KC130 "Return pre contact" repeat

[Mule]

Hi.

 

I have a mission setup to practice refuelling with the KC130. I have easy communications on as advised after doing a search on the forum, the ready light is on I am in formation with the KC130 I do the usual "ready to refuel" etc I get into position and checklists done, cruise flaps, master arm off when I say "ready pre contact" the response is always "return pre contact" no matter what I do and the drogue doesn't come out.

 

Can anyone help.

 

On the plus side im great at flying formation now with the amount of time i have tried this :)

[drPhibes]

It sounds like you are too far away from the tanker. You need to be pretty close in order to get a "cleared contact" message.

[Mule]

It sounds like you are too far away from the tanker. You need to be pretty close in order to get a "cleared contact" message.

 

I am right in the rear of the aircraft when I send the request.

[Mars Exulte]

It doesn't matter if you think you're close enough. You need to be closer, within a a plane length or two of the rear of the tanker, and slightly below.

[Mule]

Ok I got really close. Still no joy. I made a new mission and it all worked out OK. No idea what the problem was?

 

Thanks for the tips.

[flyingscotsman]

Possible solution, during mission set up don’t you have to set up the track for where/when refuelling begins and end. You could add a tanker in mission builder but have ‘nothing ‘ as the mission. So then you call all day but no drogue