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BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 3:04 pm
Hi Guitrz, Really happy to see South America coming to BSD. The age requirement is here only to prevent 14 yrs old coming and trying to prove their manhood by shooting... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 3:03 pm
That works for me I will put it on the schedule. See you then. -
Guitrz replied to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 2:59 pm
I have read the About BSD section and I understand that perfectly, thank you. I'm available the entire week, as long as it is during night time. Tuesday 9PM... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 2:50 pm
Hey Guitrz, Welcome and thank you for posting. I don't think the age thing should be an issue but understand that our standard operating procedure is for us... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Training manual?.
February 5 at 2:12 pm
hey just go in like Leeroy Jenkins I'm sure they won't expect that -
Guitrz said thank you to BK for his/her reply to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 2:10 pm
Hi Guitrz, Welcome to the BSD! I know the requirements say 18 or older, you're close to it and I will say I flew a lot in Cliffs of Dover with ATAG_Flare who is (at... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 1:48 pm
Hi Guitrz, Welcome to the BSD! I know the requirements say 18 or older, you're close to it and I will say I flew a lot in Cliffs of Dover with ATAG_Flare who is (at... -
Blackwolf created new topic SU-27 training manual.
February 5 at 1:33 pm
This made me laugh! I was going over some BVR and WVR tactics for training for the upcoming tournament I'm going to get slaughtered in and I came across this "How to fight in... -
Guitrz created new topic Application for Guitrz.
February 5 at 1:08 pm
Hello, fellow VRS victims. My name is Guilherme, I'm from Brazil (South America, UTC-3, 2 hours ahead of EST) and I usually play late at night on the... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
February 5 at 12:04 pm
We figured out this is an aircraft from 243 squadron. I has to be '42 or later, before that 234 flew Buffalo's. " -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 5 at 11:55 am
I thought it might be cool for long missions, like stop on the way pick some troops up or a sling load. I just saw the video and didn't know that it doesn't work well right... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 10:31 pm
This would be awesome to have some mod like that. It would help greatly in creating new missions. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Screenshots!.
February 4 at 8:02 pm
Haha that's awesome. so this is that picture I was talking about I am planning on getting it framed soon. -
Cyrano replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 7:19 pm
I actually participated in FAT COW operations in Bosnia assisting in hunting down PIFWICS. It's kinda where I got the idea. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 7:00 pm
that's a shame they are having issues but it will be nice when they do implement the grass strip As for the Mi-8 thing I like it we call that FAT COW operations in... -
Cyrano replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 6:19 pm
From the video description: "This is an invasive modification not meant for those that dont like... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
February 4 at 3:16 pm
Eagle named my Su-27 so here it is..soon to have the bort number 13. A boy named Sue. Sorry for the crappy shot but I didn't change my VR settings to desktop for... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 2:19 pm
Ya I think so if I would have seen this before making my farp for new vegas I would have used this. I might still give it a try -
Blackwolf created new topic Roadside FARP?.
February 4 at 2:11 pm
I found this today, would it be of any use to us? Roadside FARP -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
February 3 at 9:49 pm
So here is a few more from a test flight tonight its in VR so the shots are not good. I cropped them to get it close without losing pixels. Hit a LZ in 'nam, Slick... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
February 3 at 3:32 pm
I can't remember if I shared this video or not but this is from my Dads flight school class circa 1986 -
Blackwolf created new topic Uh-1H Gunners ROE mod.
February 3 at 12:51 pm
Here is the card mod for VR or anyone that doesn't want it on the screen ovGME set and tested. -
Cyrano replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
February 2 at 7:29 pm
Thanks Eagle. Seems like for now they are only accessible via triggers in the Mission Editor. If anyone finds a script hook for cockpit arguments let me... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 31 at 11:12 pm
as promised here are the cockpit arguments for the huey -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 31 at 2:38 pm
So I think I fixed most of the bugs I also made it into a single player mission where you can either play as Falcon flight or Pedro flight I'm going to post the link to... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 31 at 12:04 pm
so I found how to use the radar alt in the Huey to trigger the alarm. The down side is you can no longer test it HAHA -
Cyrano replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 30 at 8:14 pm
Yeah, the briefing needs improvement, the script needs more testing (and fixing, and testing again) and overall the mission needs some balancing. Probably need to shelve this... -
Molevitch replied to the topic BSD Video project.
January 30 at 5:58 pm
Its quite easy to make a cool animation in Photoshop.... What sort of thing do you want to do? But I am guessing from BaD's logos that he's got the skills! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 30 at 12:29 am
Looks good so far. Doesn't have to be that in depth, just as long as we know where we are going and what to do when we get there. KISS..good rule of thumb for me. I... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 29 at 9:15 pm
Good job on the brief you have good visuals if you just add some info into it I think it will make everything a lot clearer I... -
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Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 29 at 7:55 am
You don't need a briefing like mine or BaD's just make sure you cover the basics like a route card and a target/LZ picture or description that is pretty much it every thing... -
Cyrano replied to the topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 29 at 12:01 am
This is a mission intended to introduce and test the new Air Assault script as well as test some trigger logic intended to allow for a more dynamic mission that will adjust in... -
Cyrano created new topic Taking Back Tonopah.
January 28 at 11:50 pm
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Eagle_Rising replied to the topic BSD Video project.
January 28 at 1:17 pm
So I'm wanting to make a new intro for us something pretty cool I just got Adobe Creative Cloud so I have all the tools I just need to figure out how to use them. Any Ideas or... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 28 at 10:04 am
I'm still trying to figure out why I couldn't hear some on UR. I am almost sure I had the radios set up on the right channels. I may do some testing without VR so I can see... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 27 at 4:49 pm
Its not so much in the menu but a card by your arming switch that just tells you what the gunners are set for. I didn't see it in the kneeboard..I saw how to set auto pilot,... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 27 at 6:08 am
Cool thanks Bad hopefully that was the problem because I have no idea otherwise -
BaDCrC replied to the topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 27 at 1:11 am
Also Eagle. I converted your sound files to make them A LOT smaller (stereo to mono then wav to ogg), and uploaded them into the file system of our Teamspeak server. Your... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 27 at 12:40 am
I think it used to work with 4 choppers on 1 FARP. Never heard of this bug before. But obviously, any more than 2 Gazelles was creating the issue tonight. Good one. Let's try... -
Cyrano created new topic OP New Vegas Client Slot Observation.
January 27 at 12:23 am
So I went in and looked at all three tracks we started, to include the changes to individual groups BadCrC made, and everything looked fine, but then I noticed that even... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 26 at 5:24 pm
I think there is also a page on the kneeboard that has all the info as well but I like the idea of having it in the radio menu -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 25 at 10:28 pm
ArrrggggHH! You can't see the Huey gunners ROE in VR..this sucks. I have no idea if I'm telling them to shoot or just wave Hi! I got to find a work around. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic BSD Video project.
January 25 at 9:09 pm
ya I'm going to try being more active about posting on our youtube channel I'm going to try recording tomorrows mission and posting the highlights -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 25 at 4:34 pm
I can do it Cyrano if you like, as long as I know my headings I wont get us that lost :P -
Blackwolf replied to the topic BSD Video project.
January 25 at 4:29 pm
For Navy op's could you use a small sling load on a shorter line as a sonar dipping in the water as the chopper hovers? Or using the Mi-8 coast guard skin hoisting stuff up... -
BaDCrC created new topic BSD Video project.
January 25 at 10:28 am
Guys, I would like to use a bit more the BSD Youtube channel and Eagle and I were discussing about a promo video for BSD. If we want to have some cool DCS Chopper... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 24 at 6:21 am
You won't really have to navigate just be familiar with the area. I'm still debating who will be chalk lead for Pedro flight I think I'll just leave you and Bk to decide... -
Cyrano replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 23 at 11:03 pm
So to better cover cans and cannots: Gazelle: CAN all weapons, CAN navigation, CAN Radios Huey: I can get it started, in the air, from point a to b by map and... -
Cyrano replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 23 at 10:25 pm
I can fly either but I'm not up to speed on a few Huey systems). Mostly setting the lights appropriately and radio setup. Given that I won't have Univers Radio by then, how... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 23 at 5:48 pm
UPDATE on the mission packet and some of the brief added a 9 line cheat sheet in the mission packet not necessary to know it just be familiar changed Mad Dog... -
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BaDCrC replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 22 at 8:00 pm
I do not guarantee that I will have the last 787 pages long document fully read and understood... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Questions for the Vive pilots.
January 21 at 3:17 pm
It does, thanks! I turned it all down and its much better. I did turn the cockpit res from 256 to 512 and I can see them a little bit clearer now without leaning way in.I... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Questions for the Vive pilots.
January 21 at 10:39 am
weird on the oculus you still see the loading screen but it's just like looking at a picture in a room these are my settings with the oculus my... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 21 at 8:15 am
Oh ok, I thought I'd have to add it in a folder on my end. Shoot now I need a button on the Hotas for it! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Questions for the Vive pilots.
January 21 at 8:13 am
Thanks! I figured I would need to turn it down a bit. I'll try turning it all down, I bet it will help a lot. I thought it was strange I could not see the loading screen but I... -
Cyrano replied to the topic Questions for the Vive pilots.
January 20 at 10:16 pm
To the first question: I believe what is happening is the Vive is always running the home screen in the background so that if you cannot display the game you are playing (too... -
Blackwolf created new topic Questions for the Vive pilots.
