Air-to-Air Refueling FINALLY Arrives in MSFS! | 4K Full Flight Demo | Microsoft Flight Simulator

[@JohnMichaelson]

This entire video is a great showcase of how far MSFS has come since it first launched. Hopefully addons like these will be portable to 2024 without too much hassle, because it will make that sim really hit the ground running.

[@vizzieizzy]

I am hoping for the same. They are reporting that almost everything will port over.... But it still makes me nervous having over a thousand dollars easy in just in game add-ons 😬

[@Zach_9000]

@@vizzieizzyCompletely agree with you, I currently play on Xbox (which is an absolute disaster), however I’m hoping to buy a decent PC as of November time and I’m hoping everything transfers smoothly over! 🤞

[@EJ205T]

@@vizzieizzy I'm hoping for MCFS to appear.

[@lpcox]

@@Zach_9000wait for the FS2024 before you buy a PC. they promised massive performance improvement. i’m praying for it for sure. 😂

[@charliehilbrant]

I bet we’re going to be pleasantly surprised. Fingers crossed. Cuz 2020 is so solid right now on PC. Are you on FS or DCS?

[@dunbar555]

big DCS guy here. Water looks much better here. Also, the refueling line is more realistc here. I which eagle dynamics would step up

[@Lonewolf23-26]

Reminds of back when Microsoft had the combat flight sims. They were some super awesome games back in the day, they should bring it back give dcs a reason to step up.

[@T-Cup314]

I wish for the day lol

[@Johngore747]

As a big MSFS player, I can say that DCS is so much more robust as a product. MSFS works ‘perfectly’ 1/10 times for me at best. DCS loads everytime flawlessly, with incredible resource performance.

[@jonallsop7502]

Yes, I had to rewind when I saw the water and clouds in the background - it looks amazing

[@zacharyw4628]

They're too busy adding "features" (paid modules") to add anything that would make the sim BETTER. Combat AI, formation AI, refueling, better radar simulation, etc etc. All things that should have been core.

[@r4microds]

Alex from Touching Cloud has been one of the most amazing gifts to the MSFS community. He's really been ahead of the curve with his thinking for what the sim has been missing. He nailed gliders with kenetic Assistant long before that was native to the sim, developed the legacy importer for users to start moving FSX aircraft into MSFS for retooling, has added countless cool VFX for developers like rotor wash, smoke, etc.. And on a more personal note, wrote our entire native Multiplayer Towing in our Discus 2C FES Glider, as well as the entire native drop able ordinance system for our F4F-Wildcat at GotFriends. Truly if there was anyone that could figure out what most devs think is impossible to implement in MSFS, its him. This addon is a whole new level of epic!

[@mzaite]

To be fair, ASOBO thinks everything is impossible so someone will fix it for them for free.

[@friendlygiant2502]

Yup..he is amazing!

[@TouchingCloud]

Aww thank you for the kind words 😊

[@kosmos224]

@@mzaite Bethesda style

[@Andy-yj1pp]

Nice video! Regarding the drogue lights: - GREEN refueling range - AMBER max length reached - AMBER BLINK min length reached

[@heiferhopper]

The reason the speed brakes are deployed during carrier landings is because it forces the engines to operate at a higher thrust during the approach for quicker spool up and glide slope corrections. The speed brakes close as soon as you go to full throttle. The J52s weren't exactly the quickest engines. BTW, the sounds are fairly accurate to the rw engine sounds. Pretty good for a mediocre flight sim aircraft. Also, the white stick/handle in front of the throttle was used for 3 things: it pulled up and twisted 90 degrees to lock the front strut on the cat, it was also used to hold on to when at full throttle, so the pilot doesn't pull the throttle back during launch and to also activate all the lights prior to a night launch. The launch bar was a manual affair, lowered by the catapult crew when at the cat. There was also a receptacle behind the nose wheels that took a piece of metal called the hold back fitting. This broke when the catapult reached a certain pressure, launching the aircraft down the deck.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Currently it's fair to say that most military hardcore simmers have to sit in an awkward divide between the fidelity of DCS and the visuals/"whole earth" of MSFS with neither being completely fulfilling. So it's great to see something like this showing up in MSFS to help bridge that divide, even if MSFS isn't and never will provide the systems depth that DCS does.

[@joncoughlin_dev]

That A-6 looks really good.

