Originally Posted by d-porter

Now I just have to figure out air-to-air refuelling.

From CloudyIFR at SimHQ....

Squadron Exchange
Curtis “Tailwind” Suter, MSgt, USAF Retired

Hello Lieutenant Falcon. I’m going to send you out with Captain Oleo to Amendola to meet a group
of F-4G “Wild Weasels” who are down there from Spangdahlem, AB Germany for some dissimilar
aircraft testing. What the Air Force wants to do is replace the F-4E’s that are normally paired up
with the Weasels with F-16’s. Since they are in the area we have the opportunity to see if the
F-16’s will pair up well for Wild Weasel missions.

You’re scheduled out of here at 0915 hrs where you’ll join up with a Tanker that is coming out of
Falconara, AB for some air-to-air refueling. You need to get on the Tanker quickly as there is a
flight of four Weasels that need fuel. You’ll join up with these Weasels and they’ll escort you on
down to Amendola. I realize in the past refueling was very difficult but now it’s quite easy to do.
The excellent engineers at Lead Pursuit (LP) have made an avionics upgrade to the flight control
computers software and this has really made refueling quite possible now. So don’t sweat out the
refueling like in months past. You’ll be amazed what the folks at LP have done.

There is also a four-ship of Weasels coming up from Lamezia Terme to fly with our folks up here
at Aviano, they are scheduled in about the time you’re to depart and you may see them coming in.
Remember you’re down there to learn the tactics of the Weasels and see if the F-16 is a suitable
replacement to the F-4E’s, you’re not to be in the bar and hung-over all week. I’m not saying don’t
enjoy yourself, just make sure you keep your priorities straight and that you represent Aviano well.
I’ll see you back in a week.

All right get out there and have a nice time.

Refueling TE



2 tanking



Phantoms inbound





Lead F4 hooking up.... tanked vipers on left wing



Number 2 Phantom hooking up



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