January 20 at 8:40 pm
OK so I got it all set up, works well. I notice Steam starts the VR and I'm in the VR home page? The Earth , moon and whatnot. So I start DCS , I do not see any of the loading... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 20 at 8:00 pm
well once I get it worked out it should automatically be in your kneeboard which you can use the key command K (I think) to use -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 20 at 4:49 pm
How do I get it on the kneeboard? Never messed with it that much. I kind of need it there so I can see it. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 17 at 11:13 pm
If you have any questions comments or concerns on either the mission or the operation procedures please post them here. -
Eagle_Rising created new topic OPERATION NEW VEGAS .
January 15 at 4:24 pm
The country of Ariana has become increasingly unstable in the past year, the dictator Bashar Musharraf held a democratic election which he then rigged to ensure that he would... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Training mission 1/11/17.
January 12 at 2:46 pm
Yeah it was a challenge to fly that high and try to land. I can probably do a few 2300 Z times, 2100 might be a bit early most days. Glad you got the mods to work and good... -
Molevitch liked the topic Training mission 1/11/17.
January 12 at 9:05 am
Pilots, Eagle, Mole, BK..Flight time 4 hours... Started out in 2.04 with Gazelle's. Mole couldn't get the target range mod to work so we went for 1.5 and the Mi-8 high... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Training mission 1/11/17.
January 12 at 9:04 am
Hey BK, it was great to get to fly with you guys again. Thank you for your patience with my useless attempts to install the mod. I finally did it this morning with a fresh... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Training mission 1/11/17.
January 11 at 10:26 pm
Holy....... Indeed. Totally badass. -
Blackwolf created new topic Training mission 1/11/17.
January 11 at 8:37 pm
Pilots, Eagle, Mole, BK..Flight time 4 hours... Started out in 2.04 with Gazelle's. Mole couldn't get the target range mod to work so we went for 1.5 and the Mi-8 high... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Mods question.
January 8 at 9:54 pm
yes. sorry I should have told you guys. same mod 1.7 is working for both. -
Blackwolf created new topic Mods question.
January 8 at 12:14 pm
Heading over to 2.04 as we are a few times will the training range 1.7 work there or is there a different one for 2.04? I know most of my mods are different for 2.04. That... -
BaDCrC created new topic Welcome to Cyrano!.
January 8 at 1:29 am
This really sucks that I lost your application/presentation post Cyrano. You should have your ranking and access rights correctly set up now. And this time, I will make a... -
BaDCrC created new topic BSD end of year 2016 assessment and future projects.
December 28 at 2:18 pm
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Blackwolf replied to the topic Welcome to Redline!.
December 28 at 1:07 pm
Welcome Redline!, We had great flights in Buddy spike (until the connection issue) and a little bit in my training mission as well. Now that you have access to more of the... -
BaDCrC created new topic Welcome to Redline!.
December 28 at 11:54 am
This Xmas period has been pretty busy so far, so I didn't have the chance to fly with you Redline, but BK was pretty positive about you after you guys spent some time flying... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic OvGME: JSGME on steroids!.
December 28 at 11:37 am
In case you didn't notice, ovGME 1.6.6 has been available since last month. It's just some bug... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
December 22 at 7:06 pm
Wow, That looks cool! I didn't make it to land but it was fun and good practice for me. -
royratcliffe replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 22 at 2:32 am
Hey Bad, Apologies. We've had a communication failure. In our previous exchange I thought we'd agreed that I'd skip the mission for now and meet up this evening... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 22 at 12:05 am
Hey Red, Sorry I sent you the info about the TS server a bit at the last minute. We didn't see you though at the mission tonight. We assumed that 2 am was not the best... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Screenshots!.
December 21 at 11:45 pm
So I was killing it today in a bad way as ATC. I love the radio function but will definitely need to figure out how to use lotatc better Rogue 02 and Rouge 03... -
royratcliffe replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 21 at 2:23 pm
Mole wrote: Mole here, another UK based BSD subscriber. I have only managed one or two flights with BSD due to time difference, but I... -
royratcliffe replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 21 at 2:14 pm
> You should setup your nickname/callsign in your profile instead so your full name doesn't show up Thanks. I did try to fix that. But exactly how escapes me. Is... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
December 21 at 1:03 pm
Bought COD and never installed it? Wow, I have to install when I buy just to see what it is. The shots are older ones I found on my HD while looking for some document. Other... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 21 at 12:08 pm
Hi Redline, Mole here, another UK based BSD subscriber. I have only managed one or two flights with BSD due to time difference, but I like to keep in touch. If you... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Redline.
December 21 at 10:18 am
Hi Redline (You should setup your nickname/callsign in your profile instead so your full name doesn't show up), and welcome to BSD. Thanks for this introduction. We... -
royratcliffe created new topic Application for Redline.
December 21 at 8:53 am
Hi, I'm 48 and use the call-sign Redline, because rotorcraft under fire seems like a very thin red line. Though I'm sure the feeling of being on a blade's edge of death is... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Screenshots!.
December 21 at 1:41 am
Hi BK. Looks great! I actually owned COD, but I never installed it! Not enough time! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Screenshots!.
December 21 at 12:09 am
Cliffs of Dover, 20th, and escorts getting ready. Part of Chucks "Band of Blennies" or AKA as Charley owl to DCS. The 20th had a big part in that raid. I flew wing to Chuck on... -
Blackwolf created new topic Screenshots!.
December 20 at 11:05 pm
So, I like to take pictures of what is going on. I thought I'd share a few with ya'll, The 20th Bomber Group putting in work... First up IL2, Battle of... -
Molevitch liked a reply to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 20 at 1:37 pm
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Molevitch said thank you to BK for his/her reply to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 20 at 1:37 pm
This is turning out to be a great thread! Thanks for posting your stories too! Sherwood Rangers rings a bell with me Mole, I have read about them but I can't say your... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 19 at 4:43 pm
And wishing you all a great Holiday Season, whatever you do, and a high-flying New Year! -
Molevitch replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 19 at 4:42 pm
Hi BK, I would be amazed if you recognised my Grandfather's name! He was just one of thousands of men in a world war.... He did meet Monty, and I think was decorated... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 18 at 9:10 pm
Ya that's pretty much it. It doesn't matter how fast you spin those blades because of the freewheeling unit you can't hand start a helicopter. -
ShuRugal replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 18 at 6:23 pm
I love that Spec at the beginning hand-starting the rotors... That would be an epic way to screw with the new guy... "Hey there Private, come give me a hand... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 17 at 7:10 am
This is turning out to be a great thread! Thanks for posting your stories too! Sherwood Rangers rings a bell with me Mole, I have read about them but I can't say your... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 16 at 1:17 pm
Wow these are pretty good stories guys. For me I guess it goes back to my Grandfather who joined the Air Force in the mid to late 50s as an enlisted man working on... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 16 at 3:07 am
Hi BK, Well my Grandfather was a commissioned officer in the 8th Army, Sherwood Rangers Cavalry regiment, Lieutenant Samuel Garrett. They actually took their horses to... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 15 at 5:32 pm
That's Awesome Mole! I'll do some digging and see what I can find out. I've read and watched a lot on the Med and El Alamein, I wonder if I have read about your grandfather... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief mission Blackhawk down.
