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Asturias56 Problem is using cameras versus human eyeballs 20 or 30 feet away. It is not automated a lot more than what USAF has used since the 50's and 60's. The traditional system had a human boom op that saw me and even scolded me if I was too rough or outta place. The dude would control the boom and things worked great, even in terrible weather and such. The new plane uses a camera or two with the boom controlled 40 feet away near the cockpit by a human and is having problems. Other problem things on the new plane exist, but the thing that bothers most of we users and ex-users was a camera and not a human eyeball. Gums sends...
Completely automated boom boom refuellin' is being tested for the MRTT & may even be in service with some of their tankers. Meanwhile the future says....
Last edited by SpazSinbad; 8th Apr 2022 at 00:38.
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