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  1. 11-14-2009, 10:07 PM #1
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    Thumbs up Inflight Refueling Aint Easy ...

    ... Actually very challenging. Even more so in FS because the "Boomers" are not lending a hand from the KC-135 in terms of extending the drogues or hoses. Boomers are the USAF and other aircrewmen depending on their nationality which are in control of the refueling systems in back of the KC-135.

    Anyhow, if you want to try it yourself look for c135fr19.zip right here in the Flightsim libray, and read all instructions.

    Flying from LFML Marseille to join up with the tanker at FL 160, made several attempts ... got pretty close, but this Mirage F1 is very much a handful at airspeeds below 300 KIAS.

    Landed at the nearest base, LFMO Orange-Caritat.

    Including one real KC-135/Mirage 2000N air to air refueling pic at the end.

    Enjoy! Mike
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    The rest ...
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    Hope you at least got a fill up Mike!

    Nice post though

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    Lol, nice shots. You seem to be obsessed...
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    Nearly made it on shot #6 Mike. If it was easy God wouldn't have made Navy Pilots.
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    White Knuckles....Very cool.

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    No one said refueling is easy. The pilots that fly those rendezvous just make them look that way. But it is far from that.

    Now try it with a huge C-5 Galaxy on the receiving end to see if you can do it with that goliath.
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    Top quality set of shots Mike.
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    Amazing set Mike I ruined several tankers and fighters
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    Thanks for the awesome ride flyboy208. These are some stellar shots!
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