December 14 at 12:50 am
Re-flight of this mission tonight. Only Eagle and me. Flight time: 2.5 hours First two attempts were a disaster (I was leading). 3rd attempt was a success (Eagle was leading). Yeah, I got it. Bakara market cleared and troops deployed around it to clean up the mess. We didn't go through the convoy escort and POWs extraction. It was a very good opportunity to train on the ground procedures though, and I think I get a better hang of Eagle's explanations this time. I'll need to write this down for our next missions. Pretty cool RTB on one engine for Angel1. Landed 'as soon as practical' which led us to the wrong airport, but at least crew and aircraft were safe. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 13 at 12:39 pm
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BaDCrC replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 13 at 10:02 am
By the way, what is a COA? -
Molevitch replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 13 at 9:09 am
Hey BK, Great story, and a really good theme. You may be surprised that you can find out more than ever before about your Flying Tiger Grandfather. My mother's father was killed at El Alamein, fighting in tanks in the Western Desert, 1942. Obviously, I never knew him, and my mother and aunt were both very young. My mum is 84 now, still going strong. Recently, she had begun to research her own father, and I too have found many references to him in books which have only recently been written about his regiment and its history. A clever search term in Google or in Amazon books throws up a surprising amount. Lots of quite personal stuff, little anecdotes and funny stories about crashing and breaking brand new tanks. He is also credited with saving many fellows from burning tanks, and even helping a wounded Italian officer and other prisoners of war. I found a recording of a veteran on the Imperial War Museum website talking about him too. And comments by his fellow officers about their loss at his death. My grandmother never talked about it, and I don't think she ever recovered from his death, like many war widows. As your grandfather was a pilot, there is likely to be some record about him in some of the history books about the Flying Tigers, a well known and recognised regiment. As a kid, I was fascinated by WW2. I built kits of tanks and planes, painted thousands of soldiers. Went crazy for Tamiya 1/35th, and Airfix 1/72nd models. My mother found it disturbing I think, especially if I was building a German panzer. But she never stopped me. Aged about 12, my dad helped me build some balsa and paper kits of Hurricanes and Spitfires, Me 109's etc. They were rubber band powered! Never got into RC, but I remember once going to a meeting with him in the hills with a load of guys my dad's age, with these great RC flying machines! I really loved it, but we did not have the money to indulge. At school, we had a cadet force, and I foolishly picked the navy! Don't ask why... But... one day the school had an open day for the services. The school was a bit of a feeder to the army, navy and airforce. And we cadets got to fly in a big transport chopper, a Puma I believe. It was AMAZING! We were strapped into bucket seats, and to this day I remember the noise as we made a 90 degree bank turn over a huge quarry at about 500 feet, hanging in the straps with the side-doors open, staring at the ground directly below! I was hooked. But I could not change service mid-year, and so the next year, I quit cadets completely. I got my first computer in about 1982, the classic ZX Spectrum. I bought Tomahawk, and I think the rest is history.... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 11 at 9:24 am
TOWRICO and REDCON1 added in the BSD official brevity. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 6:48 pm
Oh so they really do have to crank it? Hey wheres my tax money going? You couldn't buy a starter? LOL.. hey dude your MOS is... spin that blade! I guess its an ok job as long as you don't have to stop it from spinning! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 10 at 6:21 pm
Sadly no, my grandmother, who lived to be 101 was the last person alive that knew anything about what my grandfather did during the war, he never spoke about it after he got home from what my mom and grandmother say. And they were not going to tell a young kid "Your grandfather shot people down for a living" So for me at that young age it was milked over and a lot was left out. I know he was with the Flying tigers, in Burma at some point and finished out the war in the Pacific. But that's as far as I can go. No one is still alive that knew him at all. So it remains a guessing game for me. I may never know. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 4:05 pm
Well, we have a BSD Youtube channel that needs to be feeded with cool video. I am thinking myself of creating one to promote BSD with all the cool video sequences you guys can get from our missions. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 10 at 4:03 pm
This is amazing BK. What a family! There must be a way to know more about your other grandfather who flew with the Flying tigers? -
Blackwolf created new topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
December 10 at 2:05 pm
So we talked a little about this on TS the other night so I thought I'd start a thread and share. I grew up hearing about WW2 from my step Grandfather (real one was killed when my dad was 16) Who flew the SB2C Helldivers off of the Franklin. CV-13, Big Ben. Things you won't hear in a documentary about it is the "Son of a bitch 2nd class" was not only hated by the crews but was deadly to bail out of. I remember my grandfather telling my how when shot up to the point you need to bail, they figured out you have to invert the aircraft and"fall out" or the slip stream would pull you into the huge tail and cut you in two. He was there on a mission when Japan hit the Franklin with Kamikazes and almost sunk it . The crew fought to save it and did bring it home. He told me he had to land on another carrier( I don't remember what one) and some of the squad had to just ditch in the water and be picked up. Most of their planes got pushed overboard. So his is out there in the Pacific somewhere, just how he left it. My other grandfather flew with the Flying Tigers, He never talked about it. I know from the stories my grandmother told me he had a pet monkey while in Burma. I'm not too sure about anything else. He had dementia when I was very young ,passed when I was 10. As the only grandson on that side of the family when my grandmother passed I got his things, A flight cap that has been in a zip lock..I don't want to take it out, and his Bloodchit. that has been framed for years and I dare not take it out either. The research I did found the silk quilted Bloodchit issued early 41 as very rare. Very desirable to collectors..not that I would ever sell it but its nice to have something that not too many people have ever seen. I don't have anything from my step grandfather..that went to his other side of the family. So that is what got me into flying at a very early age. From day one flying with the Air Group 8, or any group I use the number 13 in honor of him and Big Ben. In Cliffs of Dover our tail code was SR so adding the 13 to it made my bomber SR+M So if you see any youtube Blenheim bomber videos, and see SR+M..that's me. And the name BK came from my Warbirds days when you had a limit of letters to use Blackwolf was to long so I went with BKwolf..people starting calling me BK for short and it stuck. I talk to my old squad CO on facebook and he still calls me BK!..on facebook! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! I would love to hear how you guys got the bug to fly. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 1:00 pm
BK wrote: Very cool video..when it first started I saw the "cop stashes" and thought it was Super Troopers. Start the engine meow! LOL (if you haven't seen Super Troopers thats a joke from the movie,meow) I wonder if the guy has to crank the rotor by hand like that or was he just doing it to do it. And you have to shut down to R and R :P Regarding wondering why the guy has to crank the blade? Do you not see that when you start up the DCS Gazelle? In my pretend immersion while flying DCS, I always have a guy cranking the rotar blades when I start her up. :) -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 12:54 pm
Guillaume G. wrote: Wow, that's a pretty cool video indeed. Funny how the guy outside is kinda 'hand starting' the main rotor. Looks very WWI style. :) DCS Gazelle today is doing a pretty good job as a Kiowa substitute, IMHO. Absolutely with respect to the Gazelle. One of the many reasons I love that helicopter. Believe it or not but as I was watching that video I was thinking about how cool it would be to make a youtube video of the DCS Gazelle with that music playing in the background and basically making a copy of this video but for the DCS Gazelle. I was also thinking how appropriate the name "gazelle" is for that helicopter and DCS module; It feels to me like it springs and leaps around the maps just like a gazelle when I'm flying it. Beautiful stuff. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 11:09 am
Very cool video..when it first started I saw the "cop stashes" and thought it was Super Troopers. Start the engine meow! LOL (if you haven't seen Super Troopers thats a joke from the movie,meow) I wonder if the guy has to crank the rotor by hand like that or was he just doing it to do it. And you have to shut down to R and R :P -
ShuRugal replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 10 at 10:43 am
Good AAR, we learned a few hard lessons on this one, but that's what simulation is for. I will work on drafting SOP annexes for formation flight ops and actions on contact. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 10:29 am
Wow, that's a pretty cool video indeed. Funny how the guy outside is kinda 'hand starting' the main rotor. Looks very WWI style. :) DCS Gazelle today is doing a pretty good job as a Kiowa substitute, IMHO. -
RedRotar65 created new topic OH-58D Final Gunnery of the Kiowa.
December 10 at 10:10 am
Beautiful, cool video of one of my favorite helicopters. We can only hope that someday we will be verbalizing "DCS OH-58D Kiowa!" I can dream can't I? :) https://youtu.be/dY5kV8kc9u4 -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 10 at 9:39 am
Looks fantastic guys! Will try and join you this weekend for some flying. Need to download and install Universal radio though, hope to get it done today. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 10 at 12:22 am
Angels taking off. Inbound to the Georgian border Stagered formation Wow. This is a pretty exhaustive debrief you made Eagle. Thanks. I think I will leave the responsibility of maintaining the SOP to Shurugal. There are several good things to add in it from your remarks. OK for you Shurugal? Also, I got the formation wrong the first time. My BaD. I suggest to add your post about formations to the SOP. Regarding mission briefing, should we consider a mission data card like we can find on some A10 squads? Or maybe you already have one IRL that you can share Eagle? -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
December 9 at 11:49 pm
I found this on line..Titled "This wont end well". Fitting for most of my landings, auto rotations and as a former MX rider..I feel the pain he is about to. Time to bail dude! -
Eagle_Rising created new topic Prison Break (Mi-8 only).
December 9 at 11:36 pm
Pilots 1-1 ShuRugal 1-2 Eagle_Rising 1-3 BaDCrC Mission status- Failure It is pretty clear that with heavy AAA in the area that we either need to plan to avoid completely or have assets available to neutralize the threat. first flight we were engaged by a Zsu-23-2 which immediately took out our flight lead and shortly taking out the rest of our flight. second flight we were engaged by another Zsu-23-2 this time we elected to fly at a higher altitude which gave us more time to react and we all were separated but flight lead gave us a rally point to rejoin at. we then engaged the camp from east to west and had 1-1 take the south wall and 1-2 take the north wall while 1-3 had high cover. 1-1 first salvo was short of tgt but managed to get good effect on tgt on the second salvo. 1-2's first salvo was short and second was long having no effect on tgt. 1-1 broke to the south after weapons complete and 1-2 broke north to take high cover but was shot down after getting to close to village. unknown as to what happened to 1-1 and 1-3 after 1-2 went down. SOP changes. During daytime operation -lighting position lights off and anticollision light on for trail aircraft only until fence in. During daytime operations - position lights will be used for lost commo situations Comments and suggestions the word towrico stands for take off when ready in chalk order and should be announced by flight lead or amc otherwise flight will lift off all at the same time. this is usually used on an LZ when you want to limit time on the ground and will be followed by an in flight rejoin of formation. RedCon1 is readiness condition 1 which mean ready for takeoff Tactical lead- we had trouble today with actions on contact the formation broke apart each time and we lost the imitative. a tactical lead will lead the formation until it is suitable for the flight to regain the formation actions on contact- from the aircrew training manual The pilot on the controls (P*) will announce the direction of threat to other aircraft and his or her intent. The P* will remain focused outside the aircraft during the event and should be aware that crewmembers involved in conducting suppressive fire may be unavailable for assisting in obstacle avoidance or noting other threat sources. The P* is responsible for safe performance of evasive maneuvers and AIRCRAFT CONTROL. in a defensive posture it states 6. Detected by threat: Detection by the threat is usually determined by threat actions ranging from hostile fire to a change in threat disposition – such as, deploying to cover or orienting on the aircraft. a. If fired upon, execute evasive maneuvers IAW Task XXXX, suppressing as appropriate. b. Prevent enemy’s capability to engage aircraft while deploying to cover or concealment, if available and appropriate. c. Locate threat. d. Report. (SALT-W, SALUTE). e. Recommend or execute a course of action. in a offensive posture a. Deploy to cover and report. b. Maintain contact and develop the situation. c. Recommend or execute a COA. Overall I think we need to plan these missions out better the mission briefings are good but the crew and flight briefings I think are a little lacking Formation types. Altitude(s). Airspeed(s). Aircraft lighting. Lead change procedures. Lost communication procedures. Loss of visual contact procedures. Actions on contact. Inadvertent IMC procedures. Downed aircraft/personnel recovery procedures. these are the things we brief everytime we do a multi-ship flight Let me know if there is anything else I missed -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 8 at 8:16 pm
Wow, those blades really were droopy. Never seen that before in multi-play. Had to be some bug. Love those first two screenshots! That is great formation flying. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 7 at 8:26 pm
not really what they mean by blade flapping haha -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 7 at 4:48 pm
wow. These are badass flapping hinges! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 7 at 3:55 pm
I had fun flying with double R as well. A fellow prop head, so when DCS gets the Jug we may have to do some testing in our down time :P Here is a few shots, Eagle overlapping blades and flying as he called it "stupidly close" or "insanely close." Can't remember. Double R's droopy blades..now he saw them as normal..this is how we saw them...a video bug, server bug? Welcome RedRotar! -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 7 at 2:01 pm
Thank you. Had a lot of fun last night. Enjoyed the people and the flying. Looking forward to many more flight and yes, I have missions we can fly. :) -
BaDCrC created new topic Welcome to RedRotar65!.