[@leighbellouny3904]

Wing switch should be your nav lights, and Strobe is your anti-collision ETA: anti-collision flash or steady

[@monostripezebras]

Carrier landings and air refuelling are a must for any flight sim..

[@pythosdegothos6181]

Impressive. Really not much more to say. The video of the landing and the interior view on launch really brings home how fast things happen in these operations.

[@danylepage8338]

I wish DCs world and MSFS were combined.

[@vizzieizzy]

I would have to quit my job to make more time for that 😂

[@MrShillum]

its call FLIGHT COMBAT SIMULATOR i wish they will realease a new version combined with MFS + More speed sensation because MFS is a bit slow compare to the feeling of speed during a flight on DCS .

[@renatoigmed]

The ideal would be a remake of Combat Flight Simulator to compete with DCS. The market ALWAYS needs competition!

[@danylepage8338]

@@renatoigmed You're right!

[@cptairwolf]

Seeing stuff like this finally make it into the sim really gets me excited for the future of careers and missions! Now if only Asobo could give us devs the tools needed to creation working weapons systems!

[@mzaite]

Asobo still hasn't made ground antenna obstacles a thing. You wan't dev tools, you want X-plane.

[@vizzieizzy]

The F-14 is a blast to refuel. Amazingly my first run with it I was already up before I realized I forgot to start my TrackIR gave it a shot anyway. I landed the cone first try and topped off which was difficult because in the F-14 if you forget IR tracking you can not see the the probe lol so my first refuel was blind and successful. Refueling is so fun and challenging I do it even when running unlimited fuel. Amazing video as always, truly beautiful.

[@miked5562]

Have you done it in DCS also?

[@AUA298]

How do you refuel mid air?

[@Sebastopolmark]

GREAT flight Captain - start to finish. All the background noises are spot on and really add to the overall quality of the video. I like propellers but this would be a wonderful challenge to attempt. I'm sure I would run out of fuel several times. Thanks again! !! !!!

[@Swisba]

I LOVE flight games so much! So glad i jsut got my first hotas!

[@stewiepid4385]

Once again, ITBS produces a really good video that has a very unique presentation. As always, I sat as close to my 52" monitor so as to induce vertigo whilst nibbling on a snack with root beer. Continued health and success to you and this channel.

[@Dillon737]

One of the best videos you've done! Now I'm off to purchase the A6, already have Airshow Assistant.

[@coffeeguy6673]

Because of this video I purchased the Miltech Super Carrier Pro and the Grumman Intruder and have tried this several times in VR, it is just incredible. Took me nearly an hour to finally get the probe into the basket and then I lost control and disconnected !! I'll be having a ton of fun trying again though. Cheers ITBS for such an inspiring video. Daz.

[@peterregan8691]

Great as always! I was recently watching a real world aerial refuelling vid by Growler Jams and apparently going into the basket too hard can create a sine wave in the hose strong enough to break the probe off the aircraft. Serious stuff and the skill level required (especially in bad weather) really is something else.

[@123ghostwarrior]

Hey ITBS! Another fantastic video, really adds so much realism. It's great to see things lioe this appearing in the sim. I for one would love to see an attempt at operation black buck but that would be quite the time commitment.

[@Synoopy2]

I started out on DCS for many years, but have been playing MSFS GA planes mostly since Dec. I didn't want to jump into their warbirds because I had heard you couldn't shoot or bomb anything, so I said what's the point. First this looks like a A6 intruder if I am not mistaken, which is my fav Vietnam era platform. Second the looks of it are fantastic so I am hoping this isn't some kind of 4k trickery.

[@KuostA]

well said.

[@Johngore747]

Another cracking video! Thanks for sharing this too! I bought Airshow Assistant because of your videos and have been eagerly awaiting the Miltech AAR addon. Hugely pleased to hear AAR as part of Airshow Assistant!

[@JPH11]

Looks incredible! Great video. Am a DCS player, wish DCS looked like this

[@marcosavila8215]

omG this addon is so perfect, i cant believe it, the DCS can have a edge but isnt much at all, im a DCS fan Boy but i miss a lot flying MSFS im coming back, and now i have my i7 13900 with the RTX 3090, will be a blast i need to install it all over tho, i never thought they would do it... imagine doing a second version now of MSFS but Combat MSFS this would ruin ED totally, if MS put his mind into it and change their "philosophy" i would be so happy, all the world and with these graphics would be any DCS fan dream...my dream doing real mission across the world with refueling and after coming home, this would be something else, they have all the tools now

[@Fmkhh]

Lovely new addon! Brilliant video as usual!

