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Father Cool wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:03 It was another great AAR session for me haha.

I was planning to get airbourne hook up and be done. By the time I'd gotten started up and on the catapult the sun had gone down and the rain had set in. I think even the simulated god has it in for my AAR endeavours!
:lol: never tried aar in the dark, how did it go? or is it a sore subject?
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super flat top out today chaps ooohhh

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john (scooby) wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:19
Father Cool wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:03 It was another great AAR session for me haha.

I was planning to get airbourne hook up and be done. By the time I'd gotten started up and on the catapult the sun had gone down and the rain had set in. I think even the simulated god has it in for my AAR endeavours!
:lol: never tried aar in the dark, how did it go? or is it a sore subject?
Well I thought sod it I'll give it a go as it was a nice pinky yellow sky. By the time I got in behind the tanker it was pitch black and I only knew it was there because I'd locked it up and I was getting wake turbulance. I couldn't see anything else at all. I assume there is some sort of lighting I missed but it was pointless as I couldn't even see the plane let alone the drogue.

Oh well an hour practicing nav and flying with your eyes closed it seems.
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Mutley wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:23 super flat top out today chaps ooohhh
I thought that was the 15th?
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Father Cool wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:45
john (scooby) wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:19
Father Cool wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 07:03 It was another great AAR session for me haha.

I was planning to get airbourne hook up and be done. By the time I'd gotten started up and on the catapult the sun had gone down and the rain had set in. I think even the simulated god has it in for my AAR endeavours!
:lol: never tried aar in the dark, how did it go? or is it a sore subject?
Well I thought sod it I'll give it a go as it was a nice pinky yellow sky. By the time I got in behind the tanker it was pitch black and I only knew it was there because I'd locked it up and I was getting wake turbulance. I couldn't see anything else at all. I assume there is some sort of lighting I missed but it was pointless as I couldn't even see the plane let alone the drogue.

Oh well an hour practicing nav and flying with your eyes closed it seems.
did you go through radio procedure? i guessed theyd have lights but given how borked the carrier lights are it wouldnt surprise me if it was bugged lol
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Yes I went through the radio procedure.

Still saw nothing, probably should have turned the hud off maybe. Who knows. Not the best conditions to practice though anyway!
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Father Cool wrote: 14 Apr 2020, 08:45 Yes I went through the radio procedure.

Still saw nothing, probably should have turned the hud off maybe. Who knows. Not the best conditions to practice though anyway!
id argue its great conditions to practise, train hard, fight easy!
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That's why I thought sod it I'd go up anyway when it was dusk. It just went too hardcore too fast!
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