A HOIST CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A REFUELING BOOM

摘要

A method and apparatus may be present for managing a hoist cable (340) for a refueling boom (316) for an aircraft (301). A position (332) of the refueling boom (316) for the aircraft (301) may be identified. A desired length (366) for the hoist cable (340) may be identified using the position (332) of the refueling boom (316) in response to identifying the position (332) of the refueling boom (316). A command (370) to change a current length (352) of the hoist cable (340) to substantially the desired length (366) may be generated.