Bad Day Refueling

[HAL Pilot]

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?featur...=/watch?v=A4O8kaKMv_U&feature=player_embedded

 

[MasterBates]

Fucking work computers have Youtube blocked. I hate corporate IT.

Nevermind the internets are my entertainment when I am basically watching paint dry 13+ hours a day.

 

[SynixMan]

Bet they wish they didn't have their squadron painted on the boom!

 

[Cron]

Fucking work computers have Youtube blocked. I hate corporate IT.

Nevermind the internets are my entertainment when I am basically watching paint dry 13+ hours a day.

Try this: https://www.hidemyass.com/

Or just use your phone

 

[jollygreen07]

Bet they wish they didn't have their squadron painted on the boom!

That is a bad day... Tanker's autopilot disengaged and the guys in the NATO AWACS had to unload the jet. There's a reason we put everyone in belts when we AR. It happens every once and awhile. Didn't help that the guy was waaay inside the envelope after the disconnect.

 

[Jim123]

This one went pretty bad too (skip to about 1:30).

 

[xj220]

That is a bad day... Tanker's autopilot disengaged and the guys in the NATO AWACS had to unload the jet. There's a reason we put everyone in belts when we AR. It happens every once and awhile. Didn't help that the guy was waaay inside the envelope after the disconnect.

Was the disconnect automatic when the autopilot went? This refueling business is foreign to me.

 

[jollygreen07]

Was the disconnect automatic when the autopilot went? This refueling business is foreign to me.

Nah man. If you look closely, you'll notice that shortly after the boom disconnects from the AWACS, the tanker dives ever so slightly, causing the receiver to dive. The boom disconnected because the AWACS was outside the boom's envelope. Sometimes when a receiver has a large enough bow wave, the tanker's autopilot will kick off because it can't keep up with the pitch requirements.

 

[707guy]

That was a pretty crazy vid - jollygreen - thanks for the insight!

 

[HAL Pilot]

KJOYCE1026
Why did you rate my post "disagree"? All it did was link to an interesting video. Do you think it was a good day refueling? Just curious, not biggie in the grand scheme of things...

 

[usmarinemike]

I wouldn't normally say anything, but I finally made it into the basket on the first try today, so I get to say That was absolutely heinous.

 

[scoolbubba]

Pretty glad I don't have to try and plug into a tanker. When we get low on gas...we go home!

 

[webmaster]

Video reminded me of scoolbubba trying to maintain altitude during steep turns as a 3P.... 2P.... PPC.... ah well, copilot.

 

[Brett327]

When we get low on gas...we go home!

We know... not that anyone noticed. FWIW, my longest flight in a Prowler is almost as long as my longest flight in a P-3. The downside is, there's no room for my hammock and sleeping bag in the Prowler.

 

[webmaster]

We know... not that anyone noticed. FWIW, my longest flight in a Prowler is almost as long as my longest flight in a P-3. The downside is, there's no room for my hammock and sleeping bag in the Prowler.

How long? 13.5 on 15JUL03 out in C7F is my longest flight in my logbook, U11.5. 4.5 sleeping in the rack Think HAL said he flew a 13.6 or something flight.