When an aerial refueling has been planned into your route, the refueling point will be marked on your Situation MFD, and the patrol route of the tanker you must refuel from will also be seen.
The Refueling HUD can be selected by pressing the H key repeatedly until the REF HUD appears.
The Refuel HUD indicates information vital for refueling correctly.
Should you need to refuel when no refuellng has been scheduled you can request a vector to the nearest refueling aircraft by selecting radio frequency PUSH 2 "VECTOR TO TANKER" from the menu on the top left of your Helmet Mounted Display.
You will be given the necessary vector and told to contact the indicated tanker on radio frequency PUSH VICTOR 4,.
Easy steps to successful refueling.
Refueling diagram
1. The fighter has a vector to the tanker aircraft
2. The fighter requests permission to refuel from the tanker. Once permission is granted, the approach is made from above the tanker�s altitude
3. The fighter approaches the tanker from a position one quarter mile astern to the pre-contact position.
4. The fighter is on the pre-contact position at the correct height and 50 feet astern. The refueler will grant permission to move forward to the contact position.
