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308 Squadron RAF is recruiting up to 7 new pilots who are serious hardcore sim enthusiasts. Warning: This group is not for most people, know this, and read below in its entirety if your interest is peaked. Mission We're here to emulate the flyers who fought in World War 2 plain and simple. We do research on flyers from the era, take that person on as our "virtual life" while flying competitively in PVP in the various WW2 combat sims available on the market. We value: Teamwork ~ We succeed and fail as a unit, we fight and die together as virtual bro's and take that seriously Success / Survival ~ We balance mission objective, pilot survival in order to get the best balance of living these young men's lives airborne virtually Fun ~ The underlying reason we do this hobby We have no ranks, a laid back atmosphere..... However, once airborne we are steely eyed warriors ready to rip out the enemy player's throats! Recruitment Requirements ~ Must be 21 year old minimum (no leeway here) ~ Fly during North American Timezones ~ Must have a mic and be able to talk in voice ~ Must own one of the following: DCS WW2, IL-2 Great Battles, or IL-2 CLOD. ~ Must speak English fluently ~ Must be willing to do a checkout flight with a squadron pilot in order to determine your proficiency in basic aircraft operations (can be done in one of the sims above) ~ Must be willing to fly in a historical manner, in formation, listening to the flight lead of that flight ~ Must be willing to take criticism from your wingmen and leaders, and they should expect the same if its in order to become better, it's not personnel ~ Must be willing to take the initiative to learn the procedures the squadron executes with initiative, having to feed this info like a spoon fed baby is not tolerated, you've been warned. What this place is not, and will not be tolerated ~ Exploiting game mechanics to win, pad stats, or survive (goes against the core tenant of why this place is here) ~ This is not the place to learn how to start, taxi, and do basic operations of the aircraft, the checkride screens this out (If this is you, it gives yourself the ruler from which to measure where you're at and where you need to get in order to become a pilot on the roster.) ~ This is not the place to expect to fly one side of the war only ~ Single sim fanboyisim will not be tolerated, they each have a niche and slightly different experience What you can expect ~ You're gonna learn a metric crap-ton about aircraft you had in some cases little interest in, and about the people who flew them ~ You can expect this to be a journey like nothing else you've ever experienced in a combat sim ~ This journey will peak your interest resulting in you buying books on various aircraft, the aces that flew them, and likely aircraft purchases in game to satisfy that interest that has been fed to you ~ You can expect multiple "campaigns" where we emulate a certain squadron, first one might be a Spitfire Mk IX squadron, after conclusion it might be a Stuka Squadron, followed by a I-16 squadron, the world is our oyster ~ You can expect me to help guide you along with my lifetime love of combat aviation, and try to open your mind to as wide a swath of air combat history as possible, and integrate this into PVP servers So what does the flight evaluation include? The applicant must perform the following: ~ Start aircraft with no coaching ~ Taxi to runway safely ~ interval takeoff ~ Join into formation safely ~ Maintain formation safely in turns ~ split up for tail chase, and keep sight ~ rejoin into spread ~ execute mock dogfight from spread ~ rejoin parade formation for RTB ~ Enter Overhead Break ~ Fly Pattern ~ Land safely ~ Shutdown on ramp I passed the flight eval! Congrats!, You'll be in a probationary status for two weeks, to ensure you're the right fit. You're ability to go out and learn the way we operate using your own initiative and drive will be evaluated, as well as your social fit with the other members. Upon finishing this period you'll be given an aircraft for the current campaign we're flying. So you don't ONLY fly the Spitfire? Absolutely not! Each campaign, 308 will pick a squadron that flies an aircraft in one of the three major WW2 flights sims, we will do research on them, each pilot will pick a real life pilot who flew in that squadron and take him on as his virtual life. The first campaign is 308 squadron in Spits, however next campaign could be anything form JU-52s, to HS-129s, to Macchis, to I-16s. 308 Squadron will remain the group's name and tags will remain. I take combat aviation history very seriously, and study from the earliest air combat to the modern era, this place has been built to drag 10 dudes thru every bump in the WW2 combat aviation road. How does the virtual life system work? We'll use the current spit campaign as an example. Once your pilot is captured or killed, his virtual life will be over, and the squad member must find another real life WW2 flyer from that squadron to pick up his new virtual life. Learning something about the real life man who flew that machine is recommended to make it actually mean something. During the campaign we have a Tally board showing the players stats. Upon death, we create a little memorial to our deceased virtual aviators with a little info about the real life man. Think of this as a real life logbook you can scroll thru and see all the squads previous virtual lives. Our kill system will include a verification process, either another pilot observed the kill with you, or if flying solo, a screen shot or tacview recording will be required for kill confirmation. If we pick up an attack aircraft squadron next, the same confirmation system will be required, but instead of counting kills, it will be ground targets destroyed. Discord Link (only join if you're serious about this, lurkers will not be tolerated) https://discord.gg/N7WqQsV

Your stuff is always stellar man! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

