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=== Necessary preparations === | === Necessary preparations === | ||
==== Request a tanker at current position ==== | ==== Request a tanker at current position ==== | ||
[[File:Tanker.jpg|thumb|The tanker control dialog in FG 2.11]] | |||
As of FlightGear 2.4.0 you can request a tanker close to your current position, via the in-sim <tt>AI > Tanker Controls</tt> dialog. | As of FlightGear 2.4.0 you can request a tanker close to your current position, via the in-sim <tt>AI > Tanker Controls</tt> dialog. | ||
As of FlightGear 2.11 the tanker AI dialog has been much expanded. It is now possible to select from different tanker types, set the airspeed of the tanker and most importantly set the contact radius which determines how close one neeeds to approach the contact point in order to receive fuel. This allows to set the level of realism, for beginners a wide radius is recommended, whereas for a realistic simulation just few meters are appropriate. | |||
==== Scenarios ==== | ==== Scenarios ==== | ||