[@fleuger99]

Great vid and fantastic content. The air to air refueling looks to be challenging and fun. Thanks.

[@janoshorvath5154]

Jaw dropping! It must require a power plant to run at this quality that smooth! :)

[@scotty6346]

I really enjoyed that ITBS, Great piloting skills there, Your content is top notch 👍

[@Danko05]

Another great video. A-6 is a very cool aircraft, by the way, the attitude indicator looks funny, was it like that in the real one?

[@graysonridge4080]

So cheesy looking. I'd love to know if/why it was really like that

[@DeeQ-cy8xt]

Absolutely fantastic video👏👏loved it👍

[@Jigsaw407]

A fantastic addition to the sim. I had great fun refueling the F-35 the other day. It's pretty hard to get it right with no depth perception. P.S. I think you just generated another sale of the A-6 for Deimos. Are the dimensions accurate? The crew looks so tiny in the cockpit.

[@TopAirspace]

The Co-Pilot sits quite low in the Intruder cockpit compared to the Pilot which is accurate. Overall I think it's definitely worth a purchase.

[@Beeterfish]

I had a scale model of the Prowler as a kid. What an awesome bird!

[@HvaldimirSmirnov]

Very good, thanks blue!

[@daveslow84]

Amazing video! The only negative is the heatblur effects on the engines... Asobo should really at this point just give up and delete the effect completely from the whole sim :D

[@p.c.9714]

Plus there are no light effects on the fuselage

[@KD-_-]

What's next, missiles?

[@DCSHacks]

Absolutely Epic - DCS should be a little worried!

[@WE-R-1]

Imagine if you will……Take a fighter Jet at 12,000ft+ Hit and match the speed of a target that’s 1x1 FT going 200mph with wind turbulence and and wake turbulence from a 1million lbs aircraft!!!! 1 word Skills

[@ssrcbike]

Thorley enjoyed the up load you just make it so easy 👍

[@floridaman9314]

Bro all we need is a game mode for combat and allowing missiles and guns and we are ready

[@War_tog]

HOHW DID YOU GET THE CARRIER SO REAlistic with the crew on deck and the textures? i wanna do that!

[@brandonchappell1535]

watching that basket bounce like its held by rubber band made me think "classic msfs physics" 😆😆

[@zsolteditor]

when this will be included in base FS2020/2024, i'll take it (if will not have a 3,2,1 starter that will stick to the middle of the screen as in "Top Gun"). Just tired of stuff not working after big/small updates and this will not be an exception. Very good work on the video part.

[@levagabond4464]

18:38 Bro, normally you never do this move, if you are on left side, you can go down or turn left, but not right like you did. It's dangerous

[@BenFryer-yh8gj]

Im praying for someone to make a tacpack like addon for msfs

[@SimonGiorgi73]

Nice video ! 🎉

[@Senor0Droolcup]

Could someone post links to all of the add-ons used in this wonderful video? The A-6 and the carrier etc.?

[@matthuntsboston]

This looks tempting...

[@liam-bo5qv]

Have you thought about redoing some reviews for the new sim because there are already quite a few addons that have been significantly updated I couldn’t imagine how much more complex and real they could be after an addons first update after transferring to the new sim? Also what plans do you actually have in mind for the new sim especially after the news that can walk around and even have people like real friends as an engineer or co pilot in the cockpit. These are just a few things I’d love to see you review and I can’t wait

[@kevinhendon]

STUNNING 👍👍👍👍

[@majorclanger7475]

Thank you for a facnating video , Apart from The hawker Hurrican , my favorite aircraft , I avoid military aircraft in MSFS , as they need to have a varient MSFS 2024 Combate .

[@fadd6895]

so many military aircraft and nothing to do .....just fly point A to point B .

[@AirJoe]

I've tried this in DCS. It's way harder than it looks. Respect to anyone who can get a whole tank of fuel.

[@kodiakwood4924]

Dunno how y’all fly with the copilot there. Drives me crazy. Wish they did more.

[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

MSFS got the A-6 before we did in DCS, oof

[@eliashernandez1391]

i think if DCS incorporated microsofts maps and graphics it would be the best fighter sumulator on the planet!!!

