How to send emergency message to ATC and how to refuel in midAIR?

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I was flying and connected to an active atc. First time I’ve listened this message Someone says they are out of fuel and asking for emergency landing. Can someone explain this? How to send this message?

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Hey there!

You can send a fuel emergency to ATC when you have less than 30 minutes of fuel remaining and have been flying for at least 1 hour.

Mid-air refuelling is possible for the following aircraft:

  • F14 (Tomcat)
  • F16 (Falcon)
  • F22 (Raptor)
  • C130 (Hercules)
  • C17 (Globemaster)
  • VC25 (Air Force One)
  • KC10 (Extender)
  • A10 (Warthog)
  • F/A-18E (Rhino)
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As aircraft’s listed above we can refuel any other plane or just between those planes

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You need the KC-10 tanker (one of the DC-10F liveries) to actually “refuel” the planes. Only the planes listed above can be refuelled mid-air.

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I guess I am confused. Is there a separate option to pick once you hit emergency fuel? Because my assumption was that that the emergency fuel declaration was automatic once you hit [insert correct amount here, because I am unaware] of fuel remaining.

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If you have 1000 or 6000 or 7000 you can Declare

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So, it just shows up on the ATC screen then while flying?

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Yes it appears as an option named “Emergency Requests” in the ATC menu.

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Okay, cool! Thanks, @BennyBoy_Alpha!

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