What extra playtime does 3.5k give you at max E in a E/F? That's another bag and a half for us.
Probably 30-45 minutes, depending on what you're carrying.
What extra playtime does 3.5k give you at max E in a E/F? That's another bag and a half for us.
Play time? Depends on what you're doing. When thought of as number of passes behind the ship at night, blue water, it's as good as mother's milk (provided there's not a lot of "bring back" hanging on the wings).
3.5k more lbs to hold while the helo fouls the LA during another HP/CS // smiles of course
What extra playtime does 3.5k give you at max E in a E/F? That's another bag and a half for us.
I take it you've never heard of "Smart-Tanking."And just think, we're a quarter of the air wing now!
In all seriousness, I wonder if the amount of fuel dumped around the boat will ever become a target of the bean counters.
And just think, we're a quarter of the air wing now!
In all seriousness, I wonder if the amount of fuel dumped around the boat will ever become a target of the bean counters.
Compare the amount dumped by 1 airwing during 1 cycle to the amount an entire helo squadron burns flying for a quarter or even a year, and you start to wonder if the focus of previous cuts was a bit misguided....
fuckton of gas wasted. (And what real benefit does all that fuel buy you?)
I hope that's not a criticism of the currency requirement. You know, because DLQs aren't the bane of EVERY CAG Ops meeting....Combine that with the 7 day currency thing .
As for the boat, it wouldn't change how many passes/looks we have prior to tanking as max trap wouldn't change, but it would give you more loiter time prior to going home.
Not to be the bad guy here, but that should honestly be a valid question. I know exactly how much gas our airwing dumped each cycle. Combine that with the 7 day currency thing and its a fuckton of gas wasted. (And what real benefit does all that fuel buy you?)
During normal cyclic ops I doubt there is ever much dumping by anyone other than the tankers. But like RLSO said, that gas isn't a waste and what it buys you is the assurance that we end up dumping JP-5 in the ocean rather jets and aircrew.
Groan...I was hoping I would never hear those words again.I take it you've never heard of "Smart-Tanking."
It is a space issue. During recovery, the recovered jets are stacked on the bow, fouling the bow cats. The only alternative is to leave the spare tanker turning on the shelf. Usually it isn't needed, but when it is, you want it fast.Just a question, but why couldn't you spot a tanker on Cat 1 and launch it if it's needed for recovery? Wouldn't this solve both problems.
I'm sure there's a reason and I'm not the first to think of this...lol...