December 7 at 10:53 am
A warm welcome to Private RedRotar65 for his successful introduction flight last night. We hope to see him often on our missions, and even better if we can all fly on HIS missions. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Crazy Shots from Monday's flight.
December 5 at 5:32 pm
Here is some from our Mi-8 testing/training. It's all fun and games until Eagle says" Hey I'm going to try something." Eagle and Shu, door gunner joust. Time for BK to test out the emergency procedures. Broke but down. Oh wait..the fat lady didn't sing yet.. Though I had a few of Bad crashing with style but I guess I hit the wrong key. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Anyone Flying Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this Week?.
December 5 at 5:00 pm
I'm up for something this week too. I have a company party to go to Friday night so I won't be here for the mission. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief mission Blackhawk down.
December 5 at 4:58 pm
I missed the whole thing! Well maybe next time. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Anyone Flying Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this Week?.
December 5 at 3:59 pm
Ya I'm available all week I'll schedule something for tomorrow night -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief mission Blackhawk down.
December 5 at 11:24 am
Ahahahah! Epic indeed! -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Anyone Flying Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this Week?.
December 5 at 11:18 am
Hi Redrotar65 and welcome back.I am traveling today until Wednesday. We will re-fly the Prison Break mission on Friday night. But feel free to propose a mission. I know there are several pilots available this week. -
RedRotar65 created new topic Anyone Flying Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this Week?.
December 5 at 10:49 am
Title says it all. Wondering if anyone is going to be up online the next few days? Cheers. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief mission Blackhawk down.
December 4 at 9:46 pm
Shu's crash not trying to give shu a hard time or anything I just thought it was pretty epic -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief mission Blackhawk down.
December 4 at 1:53 am
Pilots: Shurugal (Redwolf leader), Eagle_Rising (Angel leader), BaDCrC.Total flight time: 2 hours Mission evaluation:- AA threats neutralized around Dinamo arena: Success- Troops deployed at enemy HQ: Success but one M-8 lost (CFIT)- Crash site secured: Success- POW extracted: Success but one Mi-8 lost (hard landing)- POW dropped back to UGTB: yes.- Others: one enemy building taken down with rockets. Convoy survival rate: 50% of the vehicles were destroyed during ingress to crash site Remarks: - Briefing to be reworked as objectives and mission timeline were not clear. Redwolf flight leader ended up taking two tasks at the same time (escort+SEAD) when they were supposed to be sequential. Same understanding from angel leader. Redwolf flight had to split up to ensure proper coverage. New side gunners for Mi-8 proved to be very useful to the mission providing additional cover from ground fires.- UniversRadio new 0.1.1.0 version worked fine overall (except a bad reception problem at the beginning of the mission). Radio failure procedure should probably by defined for BSD ops in the future. -
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BaDCrC created new topic Crazy Shots from Monday's flight.
November 29 at 12:41 am
As usual, Eagles tried to see how close he could get to another chopper. This time, he chose to fly right under an autorotating Mi-8, which is certainly not the safest thing to do. Cutting off my left landing gear with the main rotor, and still able to escape undamaged and unharmed. This not totally voluntary stunt has been performed just when a M2000 was flying right above. -
BaDCrC created new topic BSD Radio Communications procedures.
November 28 at 10:55 pm
So I am opening this thread following Shurugal's excellent training we received tonight on the procedures we will use in conjunction with UniversRadio during our missions. First, remember that Shurugal's SOP is available on the BSD library (Library/Library (Restricted)/Operations/Operational Documents): BSD Radio SOP We also looked at an example of com plan the 132nd squad is using: 132nd Communication plan. I don't know if this actually reflects what is used IRL. Talking about 132nd, here is their SOP: 132nd SOP. Since we are talking about radio procedures, remember that the official BSD brevity is available here: BSD Official Brevity. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
November 28 at 6:25 pm
so I had a pretty good flight today really wish I could get pictures or videos but ForeFlights logs will have to do for now this is pretty cool it requires google earth though notice how we never even use the runway -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
November 28 at 6:25 pm
so I had a pretty good flight today really wish I could get pictures or videos but ForeFlights logs will have to do for now this is pretty cool it requires google earth though notice how we never even use the runway -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
November 28 at 5:21 pm
Haha I got one of those as well except mine has a Huey on it I need to find a good one for my helmet -
ShuRugal replied to the topic Shurugal promotion .
November 28 at 7:42 am
hehe, still trying to figure out how everything on this website works (I thought that logbook updated automagically with registering for a mission, whoops) Thanks for the bump, though! -
BaDCrC created new topic Shurugal promotion .
November 27 at 9:25 pm
I believe we were all glad to see Shurugal taking an active part in BSD and having some nice ideas and proposals for this small community. He also showed a pretty good capacity to fly and work in cooperation during the last missions. So I think it's fair to welcome him to the BSD official pilots and promote him to the rank of Junior Lieutenant (even though it seems like he never logged any of his flight hours in his logbook :) ). Officer with 1 F/H? Shurugal, I am looking forward to see how we will structure a bit more our operations thanks to your contributions. Effective now. BaDCrC. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
November 27 at 4:23 pm
Trying to keep up with me..Chug, Chug, Chug! Sometimes you just have to say , "Yep she's with me!" LOL -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Univers Radio installation tutorial.
November 26 at 6:20 pm
Oh..ok. Well that's good to know its coming. Thanks. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Univers Radio installation tutorial.
November 26 at 11:04 am
So I talked to Tacno this morning and the ejected pilot radio will be implemented after the 0.1.1.0. That's why it didn't work yesterday for you bk. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Univers Radio installation tutorial.
November 25 at 7:08 pm
Thanks for the update Bad. I'll be on tonight to test with everyone. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Univers Radio installation tutorial.
November 23 at 12:02 pm
Up for this tutorial. Make sure you are following this. We can do a test flight this week. -
Drakoz replied to the topic [Debrief] Top of the World.
November 19 at 3:31 pm
I've been missing in action for a bit. Work goes like that for me being a consulting engineer - real busy, and then nothing for a bit. I love the difficulty of high altitude flying. Wish I had noticed this mission and had the time to do it. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic [Debrief] Top of the World.
November 17 at 6:45 pm
I wish I could have been there. I was so looking forward to running this mission. I was cussing the big V last night, can you hear me now? But work is work and it pays for all my toys so I guess I shouldn't bitch too much. I guess we will run it again sometime. I did want to test my new skills in the dump truck and get my rating back, maybe. I'm going to run it tonight by myself just for fun. BK -
BaDCrC created new topic [Debrief] Top of the World.
November 16 at 11:48 pm
Pilots: Eagle_Rising, BaDCrCDuration: 1.5 hours This mountain flight training is becoming kind of a classic here at BSD. But the scenery is always mind blowing. I can't help taking screenshots no matter how often I am flying this mission. Eagle and I finished the mission by flying back down to Nalchik, a 85km cross country navigation, after much playing with sling loads and landing on top of the Elbrus mountain at 5500 m high. Interestingly, I couldn't remember the last time I landed at Nalchick. It's good to still discover new areas in DCS, even after all those years of virtual flight in the region. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 16 at 12:04 am
Pictures stored locally on the server. This should solve the problem now. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 15 at 3:27 pm
Idk on the pictures I can see it on my desktop but not my phone -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief Isegrim's mission: Massaker.
