A-10C Formation Flight Fundamentals Training

[AFAlinebacker42]

For anyone trying to join, I'll move you into Flight 2

[Hansolo]

A big thank you to Linebacker and the Hardcore Gamming Clan for hosting the session. It was highly appreciated. Unfortunately I could not find my own Lead so ended trying to chase what looked like a solo plane which happend to be Spokejockey. My appologies again, Spokejockey, for taking up the place instead of you designated wingman. But thanks for being a good lead :thumbup:

 

 

One more time, thanks a lot for hosting this event :thumbup:

 

Cheers

Hans

Edited February 23, 2014 by Hansolo

[funkster]

Hey

 

Thanks Linebacker for a very enjoyable and educational evening :thumbup: I must admit it was quite advanced for me and as it was my first time online I was a little lost but had tons of fun anyway (despite a one of my controllers not working in MP and a mid flight crash).

 

Anyway sorry to 'Spoke' for me going AWOL and a big thanks to 'J' for forming up with me for the final stretch. :pilotfly:I think I need more practise online - comms, protocol etc.

 

Great fun. :smilewink::smilewink::smilewink:

[whitehot]

nice

[=Mac=]

First, I would like to thank Linebacker for an absolutely awesome training session. All the time, money, and frustration I've gone through for DCS, this training session is WHY I do it. The great set of guys flying today was... well, I've ran out of adjectives. Just..... Wow! If something like this ever gets put together again, you sure can count on my begging to join!

 

Second, I would like to thank my flight lead, Connor, for putting up with my fidgety flight path next to him. Connor, your flight skills are number one and that help me "settle down" and fly a bit closer to you consistently. Around WP 4, we were just under the overcast and I was on your 9 o'clock when, just like a soap bubble, pop: you were gone. You didn't just go through a cloud, you popped out. That's how I went blind. I suspect we had lag between you and I.

 

I think one of the greatest moments in the flight... heck, in my life!... was when I was closing up to the "crowd" as we approached WP 5. Seeing 5 or 6 A-10's holding hands was such a joyous thing. I can't find the words to describe that.

 

My one embarrassment was hearing "land left, then move over and taxi right" and then actually landing right. (Will I get a traffic ticket for that?)

 

One question: did anyone record the TeamSpeak channel or was that disabled?

[Berndt Mangler]

HAAaaa, If no one noticed, I kept forgetting every ones names.. HMH you hung tight on those crappy 1G level turns. I thought you were funkster and I just left him. HMA I was sometimes confusing you with others and this didn't help us at all yet you hung in there, I tried so hard to stay on a prescribed Angles and Speed. We can only get better yea?.

 

I've already ask for a plane on the 23 MAR a-a refuel. I hope to see you all there if not before then.

 

Funkster, Brother,we need to work on our brevity yea??....hahaha. I was trying to Anchor when Orbit left my mind..hahaha... I learned a lot about my TAD, and the Instructor was brilliant I'm hoping to learn more from him again...

 

Well done, The instructor(Insert name??)(I don't recall, I'm sorry) AFAlinebacker, Sidjj, are a tribute to your Clan. Sidjj was up there early and got some of us up and running.

 

Thanks for letting us stay late after class, Sorry bout your planes AFA, we can buff that out...

[funkster]

Funkster, Brother,we need to work on our brevity yea??....hahaha. I was trying to Anchor when Orbit left my mind..hahaha.

 

:thumbup: Spoke I'm up for practise anytime (GMT) if you want to go over the lesson, brevity etc - PM me and we can arrange if like.

 

If anyone else wants to meet up then PM me any time. I really need the practise as this experience proved flying online with real people is so different to SP and I've got so much learn. Any help welcome.:smilewink:

[ctannell]

Connor, your flight skills are number one and

 

Haha, you mean my autopilots skills were number one :). It was good flying with you MAC, that was my first time in a multiplayer game and it was a blast! And as you said, the 5-6 ship formation at the end was truly awesome, while at the same time a bit hard on the nerves!

 

Thanks Linebacker for putting this all together. The effort was greatly appreciated by many of us.

 

On a lighter note, I was in that fireball on the ramp at mission end after parking lol. Imagine my surprise when one minute my head was down in the pit hitting switches and the next I'm up in smoke. I still have no idea what happened.

 

-Conner

[funkster]

Is there a recording of yesterday's session available?

[sidjjj]

Well done, The instructor(Insert name??)(I don't recall, I'm sorry) AFAlinebacker, Sidjj, are a tribute to your Clan. Sidjj was up there early and got some of us up and running.

out...

 

 

 

I think you mean simis.

 

I turned up late because I didn't even know something had been organised. If anyone wants to fly there is almost always someone playing DCS on our teamspeak : ts.hardcoregaming.org:8990

 

 

A big thank you to linebacker & simis for organising this.

[Berndt Mangler]

HA!!.. see what I mean...Sorry simis (I think...). and Sidjj sorry if I screwed up your alibi. I just recall chatting with "Sid" a lot. now I just don't know...AAAAaaaa...WHERE AM I!!!!...

 

Still any one I talked to from that clan was most friendly and professional. I'll work harder on the roster next time, in my defense there was a lot of Commo on the one channel.. I kept interrupting the instructor <name please>. enough to work on Brevity. It'd be cool if each group had a channel, the group could be larger than a 2 ship also.