Guest Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Sorry I made you wait.:D If you do learn the key points described below, you will probably be able to do AAR like this video in the next few months :beer: : Conditions of this video: Player: 2×F-14Bs armed with 2×AIM-54s, 2×AIM-7s, 2×AIM-9s, no external tanks, initial furl state 6,479 lbs (40%) Tanker: KC-135 MPRS flying in a 3 nm long race-track orbit at 25,000 feet Wind : 20 knots at 26,000 feet Key points of AAR Do the straight & level flight without Axis Tune and any input to stick and throttle, by relaxing your limbs and trimming. Do not use the rudder. Add up trim according to the weight of your aircraft, which increases as the amount of fuel in your aircraft increases. To keep your aircraft in the same attitude as the tanker and your aircraft's position relative to the tanker, you must be looking at the attitude of the tanker. For F-14B: It is necessary to set wing-sweep according to altitude (perhaps more precisely, air density), not only Bomb-mode. For example, at 25,000 feet, it is suitable to set about 47 degrees in Manual-mode. How to learn AAR I spent several months learning AAR step by step :joystick: :furious: :crash: as follows: Step1: Aim to fly as close and straight as possible using an aircraft without missiles, bombs, or external tanks behind the tanker, which flies 20,000ft straight in fine weather and no wind. Step2: Aim to get closer to the tanker than in step1 and get "Clear contact". Step3: Aim to get closer to the tanker than in step2 and get "Contact. You are taking fuel." Step4: Aim to keep the same position with respect to the tanker for as long as possible and get "Transfer complete". Step5: Aim to get "Transfer complete" as quickly as possible in more difficult conditions. For example: add missiles and/or bombs; add wind; at higher altitude; in orbit; at night. Good luck!:thumbup: Edited September 23, 2020 by Fuujin fix mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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