November 15 at 12:57 am
Pilots: Eagle_Rising, BadCrC, BlackWolf, Brain (at the end).Flight Time: 3 hours Mission debrief: Totally last minute mission. So no briefing except the one in the mission itself, using a mission that Isegrim designed and gave us. 2 villages to clean up from US troops and assault convoys. Pretty nasty number of threats, including a lot of Vulcans, Strykers and Avengers. We all got shot down a lot. Thank God, the FARP was a few minutes flight from EA. I took us a lot of time to clean up the first village but it was quicker for the second. We got tricked a lot but some unexpected enemy AA positions and incoming convoys we missed while being concentrated only on the fixed units within the village. Mission was a success and convoy made it to the enemy FARP once cleaned up. A nice family picture with me (BaDCrC) and Eagle_Rising at the end of the mission. Pretty incredible how we both look alike! -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 15 at 12:42 am
Awesome post Eagle. I edited the table. I had problem initially to view the pictures. I don't know if everybody can see them. (link https) -
BaDCrC said thank you to craig for his/her reply to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 15 at 12:32 am
So it's been a while since I have made one of these but I thought I would continue with Formation flying and Basic Combat Skills Starting out with the basics you have a Air Mission Commander (AMC) who is responsible for planning organizing and briefing the mission; delegates tasks and ensures flight integrity, discipline and mission accomplishment. The AMC is in charge of all flight resources. flight lead who is primarily tasked with navigation, en route communications and obstacle/threat avoidance. Flight leads are selected by the AMC and are generally the most proficient Pilot in Command (PC) Wingmen (chalk 2,3..) are assigned supporting roles by the AMC. wingmen especially chalk 2 should be prepared to lead at any moment. Tactical lead is a role of the first crew member to identify a threat or obstacle regardless of their position within the flight. Tactical lead announces and selects appropriate maneuver to engage supress or bypass the threat. Tactical lead may change many times over the course of a mission Techniques of movement You have three techniques of movement traveling- used to move more rapidly enemy contact is not likely or speed is necessary for evasion. All aircraft are flying at the same speed - Low level, Contour traveling overwatch- is used when speed is essential and enemy contact is possible. normally associated with recon, security and attack missions. lead team/aircraft move constantly and trail aircraft/team move as necessary to maintain overwatch on lead. - NOE Bounding overwatch- used when enemy contact is expected and concealment is required, slowest technique. One element remains in position to observe, fire, or maneuver before the other element moves. the elements will either alternate or successively bound. the length of the bond depend on terrain and visibility. - NOE, Contour Communication when it is essential that radio communication in the flight is limited the following is an example of a formation flight without radio communications l Forming of flight. Aviators maneuver the helicopters into position for the formation takeoff. At this point, the anti-collision light should be on. The pilots will then turn off the anti-collision light when their aircraft is ready for takeoff and after the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off. When the trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, it will announce to lead the flight is ready using a codeword or plain language. Trail will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart after the codeword, ATC call, and/or on time as per the mission briefing. l Formation landing. Upon landing, all aircraft will immediately turn their anti-collision light back on. Whenever their aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, the aviator will turn off the anti-collision light. When trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, they will announce to lead the flight is ready using the code word or plain language. Again, the trail aircraft will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart as briefed. Formations the formation angles traditionally are 30 or 45 degrees but can very on aircraft or mission. Horizontal Distance- formations are defined and expressed in rotor diameters between tip-path planes. tight - the horizontal distance for tight is approximately two rotor disks close - three to five loose - six to ten extended - more than ten vertical separation Flat - all aircraft flown at the same altitude stepped- up - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft higher between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft stepped- down - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft lower between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft; note trail aircraft will require more power to fly in this formation FORMATION TYPES Fixed formations are used when more control is required. are useful for departure and arrival at LZs Stagered Most common formation Echelon- good for dust/snow landings but severely limits flight maneuverability Trail Formation- most difficult fixed formation V- formation- restrict fire from inboard door guns Maneuvering Formations team combat cruise flight combat cruise combat cruise right Optimum position is 45 degrees combat cruise left combat trail- should not be used for extended periods of time or at night due to difficulty determining rates of closure combat spread- used for maximum obseration to the front Aircraft Lighting LITECON Description Anticollison visible position NAV lights Formation lights Cover IR pos lights If applicable 1 FAA-day white off off off 2 FAA-night Red Bright Bright on 3 Night Form Off Dim Bright on 4 covert OFF/IR Off Covert on 5 total blackout off off off off Hope this was helpful I will be posting the BCM Fundamentals in a few days again this is all be puled out of the FM-3-04 linked above. -
spiderpig replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 14 at 9:37 pm
I agree...not a first mission. But maybe build up to it. I"m fairly good at flying the Gazelle, but this mission scared me quite a bit. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 14 at 3:17 pm
Probably not a fist mission but the second or third flight -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 14 at 3:17 pm
Probably not a fist mission but the second or third flight -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 14 at 3:17 pm
Probably not a fist mission but the second or third flight -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 14 at 1:46 pm
Why not. Maybe a bit harsh for a first mission? But experienced applicants could go through this kind of mission I guess. Plus it's a pretty short one. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 13 at 9:00 pm
So it's been a while since I have made one of these but I thought I would continue with Formation flying and Basic Combat Skills Starting out with the basics you have a Air Mission Commander (AMC) who is responsible for planning organizing and briefing the mission; delegates tasks and ensures flight integrity, discipline and mission accomplishment. The AMC is in charge of all flight resources. flight lead who is primarily tasked with navigation, en route communications and obstacle/threat avoidance. Flight leads are selected by the AMC and are generally the most proficient Pilot in Command (PC) Wingmen (chalk 2,3..) are assigned supporting roles by the AMC. wingmen especially chalk 2 should be prepared to lead at any moment. Tactical lead is a role of the first crew member to identify a threat or obstacle regardless of their position within the flight. Tactical lead announces and selects appropriate maneuver to engage supress or bypass the threat. Tactical lead may change many times over the course of a mission Techniques of movement You have three techniques of movement traveling- used to move more rapidly enemy contact is not likely or speed is necessary for evasion. All aircraft are flying at the same speed - Low level, Contour traveling overwatch- is used when speed is essential and enemy contact is possible. normally associated with recon, security and attack missions. lead team/aircraft move constantly and trail aircraft/team move as necessary to maintain overwatch on lead. - NOE Bounding overwatch- used when enemy contact is expected and concealment is required, slowest technique. One element remains in position to observe, fire, or maneuver before the other element moves. the elements will either alternate or successively bound. the length of the bond depend on terrain and visibility. - NOE, Contour Communication when it is essential that radio communication in the flight is limited the following is an example of a formation flight without radio communications l Forming of flight. Aviators maneuver the helicopters into position for the formation takeoff. At this point, the anti-collision light should be on. The pilots will then turn off the anti-collision light when their aircraft is ready for takeoff and after the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off. When the trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, it will announce to lead the flight is ready using a codeword or plain language. Trail will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart after the codeword, ATC call, and/or on time as per the mission briefing. l Formation landing. Upon landing, all aircraft will immediately turn their anti-collision light back on. Whenever their aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, the aviator will turn off the anti-collision light. When trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, they will announce to lead the flight is ready using the code word or plain language. Again, the trail aircraft will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart as briefed. Formations the formation angles traditionally are 30 or 45 degrees but can very on aircraft or mission. Horizontal Distance- formations are defined and expressed in rotor diameters between tip-path planes. tight - the horizontal distance for tight is approximately two rotor disks close - three to five loose - six to ten extended - more than ten vertical separation Flat - all aircraft flown at the same altitude stepped- up - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft higher between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft stepped- down - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft lower between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft; note trail aircraft will require more power to fly in this formation FORMATION TYPES Fixed formations are used when more control is required. are useful for departure and arrival at LZs Stagered Most common formation Echelon- good for dust/snow landings but severely limits flight maneuverability Trail Formation- most difficult fixed formation V- formation- restrict fire from inboard door guns Maneuvering Formations team combat cruise flight combat cruise combat cruise right Optimum position is 45 degrees combat cruise left combat trail- should not be used for extended periods of time or at night due to difficulty determining rates of closure combat spread- used for maximum obseration to the front Aircraft Lighting LITECON Description Anticollison visible position NAV lights Formation lights Cover IR pos lights If applicable 1 FAA-day white off off off 2 FAA-night Red Bright Bright on 3 Night Form Off Dim Bright on 4 covert OFF/IR Off Covert on 5 total blackout off off off off Hope this was helpful I will be posting the BCM Fundamentals in a few days again this is all be puled out of the FM-3-04 linked above. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Fundamentals of Flight .
