great ride, yes, absolutely. in terms or refueling though, based on what i've seen, in the new tanker the boom operator does the refueling from the front of the aircraft via a video screen instead of being in the boom pod in the back looking out a window. to me, that takes all the fun out of it. plus, you just can't get as good of a feel for depth perception using a computer screen vs. looking out of a window. that might be especially challenging at night or in bumpy conditions.
i'd be curious to see the cargo loading operations as well.
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