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Echo179 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 That seems so inefficient... Why in the world didn't they just trap the MH-60 on deck and hot pump it? Unless this was purely for practice. This seems unnecessarily dangerous as well. They'd use quite a bit less gas sitting on deck than holding in that hover, and it would give the air crew a chance to take a dump or grab a bite to eat from the galley.
ShuRugal Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 that seems like needlessly complicating a simple task... why doesn't he land?
SilentGun Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 because you cant land 50 miles behind enemy lines. But this is DCS, so even if its pointless in real life we would probably find a use for it ;) Link to my Imgur screenshots and motto http://imgur.com/a/Gt7dF One day in DCS... Vipers will fly along side Tomcats... Bugs with Superbugs, Tiffy's with Tornado's, Fulcrums with Flankers and Mirage with Rafales... :)The Future of DCS is a bright one:)
xaoslaad Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Read the comments. It's practice refuel in case of a fouled deck. If they need fuel and there is an aircraft that can't get off the deck or some other reason they cant land. Pretty cool that they have such a scenario well thought out.
Echo179 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 That makes a lot more sense then. I'd never seen them practice for that scenario before. Seems like a sketchy evolution, but if it's the only option to keep the helicopter from running out of gas, it's a necessary risk. I wonder if they have quick disconnects or weak links so a sudden jerky movement from a rogue wave or something doesn't pull the helo down. We (Coast Guard) had a helicopter crash a few years back from the winch cable getting fouled on the deck of a 47 foot motor life boat, that is why I'm curious, and why the evolution seems so crazy to me. As a general rule, you never attach anything between a helicopter and a boat, because bad things can happen real quick.
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