Am I just bad, or is this a bug? (air-refuelling)

[tribbin]

I get the feeling that the air-fueling chute should have 'caught' many times, so I made a recording. Should I just get better, or is this a bug?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szlCboPPh-g

[Troll Norris]

It is KC-135 MPRS made by Razbam and for it you need to be much more precise than for any other tanker.

[Troll Norris]

Guy, you have PIO right before connection. Do not stare at basket. Look at it only by your peripheral vision. Rather focus your vision on some better point at distance. E.G. wingtip or engine nacelle. You will be much more stable. Same like when you drive car - you look into distance to not drive zig-zag.

[tribbin]

Good tip. Works much better.

However, I tried other tankers and have much better aim than I see in many video's online, but it never connects.

[spike2071]

Originally posted by tribbin:

Good tip. Works much better.

However, I tried other tankers and have much better aim than I see in many video's online, but it never connects.

Make sure you've done all the correct radio communications. When you call "Intent to Refuel" the tanker drops the baskets. Then you have to form up and call "Ready Pre-Contact" and get clearance to actually refuel. If you don't do that last step, you will never connect.

I don't know if that's your issue, but I've run into what you're seeing when I don't call "Ready Pre-Contact." If you did all that, then I don't know what the issue is.

[Troll Norris]

The hose is released only after tanker says "cleared contact"
https://youtu.be/wwByzjxuhEs

[spike2071]

I've seen it released before. I've had the same issue as the OP, and it was because I forgot the Pre-Contact call. Maybe they patched it up recently, or there is some other random variable (tanker, plane, map, time, whatever :P ).

From 4 months ago:
https://youtu.be/u9BqLqk83Xo?si=GDPdAIm2x2cAdusM&t=446

Edit: Apparently the link doesn't start at the correct spot. Fast forward to 7:26 to see the baskets deployed before he calls Pre Contact. Like I said, maybe it's been patched since then, but OP definitely looks like he should have hit the 2nd one in his video.

Edit to the Edit:

Here is one from 2 weeks ago (after the most recent update). About 20 seconds in he calls Pre contact, but you can see the baskets are already deployed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leIDE4cQXk0

Very weird.

[Troll Norris]

In first video - I have no idea. But for myself the hose is released only after "cleared contact" call. Also in the first video the aircraft behaving is very strange. Looks like game mode. Such fast accelerating and decellerating is weird.

In 2nd video It is not KC-135 MPRS
I think he did not get contact because he was too unstable

[tribbin]

My problem has definitely been the radio, as I did the pre-contact very early.

Update: I did a retry and it works when doing pre-contact when I'm very close. Also it now says "break away" when I'm too close (supposedly).