branac Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Hi, I have been trying to learn air to air refueling for quite some time, but this is what happens every time: - I get close to the tanker - they extended the basket - I get close enough to connect - and suddenly, just when i am about to get hooked to the basket, the tanker slows down exactly 4 km/h or 4 kn/h depends on the plane - that's just enough to make me overshoot and can't make connection This happens every time, I tried Su-33 and F/A-18, same thing. I am trying all this on DCS latest beta. Am i setting my practice missions wrong, or flying the plane wrong ... I really don't have a clue what is happening. If somebody had a similar experience any advice and/or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Why not continue your old post: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=258661 with added track maybe? Have you already tried removing any mods you might have installed? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 What does the "speed" of a tanker or your aircraft mean? Is there wake turbulence or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branac Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Why not continue your old post: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=258661 with added track maybe? Have you already tried removing any mods you might have installed? Ah yes, totally forgot about that old post, sorry about that. Watched again few videos on YouTube, of people doing the a/a refueling, and noticed the same behavior, so the problem is definitely with me. Need more practice, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branac Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 What does the "speed" of a tanker or your aircraft mean? Is there wake turbulence or not? By "the speed" I meant that number in the upper left corner on Su-33 HUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 There are many speeds to use when flying an aircraft. For example, airspeed, ground speed. Which speed is displayed on the Su-33's HUD? Which is the speed of the tanker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Which speed is displayed on the Su-33's HUD? Which is the speed of the tanker? Both are IAS. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foka Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 - and suddenly, just when i am about to get hooked to the basket, the tanker slows down exactly 4 km/h or 4 kn/h depends on the plane Just one detail. There is no kn/h. Knot is "mile per hour". And abbreviation is kts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtraChrisP Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Don't use autothrottle. Get used to jockeying the controls. I consider myself to be pretty good at AAR and I'm constantly making micro-adjustments on stick and throttle as I maintain the refueling position. Don't fixate on your speed. Just fly form with the tanker. Honestly, one of the better ways to train is to turn off the HUD so you just have visual cues to work off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbishop Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Just one detail. There is no kn/h. Knot is "mile per hour". And abbreviation is kts. Seeing how we are correcting things. A knot is actually 1 nautical mile per hour which is abbreviated in the ICAO standard as kt or kts, this is equal to 1.15 miles per hour which is abbreviated mph.:D. Kn for knots is also technically correct under ISO standards. Edited October 1, 2020 by pbishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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