We are the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron assigned to Virtual Carrier Strike Group One within DCS World. We have virtual fighter jocks from all over the world and many backgrounds both civilian and military. We are a fun easy going bunch that loves to get down to business when its game time. Our platform of choice is the DCS F/A-18 and have been flying it since release in May 2018. We lean into our multi-role capabilities within our organization with missions including Combat Air Patrol, Close Air Support, Interdiction, Strike Escort, SEAD, Area denial and many more. We are both land based and deploy on ship when the group "deploys". If you are looking for a squadron that is a dedicated Marine hornet platform and love to have fun, then look no further as you are at home with the mud movers of VMFA-122: The Crusaders " MACH ALTUS " For more information, check out our website or come chat with us on discord. Discord https://discord.gg/SE9dvFd https://www.csg-1.com/

Oh yeah, without a doubt it wouldn't be as simple as plug and play, but they wouldn't have to develop hardly anything from scratch except the multicrew code. Flight model might require a couple of tweaks, but that really would only be minor adjustments which could be worked over time. Would be significantly faster development than a new aircraft. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

That was a blast. Goonie did a great job with the video too! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

I would think that ED could develop a Delta much much faster than any other aircraft. Flight characteristics between the C and D are nearly identical. Systems are identical. They would just have to develop the 3d model (fastest aspect of development), hook in the backseat systems with the current systems modeling they've already developed, add multicrew support, and take away ~600 lbs max fuel. I see everyone saying they'd rather have a Rhino. I'd rather have a 18D in six months than a 18F in three years. +1 to D. ED, compete with HB on the multicrew front!

Awesome man! Looks outstanding as usual!

As can be seen with the above screen shots of our new modern liveries, CSG-1 is standing up the VMA-131 Diamondbacks flying the A-4E. There are currently 5 pilots and the squadron and room for 7 more line pilots. If you're interested in flying with us, please visit us on our discord (link in signature).

Happy Thanksgiving Fellow DCS'ers, With the release of the A-4E Community Mod, CSG-1 would like to stand up an A-4E squadron to join our air wing. Our policies require a minimum of 3 active pilots to form a new squadron, and we're looking for interested individuals that would like to fly the A-4 in an organized fashion! The group already contains ~60 active pilots split into two F/A-18C squadrons, one F-14B squadron (currently squatting in the F/A-18C), two AV-8B squadrons, and a fledgling UH-1H squadron. Pilots are "locked" to their squadron's air frame during dedicated flight nights, but are open to fly whatever they want in our causal pick up flights. We fly twice per week, Sundays and Tuesdays at 2000 eastern standard time, and we run two missions per month (2nd and 4th Sundays of the month), as well as a manually managed dynamic campaign once per year. Our tagline is "Serious fun". We enjoy attempting to replicate US Naval doctrine, but acknowledge there are a number of limitations of the DCS software, as well as limitations by not being staffed by full time professional naval aviators. There are no ranks or long training pipelines. We just ask that you bring a mature attitude, and a desire to learn something everyday. We're a fun casual group in between flight nights with a dedicated server running a "for fun" mission during the week. Each squadron is independently managed and allows for a variety of levels of "seriousness". If you're interested in the group, or in being a plank owner in an A-4E squadron, come by our discord and chat us up! https://discord.gg/SE9dvFd If you'd like to see how we operate in pit, below are a couple of YouTube playlists that show our playstyle on "game day". Operation Iron Gauntlet Campaign: Flight Night Streams:

Dang. Outstanding work!

Man, this would be so helpful for both airfields and carriers. Would LOVE to see this implemented one day.

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Hey there Swampy. Swing by our discord and say hello to some of our pilots and see if we're a group you'd be interested in. We're a US Naval Aviation group focused on the framework of a Carrier Strike Group with an associated Marine Expeditionary Brigade. We have a number of subordinate squadrons that are run independent of the overall group. The group is tied together by a common flight night (Sundays at 2000 eastern and Tuesday at 2030 eastern) creating a pretty immersive enviroment with a full airspace. We aim to fly 2 missions per month and 6 trainings per month, with an annual campaign of linked missions. CSG-1 currently has the following active squadrons: VMA-223: AV-8B Harrier VMA-231: AV-8B Harrier HMLA-167: UH-1H VFA-127: F-5E MACS-2: ATC/GCI/JTAC (Combined Arms & LoATC) Future Squadrons are staffed and ready to open: VFA-25: F/A-18C VMFA-122: F/A-18C VF-2: F-14B The group has about 35 pilots on roster right now and are growing. http://www.csg-1.com/ https://discord.gg/SE9dvFd

Thanks for helping us out again man! You're great!

Always looking for new rotor-heads

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Epic!

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Dang man. You're pumping these out! Looks great! Thanks!

You're on a roll man. Much appreciated! VMA-223 skin pack is getting pretty epic!

Dude, you're awesome! Thanks a ton!

Congrats to the winners! Would love to get a hold of the TACVIEW file!

Had a great time!