[A-10C]First time without a single disconnect!

[Derbysieger]

I finally remembered to record one of my refuel attempts and I didn't lose contact once!

 

I have done this before, obviously. Sadly i didn't record my first attempts back in January where I failed miserably. Would have been a nice comparison :D

 

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[Tetra]

Nice job :thumbup: still struggling to get a clean run myself, you made it look very smooth. Also love the tanker decided to bank hard left on disconnect lol.

[Derbysieger]

yeah they sometimes do this, I don't know why... but it happens from time to time. Never if there are other A-10s waiting behind me though ;)

[TimeKilla]

I did not think it would take so long to refuel a A10, takes alot of practice by the looks of it.

 

Well done.

[PFunk1606688187]

When I finally cracked this nut I looked back on my mission data and it said I was connected for over 2 minutes. It makes sense if you think about it. The maximum fuel flow of these booms is limited with fighter sized aircraft so the rate of refuel is a lot closer to Probe and Drogue speeds than people probably think most of the time.

 

It really is one of those things that just clicks though. Its extraordinary when you realize it. I thought I'd clicked a few times before, then I realized everything I was doing wrong. Now I pretty much never disconnect more than once or twice unless the tanker is following retarded flight path with constant turns back and forth.

[redfish]

Great work Derbseiger,

 

Looked very steady.

[Derbysieger]

Thanks guys ;)

 

Practice, practice practice...

 

If there is a tanker in a mission I'll most likely use it at least once. Very useful for longer missions like Operation Bactria or the Seperatists Aggression Campaign