[@wezzyswagdrifter]

being a dcs player im gonna try it now

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

Would prefer an RAF Voyager MRTT as a tanker. Would buy it then.

[@Zach_9000]

Miltech Simulations are in the process of creating their own refuelling add on (coming sometime this summer) called Ariel Refuelling Pro, which features five tanker models including the: - KC135 - KC130 - A330MRTT I should think the KC-46 will also be included. However I totally agree with you, being British the old reliable “Voyager” is a staple among RAF enthusiasts like myself!

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

@@Zach_9000 As an ex member of the blue suit club/grey sky airlines I agree.

[@Zach_9000]

@@jjsmallpiece9234 If they can simulate it well enough, Miltech have my money! Browsing their previous products and seeing how well made they are, I should think this will be no exception (when it does finally arrive!).

[@McFreddie22]

Great video and all but isn't the thumbnail a little misleading ? I'd like to see you refueling with the heatblur tomcat.

[@ISAACICEMAN1]

where do you find the atc sounds from? great vid btw!

[@mustang2005]

I tried it last night so fun

[@blackfalco33]

so good

[@jbninjah1776]

where do you get the military atc background sounds? great landing!

[@Cessna152ful]

That looked like a 1 wire, not the best but still a catch

[@old_guard2431]

Deck crew standing right behind the starting engines? Check.

[@Still-Sitting]

Master Caution is for parking brake

[@mykey39]

Why does the glare shield in the A-6 look so glossy? It looks like a marble table instead of a glare shield.

[@dominikraith1871]

Amazing Video! Are your msfs/nvcp settings still the same as before...? thanks my friend!

[@thesimpilot2022]

are you using any sort of post processing, such as reshade? if so, is it custom made by you, or are you using any 3rd party preset?

[@adamchancy5247]

How did you get visible bombs to show on the A6 in MSFS???

[@madshelmerpetersen4428]

Amazing !! I’m considering buying a pc that can handle this level of graphics - can you share the details of your pc and what VR headset you use ? ( do you have a video about this ? H

[@hesselkole1638]

Can you do the air to air refueling on Xbox via the airshow assisant or not (yet?) ?

[@tonyf9076]

Quick question, is it me or do those pilots look tiny in the Intruders ??

[@johnwicks4936]

Wasn't Miltech making an air to air refueling module?

[@vizzieizzy]

They are in process. It sounds like it won't be much different except one MAJOR difference. The refueling crew (pilots and boom operators will be able to give instruction including adjustments while in flight.

[@TopAirspace]

​@vizzieizzy I don't think Alex will mind me saying this is currently being worked on in Airshow Assistant and the tanker is now also able to fly an orbit pattern. Will be updated very soon 😉

[@Bellthorian]

Microsoft needs to make a dedicated combat flight simulator and bury DCS.

[@lexustech48]

Any chance you could do a tutorial on how to set up Air Show assistant for aerial refueling? I have Airshow assistant, but have no idea how to get a tank on station.Thants

[@coffeeguy6673]

open Airshow assistant when flying, scroll along the top options until you see AAR, then scroll down to choose your tanker, tanker speed and whether rookie, ace or pro pilot and below that you there are two choices that make the tanker appear ahead of you.

[@hexpulatwork]

where do you get all these Radio chatter from?!

[@asp217]

The car should not have moved for the cyclist. By doing so should be getting a FPN for crossing a stop line on a red traffic signal.

[@antoniocastrignano4391]

How can i get the carrier and the air refueling add-on?

[@Gio-vf1zf]

Why the air force ATC chatter is in UK accent?

[@3516diesel]

I can't get the A-6 to catch a wire, no fun.

[@Atlasgtesports]

How do you get your voice like that?

[@vincebagadonis8016]

I wonder if it's as impossible as trying to connect with the F-14 on DCS!

[@McFreddie22]

I can say, connecting the heatblur/IFE F-14 Tomcat in MSFS is very very difficult, having to constantly trim the aircraft all the time. Haven't been doing any refueling in the tomcat in DCS, only the hornet which I find is easier than the tomcat in MSFS.

[@WILEY104]

I dream about Microsoft obliterating Eagle dynamics. Then I wake up and finish myself off.

[@AKStingerGT185]

Is this just for PC?

[@YokeJoke]

Eyyy how do you do? when connected can a jet not set to autopilot set to same alt and speed untill full topped of?