November 13 at 9:00 pm
So it's been a while since I have made one of these but I thought I would continue with Formation flying and Basic Combat Skills Starting out with the basics you have a Air Mission Commander (AMC) who is responsible for planning organizing and briefing the mission; delegates tasks and ensures flight integrity, discipline and mission accomplishment. The AMC is in charge of all flight resources. flight lead who is primarily tasked with navigation, en route communications and obstacle/threat avoidance. Flight leads are selected by the AMC and are generally the most proficient Pilot in Command (PC) Wingmen (chalk 2,3..) are assigned supporting roles by the AMC. wingmen especially chalk 2 should be prepared to lead at any moment. Tactical lead is a role of the first crew member to identify a threat or obstacle regardless of their position within the flight. Tactical lead announces and selects appropriate maneuver to engage supress or bypass the threat. Tactical lead may change many times over the course of a mission Techniques of movement You have three techniques of movement traveling- used to move more rapidly enemy contact is not likely or speed is necessary for evasion. All aircraft are flying at the same speed - Low level, Contour traveling overwatch- is used when speed is essential and enemy contact is possible. normally associated with recon, security and attack missions. lead team/aircraft move constantly and trail aircraft/team move as necessary to maintain overwatch on lead. - NOE Bounding overwatch- used when enemy contact is expected and concealment is required, slowest technique. One element remains in position to observe, fire, or maneuver before the other element moves. the elements will either alternate or successively bound. the length of the bond depend on terrain and visibility. - NOE, Contour Communication when it is essential that radio communication in the flight is limited the following is an example of a formation flight without radio communications l Forming of flight. Aviators maneuver the helicopters into position for the formation takeoff. At this point, the anti-collision light should be on. The pilots will then turn off the anti-collision light when their aircraft is ready for takeoff and after the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off. When the trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, it will announce to lead the flight is ready using a codeword or plain language. Trail will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart after the codeword, ATC call, and/or on time as per the mission briefing. l Formation landing. Upon landing, all aircraft will immediately turn their anti-collision light back on. Whenever their aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, the aviator will turn off the anti-collision light. When trail aircraft is ready for takeoff and the preceding aircrafts anti-collision light is off, they will announce to lead the flight is ready using the code word or plain language. Again, the trail aircraft will leave its anti-collision light on for the flight. The flight will then depart as briefed. Formations the formation angles traditionally are 30 or 45 degrees but can very on aircraft or mission. Horizontal Distance- formations are defined and expressed in rotor diameters between tip-path planes. tight - the horizontal distance for tight is approximately two rotor disks close - three to five loose - six to ten extended - more than ten vertical separation Flat - all aircraft flown at the same altitude stepped- up - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft higher between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft stepped- down - vertical separation of 1 -10 ft lower between lead and chalk 2 and each successive aircraft; note trail aircraft will require more power to fly in this formation FORMATION TYPES Fixed formations are used when more control is required. are useful for departure and arrival at LZs Stagered Most common formation Echelon- good for dust/snow landings but severely limits flight maneuverability Trail Formation- most difficult fixed formation V- formation- restrict fire from inboard door guns Maneuvering Formations team combat cruise flight combat cruise combat cruise right Optimum position is 45 degrees combat cruise left combat trail- should not be used for extended periods of time or at night due to difficulty determining rates of closure combat spread- used for maximum obseration to the front Aircraft Lighting LITECON Description Anticollison visible position NAV lights Formation lights Cover IR pos lights If applicable 1 FAA-day white off off off 2 FAA-night Red Bright Bright on 3 Night Form Off Dim Bright on 4 covert OFF/IR Off Covert on 5 total blackout off off off off Hope this was helpful I will be posting the BCM Fundamentals in a few days again this is all be puled out of the FM-3-04 linked above. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 12 at 5:02 pm
Haha at least we had NVGs. I like doing mission at night it was a simple mission but it was a good. I actually think it would be a good training mission for new pilots. They could brief it like we did in the f10 and let them decide the firing point. -
spiderpig replied to the topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 12 at 8:18 am
Yeah it was a great mission and terrifying at the same time. Flying over water in pure darkness was really scary. -
BaDCrC created new topic Debriefing Harmattan III Day 5.
November 11 at 10:38 pm
Pilots: Eagle_Rising (Lead), Spider Pig, BaDCrC Flight Time: 1.5 FH (Night) Mission debrief: Success. Comms tower destroyed. Transformers 1 and 2 destroyed. 1 Shilka destroyed (Spider Pig). No aircraft lost. No damages. 1st attempt A bit too loose ingress formation flight. Perfect BP found by Eagle in the hills between Gelendzihk and Kabardinka. Targets spotted and all aircraft in position. I screwed up on the firing coordination as I pressed the firing button thinking it was the lasing one. Sorry. All targets destroyed but server crashed. 2nd attempt Much closer and better ingress formation flight. Same BP. Excellent firing coordination. All targets destroyed. 1 target of opportunity (Shilka) destroyed by Spider Pig. Regrouping above the Bullseye and egress formation flight to the ship. Formation flight has to be tighter since we were flying completely in the dark (no shore lights in sight to help us). Nice right hand pattern integration and landing. During the mission we were locked several times by the Osa unit at Novorrossiyk but never engaged. The BP chosen by Eagle prevented us also to be locked by the different Shilkas deployed in Kabardinka. Very good lead job as we never had to dodge enemy fire. Short but fun and realistic mission. It took me 20 minutes to make. Thank you to Spider Pig and Eagle for this nice flight. Feedback/Screenshots welcome. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 10 at 7:39 am
Explanation sent. -
BaDCrC created new topic Univers Radio installation tutorial.
November 10 at 12:24 am
Hello BSD pilots. Just to make sure we are not all going through too much frustration with Univers Radio installation, I am creating this thread here to gather all the things you guys need to know, and the things we learnt to install and run this nice little piece of software, and the specifics for choppers. First good news, all the DCS choppers (Ka50, Mi8, SA342, UH-1H) are directly supported with full integration in the cockpit, so you don't need any external Univers Radio module like FC3 planes. You are controlling the radio frequencies and open channels directly from the cockpit switches. First, what you need to download: Obviously, you need DCS World but I won't even post a link here. An other obvious is the 64bits version of Teamspeak 3. Normally you have those libraries installed but just make sure that you have Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) Download the latest UniversRadio (UR): UniversRadio 0.1.0.0-IA Download the Caucasus relief map v1 for UR to calculate the line of sight for the radios (trying to talk to someone too far and/or behind a mountain will become impossible) Optionally you can download the Nevada Test and Training Range relief map v1 to fly on Nevada map. Install UR exe file in admin mode (right click pop up menu). Install the relief maps in admin mode Run the new UniversRadio Control Panel. Install DCS export. Then select the button on your joystick for the PTT (Push to Talk). Since the last version, you must assign a button for PTT in order for UR to work in intercom mode with multicrew cockpit like the Gazelle one. With intercom, you don't need to press the PTT button, but you must do that as soon as you want to go through your radios to talk to someone outside. Hint: You can actually assign 3 different PTT buttons for the 3 radios, so when you press one of the 3 PTT assigned buttons of your joystick, you directly transmit on this particular radio. You can also assign 3 buttons to select a given radio with one same PTT for all. Personally, I have one of the hat selector on my warthog to select channels, then one button on my cyclic for PTT. Remember to click then on APPLY!!Just in case, verify that you are not on a Teamspeak anti flood account on BSD Teamspeak server. Normally you are not, but in case you are, contact me. You need to go launch TeamSpeak and click on the UniversRadio plug-in checkbox in settings/plug-ins to activate it. Once activated, quit TS then re launch it to make sure you have a new drop down menu from TS top menu with UniversRadio showing up. Then you need to register on tacnoworld.fr. Login to tacnoworld.fr with your new account and purchase a licence. Best is to use a paypal account as it is pretty fast. Cost is 6.99€ which is close to 7$. Once your payment is processed, you can generate a key based on your TS installation. You are allowed max 3 key generation per month. Latest Windows update for example required a new key generation. To generate a key, get your "Query key" from TeamSpeak client : Menu/Plugins/UniversRadio >> License. Enter this Query Key (copy paste) in the Licence generator and press Generate to get a UR key generated Enter the UR key generated in TeamSpeak client : Menu/Plugins/UniversRadio >> License and click apply. I first found a not too bad video tutorial on how to install {artsexylightbox youtube="AVVKVsyjCxw"}{/artsexylightbox} -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 9 at 8:59 pm
Wow. That's pretty unusual. You didn't even try. Well. I am disappointed. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 9 at 6:09 pm
Are you sure you don't want to try flying with us tonight? today is our fun day nothing to serious. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 9 at 8:32 am
Gentlemen, I regret to inform you I am no longer motivated to fly multiplayer anymore. I hereby withdraw my application to the group. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 8 at 3:14 pm
@smil Thank you. I will be there. -
-smil- replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 6 at 7:53 pm
Welcome RedRotor65. Hope to see you Wednesday! Cary -smil- -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 6 at 3:43 pm
BadCrc, Okay, thank you. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 6 at 11:33 am
Red, Moved the training to wednesday 2100 E.S.T for you. I will send you the TS server details by PM. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 6 at 9:09 am
@BadCrc Tuesday is a no go. Any other day of the week is good. -
RedRotar65 replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 5 at 11:09 pm
@BadCrc Tuesday would probably work and Wednesdays I am usually available. I just need a few days heads-up when a mission is to be flown so I can arrange or rearrange things in real life. Let me double check and I'll get back to you tomorrow (Sunday). @Blackwolf Thanks. Flying Su-37 Flanker definitely shows how old we are. :) -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 5 at 5:32 pm
Hi, Red and welcome! I started with Su-27 Flanker back in the day as well. Looking forward to flying with you. BK -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 5 at 4:33 pm
Hi RedRotar65! Thanks for this introduction. I think what you are looking for pretty much sums up what BSD is so I guess you should be enjoying this group. We are looking for mission designers too. Ranger79 is one of the mission designer guru because he can create missions that include several different DCS modules, fixed and rotary together, and that's a pretty difficult task. We are doing chopper only coop missions, no fixed wings, so the mission design is easier and quicker. We are trying to fly twice a week, although there is no obligation as we all have a real life with family. One informal/training flight and one mission if possible. The 'fun' flight is opened to all pilots who wish to fly any kind of choppers. The 'serious' coop mission should be flown by pilots who are completely fluent with the types available in the said mission. Would you be available Tuesday or Wednesday this coming week to fly with us? -
RedRotar65 created new topic Application for RedRotar65.
