Air-to-air refuelling - Revision history

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Distance Matters

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 =Procedures=
-The F16 does not carry a lot of fuel, so air-to-air refueling is a '''must.''' This service is provided in BMS by KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft.
+The F16 does not carry a lot of fuel, so air-to-air refueling is '''a must''' in longer sorties; this service is provided by KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft in BMS Falcon 4.33.
 First, the pilot needs to find the tanker. There are essentially four ways to find the tanker:
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 ==Distance Matters==
-Before refueling, the flight will need to establish radio contact with the tanker to ask for fuel. It is critical that ALL ships in a flight be within the 10nm bubble centered on the tanker during communications. Depending on the distance from the tanker, when flight lead makes the initial contact the answer will either be:
+Before refueling the flight will need to establish radio contact with the tanker to ask for fuel. It is critical that ALL ships in a flight be within the 10nm bubble centered on the tanker during communications. Depending on the distance from the tanker, when flight lead makes the initial contact the answer will either be:
 *If the flight is farther than 10 Nm the tanker will respond with heading and distance for rejoin.
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 *Radar STANDBY (Done at 1nm - Use the OVRD button on the FCR)
 *DED Bingo Page ACTIVE (Optional)
-*AR Door OPEN (Note: It is good practice to open the AR door three to five minutes prior refueling to allow the external tanks to depressurize slightly, but not too early due to the possibility of creating a trapped fuel situation)
+*AR Door OPEN (Note: IRL it is good practice to open the AR door three to five minutes prior refueling to allow the external tanks to depressurize slightly but not too early due to the possibility of creating a trapped fuel situation)
 ==Cleared to Pre-Contact Position==
-Once the tanker has cleared you to Pre-Contact, acknowledge that call on UHF (or other prebriefed channel) then move to the pre-contact positon. This position needs to be held for a few seconds to be recognized by the coded boomer. Basically, the receiver aircraft will be 50 feet below at 30° down from the tanker. The best method to get that position correctly is to put the gun cross on the tip of the boom and fly towards it until the boom is just in front of the cockpit. There is no need to request fuel from the tanker; if you are in the correct position you will be cleared to Contact Position. Be advised, there are absolutely no director lights at this stage. Hold position a few feet behind the boom.
+Once the tanker has cleared you to Pre-Contact, acknowledge that call on UHF (or other prebriefed channel) then move to the pre-contact position. This position needs to be held for a few seconds to be recognized by the coded boomer. Basically, the receiver aircraft will be 50 feet below at 30° down from the tanker. The best method to get that position correctly is to put the gun cross on the tip of the boom and fly towards it until the boom is just in front of the cockpit. There is no need to request fuel from the tanker; if you are in the correct position you will be cleared to Contact Position. Be advised, there are absolutely no director lights at this stage. Hold position a few feet level behind the boom.
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 ==On the boom (Contact!)==
-When all the lights go out don't move! The boom operator is trying to connect. The pilot needs to hold this position for a few seconds. Once contact has been made the director lights will become active again; these will help the pilot to adjust position to stay connected with the boom. In previous versions of Falcon, the pilot may remember the boom “snapping” into the correct position no matter what; this is no longer the case with BMS. Keep flying the aircraft. The boom will remain connected as long as the receiver stays within its maneuvering envelope. When the boom connects the blue RDY light on the right indexer shuts off and the green AR/NWS light comes on.
+When all the lights go out don't move, the boom operator is trying to connect! The pilot needs to hold this position for a few seconds. Once contact has been made the director lights will become active again; these will help the pilot to adjust position to stay connected with the boom. In previous versions of Falcon the pilot may remember the boom “snapping” into the correct position no matter what; this is no longer the case with BMS. The boom will remain connected as long as the receiver stays within its manoeuvring envelope. When the boom connects the blue RDY light on the right indexer shuts off and the green AR/NWS light comes on.
 While on the boom, the only (UHF) radio calls required by the pilot are:

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	*Once within 1000 lbs of your desired fuel level, call “<Call sign> 1000 to go”		*Once within 1000 lbs of your desired fuel level, call “<Call sign> 1000 to go”
	*Issue a Y-3 command to clear the tanker once you have completed your refueling		*Issue a Y-3 command to clear the tanker once you have completed your refueling
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−	~~this document will offer you detailed guidance on actually conducting an Air-to-Air refueling in BMS.~~
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−	~~Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – '''small inputs'''!~~
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−	If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!
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−	~~==References:==~~
−	*AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING - ATP-56( :cool: (AJP 3.3.4.2) – found in “Falcon BMS 4.32\Docs\Operational Manuals” pp 64-5
−	*BMS Manual – found in “Falcon BMS 4.32\Docs\Falcon BMS Manuals” pp 130-42
−	*SuperPak 3 Manual – found in “Falcon BMS 4.32\Docs\Falcon 4 Legacy Manuals\3 - SuperPak 3” p 147
−	*Falcon Original Manual – found in “Falcon BMS 4.32\Docs\Falcon 4 Legacy Manuals\1 - Falcon 4.0 Original Manual” pp 180-5
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	Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – '''small inputs'''!		Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – '''small inputs'''!
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−	If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – small inputs!

	If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!		If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!

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 <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ekj7DxP0pg</embedvideo>
+If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – small inputs!
 If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!

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 =Learning files=
 <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ekj7DxP0pg</embedvideo>
 =Procedures=

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-If you can do that, you can refuel in BMS. However, this document will offer you detailed guidance on actually conducting an Air-to-Air refueling in BMS.
+ this document will offer you detailed guidance on actually conducting an Air-to-Air refueling in BMS.
 Before we start in earnest, the #1 tip you can remember – '''small inputs'''!
-If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills that we in UO do not have much practice in - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small - I actually unwrap my fingers from my stick and use only small pushes with the web of my hand, base of my thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!
+If you're going to move your throttle, stick or pedals once you are anywhere near the tanker, be gentle. If you feel yourself getting tense, drop back 100 feet, release the death-grip you have on your stick, and shake out the tension for a second. This requires precision flying skills which in turn requires practice practice practice - it's tough, but not impossible. Just focus, and keep your inputs small. A good technique some use is to actually unwrap your fingers from the stick and use only small pushes with the web of the hand, base of the thumb and forefinger to get into position. Whatever works for you!
-Pre-Contact Position - The position is approximately 2 feet below the tip of the boom and 10-50 feet back from the boom tip, centered in azimuth on the tanker, where the receiver stabilizes with zero rate of closure before being cleared to the contact position.
 ==References:==

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 *Once within 1000 lbs of your desired fuel level, call “<Call sign> 1000 to go”
 *Issue a Y-3 command to clear the tanker once you have completed your refueling
 {{Nav UOAF}}

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 #Pre-Tanker Checks
 #Cleared to Contact
 =Procedures=

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 *If the flight is at or within 10 Nm the flight will be cleared directly to the pre-contact position. At this point the flight is to proceed to the Observation Area on the tanker's left wing -(see picture)
-The standard formation for refueling is left echelon where all ships waiting to take fuel are on the left wing of the tanker and each other stacked high (you can tell if you are  stacked enough if the you can see the opposite wing of the Tanker). When an aircraft is done refueling move to the same position on the right wing of the tanker (now echelon right and again stacked high).
+The standard formation for refueling is left echelon where all ships waiting to take fuel are on the left wing of the tanker and each other stacked high (you can tell if you are  stacked enough if the you can see the opposite wing of the tanker). When an aircraft is done refueling move to the same position on the right wing of the tanker (now echelon right and again stacked high).
 ==Pre-Tanker Checks==