[@TouchingCloud]

In Rookie mode you will have airspeed assistant, which sync your and tanker airspeed. AP may work as well but in RL all the refueling steps performed by pilot himself.

[@YokeJoke]

@@TouchingCloud I would be exausted holding it in position i rather need full attention in my next war tasks might you get a Mig/Flanker on your tail you easy target in that case, thanks mate.

[@shhhhsecrethaha]

Is this for Xbox? Or just pc?

[@unclealig]

where to get this air-to-air-refuling addon?

[@TouchingCloud]

AirshowAssistant in MSFS marketplace, both PC and Xbox

[@russellharris5072]

If you use lossless scaling DO NOT use it with Airshow assistant,this combination results in framrates so low as to be useless......................................

[@TouchingCloud]

That is totally unexpected, will be tested

[@cursecat111]

Remember when Captain Sim had a refueler in FS( I think it was. Could use that to refuel any aircraft that would enter into the refuel space behind the tanker. Hope you can do that with this some time in the future for any aircraft.Not just what's listed here so far.

[@TouchingCloud]

Any aircraft capable for AAR, you just need to set contact point and refueling type manually if aircraft not listed in the table

[@cursecat111]

@@TouchingCloud LOL.Cheers.Would love to do a long distance say with a 736 or the up coming Lancaster bomber or a DC3 and just air refuel. Thanks.

[@stratcat3216]

yes... and no guns, weapons, etc. I can't lie.. it's just a civillian plane without them.

[@pgm1673]

The tanker speed is broken at the time of this release.

[@vizzieizzy]

Mine just updated this morning and all is perfect, check you content manager hopefully it's waiting for you.

[@XAMBUSH1X]

i noticed that, it was a nightmare even when approaching slower than it , vr is buggy too but still good and hopefully it only gets better.. a havnt logged in to see if its updated today yet.

[@Angel-uo4ds]

@@vizzieizzy I uploaded it's not fixed. If you check the patch notes it in fact says that it is bugged and they will have a fix soon.

[@coffeeguy6673]

I struggled with either keeping up with the tanker or was going too quickly and went past the tanker, had to keep playing with the tanker knots sliding scale, eventually got the probe into the basket, for a few seconds anyway !!

[@pgm1673]

At the moment I'm setting the tanker speed to 220kts and my airspeed to around 240-45 to connect. Would have preferred it had not being released like this.

[@justinsmith9135]

If only there was combat. It is such a shame

[@julianneale6128]

Gas?

[@Cappa530]

The plane keeps teleporting away from me when I get close

[@Cappa530]

I am in a F18 if that matters

[@Ubi-o]

How do you find friends to play with for this. I mean this is useless unless you have friends?

[@kazzercise]

why is it useless?

[@Ubi-o]

@@kazzercise well its useless for me cuz i dont have no friends to fly with.

[@Ubi-o]

I guess if you have a group it could be super fun

[@WhiteHawk77]

It’s not, because this isn’t another person flying the tanker, it’s just an AI plane injected and scripted to do this just like the wingman feature and if you want to fly a military plane for an extended period of time you might want a more realistic way of topping up your tanks than opening the Weight and Balance and added it like that.

[@Ubi-o]

@@WhiteHawk77 oh it’s ai? Where in the air is it. That’s way dope

[@jonnekjonneksson]

The flight characteristics of that package aren't quite realistic. Specially the landing, it looked like the A-6 flies at a Cessna 172 approach speed. Too slow, too smooth, too easy imo.

[@dunbar555]

geez, that pattern was so wide a 320 got ahead of you ;)

[@FlightFanaticsHD]

For some reason it looks not as smooth and realistic as with DCS. Could be me though.

[@TouchingCloud]

Hose shaking happen in this video, such issue not usually appear

[@ParZIVal19D]

Who’s doing all the talking in the background?

[@vizzieizzy]

It's audio he added on video editing. It is not in the simulator. However you can get some good banter if you're in the F-14 because your RIO always has something to say lol

[@ParZIVal19D]

@@vizzieizzy thank you much yeah Rio is pretty funny sometimes.

[@TouchingCloud]

​@@vizzieizzycorrect, F-14 and Tornado has prerecorded messages which played randomly while fuel probe is engaged. Not accurate but still gives some immersion. Radio comms are planned for Airshow as well, but we have more important tasks to finish first.

[@FreightFox]

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