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Boom and Basket for Charl

PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 7:44 am
by Splitpin
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Metrea are a commercial air -to-air refuelling provider (among other things)
They operate the 5th largest aerial refuelling fleet in the world, and the only company using KC-135s.

Re: Boom and Basket for Charl

PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 8:27 am
by Charl
Just makes my teeth itch :D
Reeks of a field patch-up when the right resources weren't there.
Speaking as an expert**
This is how it is done properly: 2 hose reels and a boom for those who can't basket.

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**...in getting to within shouting distance of the drogue and then giving it all up as an exercise in utter frustration...