tanker.

Knowing early in the mission that there would be a tanker around I wasn't as conservative with my fuel as I usually am (should say: have to be in the Hornet). So by the time I RTB'ed I am somewhere around 3.0. Once I turned towards the tanker and lock him on my radar, I noticed that we are on the same heading so I have a very low closure rate. Becoming afraid I would by dry before getting to the tanker I called them from about 30 miles out on Yellow 1. Tanker responded normally. (Normally I don't contact the tanker until I am on its left wing but I have noticed over the years that sometimes if you call the tanker early they will immediately change their course and begin to orbit or turn around on their racetrack pattern. Anyway, all normal up to here.)

Once I got closer to it there was the pop-up message telling me to refuel first and then to tell Olive to take her turn. The message ended by saying "Press SPACE to remove this message". This is what I did, I hit SPACE and it removed the message. However, and I think here is the bug, it seems that hitting SPACE did do a bit more than just removing the message: Shortly after hitting SPACE I am in pre-contact position behind the basket and I tell the tanker so via the default radio command. But now Texaco tells me: "Chicks in trail, 1 mile". I wonder who else just came around the corner and began searching the airspace. I then noticed Olive was no longer on my left wing but had detached to get into position behind the basket! Yeah, truly a chick in trail!:doh:

I checked the F10 menu which still contained the option to tell Olive that my refueling was complete, despite her acting as if I had told her that it was.

I acknowledge that this would all not have been an issue would I have just saved a bit more gas earlier. I could have just waited until Olive completed her turn and then try it again. However, just by the time Olive connected my engines starved and I became a pretty heavy glider heading for the warm gulf waters...:(

Anyway, maybe you can have a look at these triggers there. I am aware it may just be another DCS tanker issue which I know there are few of out there.

Thanks!

I had the same issue in mission 8 except I had enough fuel to order Olive to refuel first and wait till she is done then did it myself.

Same issue for me, I hit the tanker with min fuel. Cleared pre contact but go to plug in and probe goes right through the basket. Back off, ask for rejoin and pre contact again with same issue. I just bolted for the ship and did a straight in - no fuel for Case 3 pattern.

Thanks guys, I will double check what is going on. I remember AI giving me a lot of grief here. I might change it to remove option to let Olive get gas first perhaps.