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Old 4th Feb 2019, 16:54
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KenV
 
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Originally Posted by BEagle
With you on the Iron Maiden! Wretchedly horrible device - and if you missed the boomer would then move the thing, losing you the previous visual reference. After my first couple of jousts, I had to ask the young lady driving the boom to keep the darned thing still. Fortunately when in contact the onload rate was vastly superior to that from a Victor. Having completed my Teach Yourself BDA Prodding lesson, the Russians we were after decided to turn for home before we got much further North.
Ooooh yeah, the boom operator moving the boom and totally fouling up your approach! I was fortunate in that it only happened a few times, but what a mind bender that was for me. All of a sudden my visual cues changed in mid approach. The addition of WARP on KC-135 has got to be huge for USN and other probe equipped aircraft refueling from the KC-135. But like KC-10 not all were so equipped which is more the pity. But at least the KC-10 has a decent centerline basket.

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