November 4 at 10:24 pm
Call Sign: Red Age: 51 Internet Connection and speed: Broadband at 50.0 down and 5.0 up. Timezone: CST, USA Language: American English Availability: Mondays, Wednesdays other days depending on real life and family demands and commitments. Hours in DCS: My very first computer back in 1995 had my very first computer game installed called Su-27 Flanker by some obscure Russian firm named Eagle Dynamics. I still have the original CD disc and manuals from that wonderful introduction to computer flight simming. From there I grew into the orignal Lock-On and continued to be a fan of the series which we all know is now known as DCS World. How many hours of flying DCS? Good question but I would say conservatively hundreds of hours since 1995. I would hazard to guess I put in approximately 3-12 hours a week depending on real life or if I'm flying something else like IL-2 Flight Sim. I also enjoy X-Plane 10 where you guessed it, I prefer to fly the helicopters. I do enjoy flying the fast movers in DCS and have done so a lot but really have found myself in love with the rotarwing machines. I do own many of the DCS modules. I have what I call DCS Lite F-15C, Su- 27, Su-25A. I also own the A-10C module and the Mirage 2000C, Mig-15bis and F-86F Sabre. I've spent many, many hours in the Ka-50, quite a few with the Mi-8, equally with the Huey and now for the past few months have been focussing more on the superb Gazelle variants we have in DCS. I can't say I love one over the other but rather love them all depending on what type of flying mood I'm in and what I want to do in the mission editor, fly recon? Fly transport or air assault missions? Fly gunship? That determines what I'm flying at the moment. I fly them all and enjoy the different characteristics of each one and how one might simulate their uses in the real world on our virtual battlefields. The Bo- 105 will be a first day purchase for me. I have been in and out of DCS Multiplayer over the years, but tend to spend most of my time in the mission editor getting creative and seeing what I can do and learn in that superb creative tool. I have wanted to find a group of mature sim pilots to fly online with where we try and simulate real world operations on a regular basis and just have fun doing it. I also want to learn from others how they might do things in the mission editor etc. Share our passion of this beautiful hobby. Mission Editor experience: I spend most of my time in the mission editor but would not consider myself to have missions which are considered of high quality like say Ranger79 Productions missions. I do know and use triggers, plenty of randomization in the mission and use the editor to give good atmosphere with respect to the flying conditions. I consider myself weak in briefings and radio text messaging trying to simulate radio comms in the mission. Preferred Chopper: Don't really have a preference. I love them all. And as I've mentioned previously, what I fly depends on what I want to experience at that time in the simulation. I do know this, I will get all the helicopter modules that DCS World offers. They are just too much fun to fly. I particularly enjoy flying down low in the mud amongst the weeds. Something about it and frankly it gives you a whole new perspective on the maps we have. Personally, would love to someday see modules for the Mi-24 Hind, Apache Alpha, Blackhawk, and a good European transport like the Puma or something. Like to see balance in the modules so when I feel like flying red, I can make realistic scenarios and when I feel like blue, can do so there as well. Like to simulate, experience the different designs concepts for the NATO/RUS machines. Why am I looking at your group? I am looking to put in multiplayer flying time with people who are as enthusiastic as myself about flight sims and in particular about helicopters. I'm looking for people to help me get better with the mission editor and perhaps help them as well. I'm looking at learning about real world helicopter operations from possbily real world pilots or at least those more knowledgable about that than me. I want to experience an organized, structured form of multiplayer flying in missions designed as such in a cooperative environment. I'm looking for the ShackTac of DCS World. Sincerely, RedRotar65 -
spiderpig replied to the topic Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu videos about choppers.
November 4 at 5:02 pm
Youtube has a BBC series called Flying Solider that documents Gazelle pilots. Another great series is called Jet Stream, while not helicopter related - its a great series on F/A-18 pilot training. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu videos about choppers.
November 1 at 9:23 am
Netflix has an episode from a show called helicopter missions. the episode is about a pretty cool story from Vietnam also Black Hawk down which is a great movie. they used actual 160th crews and helicopters some of the crews in the film were the same crews from Mogadishu Thats all I can think of right now -
BaDCrC created new topic Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu videos about choppers.
October 31 at 11:06 pm
All those V.O.D services are filled with thousands of free movies/documentaries of unequal quality (often poor), but sometimes you can find some interesting ones. It just takes some time to browse through all the offer. If you got one or several of those V.O.D services, please post here whatever helicopter related stuff you came across and watched and share your opinion. On Amazon Prime video:The Trap : A short documentary about the Afghan war during the soviet invasion, as seen from both sides. Some nice shots of Mi-8 and Mi-24 operations.Elite Choppers: A bit too long documentary about military choppers: the usual Apache, Blackhawks, Cobra, CH53 and... BO-105 (?). Nice shots although the story line is a bit weird.First Flights Season 2: Starring Neil Amstrong. Season 2 ep. 2 and ep. 9 deal with helicopter from the first flight in 1907 to the turbine powered ones, showcasing (in ep2) a gazelle at the end! Really good. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Mission Editing: Full video tutorials by Ranger79.
October 27 at 1:06 am
Another nice doc for the mission editor: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_mission_editor -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission (2nd round).
October 25 at 10:03 pm
Agreed. This freaking T-55 pretty much screwed up this mission twice this week. I just removed it for the next times. -
ShuRugal replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission (2nd round).
October 25 at 5:30 pm
Definitely would have liked to have a second experienced KA-50 pilot along for that one. With only one heavy-hitter, it is very difficult to maintain good SA while keeping pressure on the enemy. Also, that reinforcement convoy was pure evil: the AI is way too good at using anti-tank guns as anti-helicopter guns, the T-55 is as dangerous to a helicopter as the BMP-2. I'd honestly rather deal with a Strela truck than a T-55. -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief Prison Break mission (2nd round).
October 24 at 12:17 am
Pilots: Eagle_Rising, BaDCrC, Shurugal, SpiderPigFlight Time: 2,5 hours Mission video available (thanks Eagle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJFkFwJiGYM&feature=em-lss Hip flying above the enemy training camp after it got heavily hit by our group Summary: Well, the mission was not a huge success overall for several reasons: Bigger firepower was required, so minimum 2 Ka-50 along with Spider's Gazelle. No need for 2 Mi-8 until we got this minimum fire power Triggers didn't totally work as expected. Some of them went out of control actually. So a lot of things happened at the same time while we were really low on firepower (Gazelle shot down, Ka50 heavily damaged). I am not too sure why. I drove the Angel group directly into enemy fire while trying to head to the extraction points, resulting in the loss of the two Hips. The moment we lost all choppers, we kinda lost any coordination, each of us trying to fly back to the EA as fast as possible. So we never get to a point where we could properly coordinate again a new assault. Both Angels got a quite strange total engines failure within 5 minutes of each other. Eagle was able to autorot safely (not me!) and try to restart the engines, but there was no oil pressure anymore. Possible transmission failure for both of us? Or did we pulled too much on the engines at this altitude? (9000 ft) Formation flight on our way to EA. Ingress was difficult to to the terrain and the numerous AA groups hiding at every corner Ingress to EA was made difficult by the terrain and the multiple AA units on the way. We chose to use again Ingress 1 route. Intel gave us the position of the enemy units in the Pskhu village, but it was also giving the position of the units after this village. One gazelle lost at the village, but the units were destroyed. Beautiful rocket pass from Shurugal on the AA group west of the village further down the East-West valley. We were able to ingress further enemy territory, flying next to the Bzib mountains then climbing to 9000ft to the plateau were the camp was. Shurugal single-handedly taking out all the reinforcement convoy. Then taking out VIP jeeps trying to escape. All with half a Ka-50. Special thanks and medal of honor to Shurugal, who, with a heavily damaged aircraft, maintained his support and single-handedly destroyed the incoming reinforcement convoy with his gun while in range of a shilka, then spotted the 3 jeeps with VIP on board trying to escape the camp to the south and shot them with Vikhrs. All with half a Ka-50. He finally continued to hammer the enemy training camp, ejected over the camp, escaped capture to provide by radio targeting information to the remaining helicopters. Shurugal was able to hide inside the camp to avoid capture, and keep providing targeting guidance and fire assessment to the remaining choppers Nonetheless, unlike for the first round, all the objectives were completed: 1 of the group of POW were successfully extracted back to Russia, VIP was killed and training camp was almost completely leveled out. The ugly face of the war; death, destruction and blood Angels waiting for SAR while the two Redwolves are dealing with the AA threats inside the camp Only 2 choppers made it back to the FARP later this day. But POWs were brought back. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 22 at 6:44 pm
Hey bk I am free all next week name a time and date and we can practice whatever you want -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 21 at 5:38 pm
That sound like a plan Bad, as I said I think I got a little overzealous with the other choppers and bit off more than I could chew. I can fly them but I haven't learned how too. That just ended up making it harder on me. So Ka-50 for missions and the Hip for practice. Then I can move on and I wont feel like I'm holding up the mission or just failing to complete one. You're right I should have taken the Ka-50. Well, from what I saw it did look like a great mission! -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 21 at 11:54 am
Well, I would hate to see you leave BK. You're a regular on the missions and we don't have so much pilots flying every missions like you. I think you should indeed fly with the helicopter you are the most familiar with for missions. If you have a lot of experience on the Ka50, use it for the missions, and use the other ones during our training/fun flights. Those training flights will definitively help you to get ready for the missions later. I am pretty sure you would have been great with the Ka50 on this difficult mission. I know you like the Mi-8 too so let's do some firing practices with it on the range, and let's fly the mountain rescue one too. Once you are becoming confident with these two types of flight, you should be ready for a mission in Mi-8. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 20 at 8:55 pm
