Re-arm pad question

[nopoop]

Does the re-arm pad also refill your gas tanks ?

[whiteman]

yes, drop tank as well.

[Arlo]

Does the re-arm pad also refill your gas tanks ?

To the amount you originally selected.

[nrshida]

And refills your coffee if you have cup-holders selected in the hangar.

How's your shooting coming along nopoop?

[nopoop]

My shooting has improved a little. Not where I want it to be by a long shot.

Going to try the rearm pad. Thanks gentlemen.

[fuzeman]

<SNIP> Not where I want it to be by a long shot.
<SNIP>

Take shorter shots!!

Apologies for the ‘humor’,  Trying to keep that active.

[Bizman]

Take shorter shots!!

Apologies for the ‘humor’,  Trying to keep that active.

At first I didn't understand the joke as the advice seemed so sound! For what more experienced pilots have taught me, shooting from too far away isn't accurate and spraying all your rounds in one burst is equally ineffective. So I read that post as an advice to shoot shorter bursts at a shorter distance.

[nrshida]

It's a play on the term "Long shot" Biz, which means both literally a long shot and also a distant or difficult goal or effort.

[Tig]

At first I didn't understand the joke as the advice seemed so sound! For what more experienced pilots have taught me, shooting from too far away isn't accurate and spraying all your rounds in one burst is equally ineffective. So I read that post as an advice to shoot shorter bursts at a shorter distance.

Don't forget each bullet does more damage at closer ranges. Especially relevant if your plane only has MGs and not cannon.

[nrshida]

Tell him about the dispersal Tig, tell him about the dispersal!

[Shane]

protip:  use .target xxx  where xxx is range in yds to see a floating target to your north where you can see dispersal patterns...

Tell him about the dispersal Tig, tell him about the dispersal!

[johnedy]

HI, just came back to AH after a decade leave, where is the re-arm pad?

[nopoop]

They are at the end of the runway next to a building. Marked rearm on the runway.

Welcome back, I came back six months ago after 14 years 

[nrshida]

HI, just came back to AH after a decade leave, where is the re-arm pad?

Try01?

[Mongoose]

You taxi onto the re-arm pad and come to a complete stop.  Your plane will be re-armed and re-fueled.  It will go to the same weapons and fuel you selected when you first launched.  It will not repair any damage.

I find this to be good practice in the offline practice arena.  When you run out of bullets shooting at drones, land the plane, re-arm on the re-arm pad, and take off manually.  This will teach you a lot about how to get your plane to do what you want it to do.