How would it start? User request, or when you reach a certain fuel state? What aircraft is it?
A user will select an add-on menu option to request for a tanker, which will then spawn overhead the boat. There will be an option in the vLSO.ini, specifying what aircraft to use as a tanker.
AFAIK, there are some tanker capable aircraft in FSX:
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/F-18_Buddy_Refueling.jpg/640px-F-18_Buddy_Refueling.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/S-3_Viking_in-flight_refueling.jpg/640px-S-3_Viking_in-flight_refueling.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/KA-6_F-14_DN-ST-87-10386.jpg/640px-KA-6_F-14_DN-ST-87-10386.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/A4_RF8A_1960.jpeg/640px-A4_RF8A_1960.jpeg)
Gif Diagram and two PDF pages attached are from CV NATOPS MANUAL 31 JULY 2009 NAVAIR 00-80T-105
Here's an excerpt from the document:
6.10.3 Recovery Tanking Pattern
After the receiver is engaged, the tanker aircraft shall establish a racetrack pattern in the vicinity of the ship. Unless special circumstances exist, the tanker should not proceed more than 10 miles ahead of the ship. The downwind leg should be 3 to 5 miles abeam and tanking should be completed prior to reaching a point 6 miles astern to allow for proper pattern entry. So, I was right - a racetrack
tanking pattern of 15x3nm will do...
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Can I please ask that, before you start this addition, you complete your project to make vLSO compatible with airports? ![Smiley :)](http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
I am anxiously awaiting this so I can refine my landing technique and the go out to the carriers.
If you mean FCLP support, be sure, it will be there.
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