Topping off at tanker without screwing up TOT?
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but are you saying three tankers one for sead, one for escort ,and one for strike?
If you have them available … why not.
Otherwise, plan more time on holding point to allow all the flight/tanker to perform contacts then rejoin the hold (which will reduce the optimization of AAR).
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Why not do an ingress AAR. If it’s a strike mission, forget about the race pattern. A loaded F-16 uses a lot of the fuel going around in circles if your the lead and first to refuel. Try placing the AAR STPT 50nm apart and refuel the flight on the way to the target (tanker does not turn ). Set speed to 300knt. Add few F-15s for escort if needed.
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Why not do an ingress AAR. If it’s a strike mission, forget about the race pattern. A loaded F-16 uses a lot of the fuel going around in circles if your the lead and first to refuel. Try placing the AAR STPT 50nm apart and refuel the flight on the way to the target (tanker does not turn ). Set speed to 300knt. Add few F-15s for escort if needed.
En-Route refuel with a Golf rendezvous. (look into ATP56 from Docs folder)
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ATP?
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Plan at least 20min refuel time for each 4ship flights. If possible, plan one Tanker per flight / package (at least 20Nm spaced each other).
Plan the timings you need for all flights before AAR, then, add a point for each flight about 10 to 20Nm from Push which wil act as a holding point. Re-synchronize all flights / package at Push point.
Maybe this vid could help (?) (single flight on this vid)
Is this suitable for AI flights?
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I like to add a few steps.
There is way to display Cowboy1 in black on the UI map.
Then Camel1 refuel STPT3 can be place on top of Cowboy1 STPT2 and Camel1 refuel STPT 4 is placed on top on Cowboy1 STPT3. This will keep the correct TOT.Then I add a flight of CAP F-15s the same way. I set the F-15s altitude 100ft above the refuel altitude. It cool to get the tanker, f-16s, and f-15s in formation. When you egress the F-15s will be a nice green zone and will check your six.
50nm between refuel STPT is ok for Korea to refuel four F-16 (AI) without the tanker turning. I only take ~1500lbs. The 3 AI take a little more. Those AIs are fuel hogs.
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Why not? …
This is who I do it.
I think “why not” is maybe with this method they don’t refuel If they refuel then the answer to me is “yes.” Thank you for teaching me this technique I didn’t know
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If I found the time, this WE I will create a TE showing a two flight AAR on the same Tanker, and another one showing a rendez-vous golf for en-route AAR …
But for now, I have to leave for a real AAR with Ralafes …
See ya!
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Is this suitable for AI flights?
Single player yes….with a human lead.
All AI flight in the 2D or 3D world… <shrug>MP…It has taken more than 50nm to refuel 4 humans depending on vpilot’s skill. I’ve used 90nm for MP.</shrug> -
But for now, I have to leave for a real AAR with Ralafes …
See ya!
Yeap right…
And let us play with our backets on the beatch… :lol: -
@Arty
backets?
typo or soething i can learn here…not being funny here…just wondering if it was meant to be raquets or if it was an actual terminology that i didn’t get?