Oh, I see. So when the op said there are no other planes visible, he was suggesting that there were actually a number of planes and the refuelers were for them. I get it now. Thanks for elucidating.
Sorry, that is basically it. There are a large number of 'Gas Stations' flying around ready to refuel fighters/Helos/whatever but those aircraft can turn off their transponders and we cannot see them, only the MIL can.
There are a lot of them up in the air and there is a reason for it, we just do not know why. If you click on the plane icon you can see their travel history,
Thanks. Sorry to be a pest, the plane stuff is new to me and I find it fascinating. But how does one know which ones are the refuelers? And I just now saw a bunch of grayed out plans, the details saying, 'on ground.' Maybe the refuelers have landed. If not, what might those grayed out planes be? Thanks if you answer.
Okay, but for those of us who don't know, can you explain the significance?
Military aircraft can shut off their transponders so they’re “invisible”. When this happens, it’s for a reason.
Oh, I see. So when the op said there are no other planes visible, he was suggesting that there were actually a number of planes and the refuelers were for them. I get it now. Thanks for elucidating.
Sorry, that is basically it. There are a large number of 'Gas Stations' flying around ready to refuel fighters/Helos/whatever but those aircraft can turn off their transponders and we cannot see them, only the MIL can.
There are a lot of them up in the air and there is a reason for it, we just do not know why. If you click on the plane icon you can see their travel history,
Thanks. Sorry to be a pest, the plane stuff is new to me and I find it fascinating. But how does one know which ones are the refuelers? And I just now saw a bunch of grayed out plans, the details saying, 'on ground.' Maybe the refuelers have landed. If not, what might those grayed out planes be? Thanks if you answer.