Originally Posted by
PK387
What? I didn’t fly tankers so maybe I’m off base here, but haven’t we been doing this for decades?
In complete darkness? No.
Maybe tankers were updated to NVIS lighting since I quit flying? I had many sorties (yes, at night) where the NVG rejoin, observation position, and pre-contact were just fine. They had to bring the lights up since we couldn't move into contact on goggles.