I have been doing some thinking and soul searching. For now I will restrict myself to the Ka-50 if I ever fly another mission. I do not have the time in, nor training to effectively use any other chopper in any mission we do. I don't know how to use the Hip weapons at all. Yeah, I know RTFM..but RL has taken away my time this month to do so. Last night was the first time I've flown in more than week or so. And it was BAD. I had posted to Bad on the ED forums before I joined that I didn't think I was good enough to do on line flights and maybe it was me being overzealous and getting all the other choppers and trying to fly them when it took me a year or more learn to fight with the Ka-50. If all I do is show up at mission time, delay the flight, then crash over and over what good am I to the squad? I'm am disappointed in my performance in choppers, I still have a fixed wing mentality ( remember the Huey nose dive from 4000 ft, break the Jesus nut..spin the rotor off and lawn dart?) The transition from fixed wing to rotors is a lot harder than I thought. So far I have built only one mission that was lame at best..I have one working but its not done,triggers wont work and I have very limited time to work on it if at all. You all have been very helpful in showing me the ropes and what to do or not to do. Eagle has spent more than a few free flight Tuesdays trying to coach me. Thanks for that. I used to CO a bomber squad 15 members strong and if a guy was having issues staying in formation or handling his aircraft he would be sent to retraining to fix it or figure out if it was a controller issue. If that didn't help or if he didn't improve he was, cut from the team. Now I feel I'm in that position. I would have washed me out a few months ago. I enjoy the on line comradery and making new friends, that's why I only play on line for most games other than Silent hunter. I see and understand that if I can't help the squad out or the mission to move forward on any given night then I'm just taking up space. I like all of you guys and think of all you as my friends but I'm seriously considering turning in my wings and calling it a day. BK -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 20 at 12:25 pm
That was an awesome mission once we got rolling with it. I think the first flight was a wake up call all of us getting shot down within in minutes of each other. I uploaded some raw footage on the facebook page of the first flight my replay got off track before we got to the camp so I have no footage from that. Heavy AAA MI-8 shootdown I had a lot of fun on the second part of the mission. Having to do a SAR mission when you are already bingo fuel is probably more nerve racking than enemy fire. It was also a good exercise to see how long you can actually fly with min fuel. I think on future missions we should try to plan out how much fuel we need and give ourselves just a small reserve. also Bad there at the end I had lost both engines that was a full auto rotation. anyway it was good flying with you Smil I hope to get to fly with you some more. -
-smil- replied to the topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 20 at 9:23 am
Thanks very much for having me! The mission was very fun and I've forgotten how much I enjoy doing this. My time zone was off and I arrived an hour early, logging in and out until the proper mission time. Met Eagle Rising, Bad CrC and Blackwolf on TS for the excellent briefing. Went through startup, take off and assembly. I had one hardware issue in the cockpit with the Data link Power switch and then noted my LEDS were blinking intermittingly from Phidgets card #1. Kept quiet about it and continued on. Heard much laughter coming from Blackwolf as we regrouped once or twice, then flew through our checkpoint to cross the border. More laughter, then a report of CFIT (controlled flight into terrain). Dealing with the Ka-50 under those conditions was very tough and those inertia swings it has kept my hands full. Group cohesion could be improved by using flight configurations like "cruise", "best climb", ect. and sticking to them when possible in the flight plan. Perhaps we can discus it and come up with some through practice. The high targeting angle was a tough new thing for me to deal with and I will improve at it. I note that when Bad CrC sent me target data on my ABRIS, it was shown as very far away. This is why I had so much trouble at first. Perhaps we can see if matching ABRIS zoom levels can help prevent this(?). I will improve on all my aspects of combat. I was in a terrible position and made a dumb move that got me blasted in the first sortie. I am a one-life-to-live type of guy and will avoid that at all costs in the future. Second sortie went better and attacks on the training camp were successful in releasing some prisoners. The convoy arrived and my laser locked on #2 vehicle instead of the lead tank, which then launched a rocket at me. I evaded but took a hit and lost HUD and Shkval. I was still able to get some cannon rounds on targets, but took more hits and my left engine caught fire, then disintegrated. I was able to eject, a horrifying experience in the KA-50! Eagle Rising did a great landing on the very steep slope for my rescue and RTB. Seeing him deadstick that Mi-8 was worth the price of admission! I look forward to taking part again. I will be able to fill positions and lead a flight if and when needed. I learned a lot about what I need to focus on. Great meeting everyone! Cary -smil- -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Gazelle Weapon Expansion Mod.
October 20 at 1:29 am
Hey BK, thanks for you effort to properly package this mod. It is now on the BSD repository for BSD forum. You guys using OvGME should be able to download it. -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief Prison Break mission and welcome to -Smil-!.
October 20 at 1:14 am
Angels and Redwolves ready to take off from FARP early morning. Pilots: -smil-, BaDCrC, BlackWolf, Eagle-RisingFlight time: 3 hours Mission:This mission combined about all the difficulties you can face in a chopper mission: high altitude, cold, heavy load, mountain flying and lot of bad guys around each corners. Congratulation to -Smil- for his first flight with BSD. Usually, we have a quiet evaluation one with no threats, next to the sea on a flat area. Today was the toughest introduction flight ever so far and you did great. Very happy to have you with us. You are now a trainee. I am looking forward to fly again often with you. Some technical problems with BK's Mi-8 delayed a bit the mission but once the mechanics finally gave him a new aircraft, BK was back on track.We got the first village handled all right with one Shilka down. But I missed the Zu-23 on Ural a little bit further and sent -Smil- at canon range to deal with the remaining infantry. Luckily for him, he escaped the Zu 23 shots and I could cover him quickly by taking down the Ural. We then moved to the East-West valley and got engaged by another AA. Eagle did the right thing and moved back to the green sector while Redwolves headed to the west side of the valley and got engaged by another AA unit that shoot me down and damaged -Smil-. Eagle tried to cover us but got damaged too and beautifully handled an auto-rotation down the valley. Remember to scan around the threat area before closing in. Eagle is heading back to green sector after being shot at by a AAA unit. Reds heading straight into another AAA unit to avoid the first one. Big mistake! We all had to start back from the FARP, which is good since it allowed BK to rejoin the flight as he got lost in the mountains. If you got lost, remember to use the F10 view. If you are loosing sight on your leader in a formation , tell him immediately. Don't wait for him to loose sight on you too. We all took off back to EA. Reds were able to take down the AA unit on the Eastern part of the valley and we all moved to the training camp up the plateau in the middle of the Bzib mountains. Sadly, BK didn't managed properly his speed/rate of climb ratio and crashed into a slope while attempting to fly back down the valley. There's always a trade off to find between forward speed ad vertical speed. It is called the max climb rate speed and varies according to the chopper used. We had to finish the mission with 3 aircraft as it was too late for BK to start over again. The camp was quickly spotted and we were able to neutralize with the Reds the guards and watch towers around the prison cells pretty quickly. The east wall was then breached by the POWs and 5 of them escaped the complex to an extraction point a few hundred yards from the camp where Eagle picked them up under cover of the Reds. Primary mission successful.In the mean time, a reinforcement convoy showed up 5km south west of the camp and damaged -Smil- helicopter while he was taking out the Shilka at the end of the convoy. I was able to take out the rest of the convoy as -Smil- lost Shkval and HUD. The VIP target used this moment to jump in a car and drive through at high speed. No Reds were able to find him once outside the camp and he successfully escaped. Secondary assassination mission failed. Eagle and myself made a few rockets and gun pass on the camp to inflict maximum damage but someone in the camp was able to jump into a T55 which started to shoot his .50 mm caliber machine gun at us. We both took some hits as we took out this tank. My Ka-50 started to progressively loose the SAS channels one by one then the main and common hydro. Since Eagle was winchester and -Smil- not able to contiue combat, we decided to RTB. Unfortunately, the too heavy damages of -Smil- chopper made him ejected over enemy territory. The end of the mission became a SAR mission to find the crashing site and where -Smil- ejected. From the ground, he was able to give us directions and Eagle's Mi-8 was able to pick him up in an incredible slope landing. Fun fact if we were using UniversRadio: when ejected, the pilot can only communicate to the aircraft through his emergency portable radio on 121.5Mhz We were starting to run low on fuel. We took a direct route to the egress one (Delta checkpoint) and made it back to the FARP with only 3 to 5 minutes left of fuel on board the Mi-8 (Eagle kept flying once the POW safely disembarked, and finaly landed back with only one engine still running on fumes). It was really fun. The mission overall worked great. There are room for more choppers, up to 3 angels and 5 Ka-50. This could give us a very nice firepower that we didn't have completely this evening with only two Ka-50. I had a lot of fun flying it with you guys. Thanks for your cooperation. Please share YOUR experience in this thread. BaDCrC -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Gazelle Weapon Expansion Mod.
October 19 at 8:39 pm
Sure. I think we'll have a Gazelle week next week with one fun flight and one mission. Probably back to Gelendzhik. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Gazelle Weapon Expansion Mod.
October 19 at 5:01 pm
Here is a OVGME link or JSGME if you still use that. Tested and works. HERE Bad, if you can load it up to the Mod section..Test it first make sure I did it right! :P I think its ok. Works for me. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Cool/Interesting pictures.
October 17 at 11:14 pm
My new patch for my pilot bag. Made me think about you Eagle! -
spiderpig replied to the topic Mission Editing: Full video tutorials by Ranger79.
October 14 at 11:21 pm
Very nice! -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Mission Editing: Full video tutorials by Ranger79.
October 13 at 6:20 pm
Love Rangers video's, that's what I used to "remember" how to use the ME. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Gazelle Weapon Expansion Mod.
October 13 at 6:14 pm
Ah, crap..now I have to learn to fly this thing! I saw the thread over at ED while ya'll were working on it. As if its not hard enough to get used to.. here is more weapons and weight! :P It look like a blast though. Ok bad pun, I know. BK
