What do you want in a squad?

[Daze58]

I've seen them come and go. I've come and went from some. I hear people say flight sims are dying. I want to know what kind of environment would be the most interesting and entertaining for most people. I'm not starting a squad, Just trying to help the one i'm in and flight simming in general to grow and thrive. For examples

 

1. Do you like rigid command structures?

2. Do you like regular squad meeting times?

3. Do you like lots training?

4. Do you want a dynamic campaign like thing or just random dog fighting?

ect......

 

I see no sense to let all these wonderfully realistic maps and planes not be used to their

best potential. I for one (basically a 59 year old child at heart) like to "pretend" to be an actual air force pilot so I like whatever that entails. How bout you?

[DarkFire]

I've seen them come and go. I've come and went from some. I hear people say flight sims are dying. I want to know what kind of environment would be the most interesting and entertaining for most people. I'm not starting a squad, Just trying to help the one i'm in and flight simming in general to grow and thrive. For examples

 

1. Do you like rigid command structures?

2. Do you like regular squad meeting times?

3. Do you like lots training?

4. Do you want a dynamic campaign like thing or just random dog fighting?

ect......

 

I see no sense to let all these wonderfully realistic maps and planes not be used to their

best potential. I for one (basically a 59 year old child at heart) like to "pretend" to be an actual air force pilot so I like whatever that entails. How bout you?

 

Interesting questions.

 

1) Depends how you define a rigid command structure. If we take this to mean essentially role playing an AF pilot, yes sir no sir and all that, then no, I get enough of that at work. However, during a mission if one person in a flight is designated as the flight commander then I'd expect their orders to be carried out to the letter. So in that respect, yes, but not in any wider sense.

 

2) Having regular sessions to attend is great. Being required to attend a certain number is less good. We all have real lives to attend to, shift work, stuff to do, families to visit etc so rigid requirements such as having to show up to a training session between 1900 - 2100 Z every Wednesday isn't particularly appealing. Being able to show up on the team Discord channel and having impromptu flights whenever is great, and IMO encourages team cohesion.

 

3) Yes. Not mandatory (see above) but yes, the more the better.

 

4) Personally air quake doesn't interest me in the slightest. More power to those who do enjoy it, but personally I want actual missions to fly, with objectives and all that sort of thing.

[GafferDCS]

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This one is pretty laid back

[Kippy]

With Darkfire and Kingsnake. I've tried a few times in different sims to get a realistic-oriented squadron off the ground, and each time I've run into the same problem; not enough pilots. If I could get enough A-10C guys, I'd startup the 163rd again.

[DieHard]

I've seen them come and go. I've come and went from some. I hear people say flight sims are dying. I want to know what kind of environment would be the most interesting and entertaining for most people. I'm not starting a squad, Just trying to help the one i'm in and flight simming in general to grow and thrive. For examples

 

1. Do you like rigid command structures?

2. Do you like regular squad meeting times?

3. Do you like lots training?

4. Do you want a dynamic campaign like thing or just random dog fighting?

ect......

 

I see no sense to let all these wonderfully realistic maps and planes not be used to their

best potential. I for one (basically a 59 year old child at heart) like to "pretend" to be an actual air force pilot so I like whatever that entails. How bout you?

 

I have been with DCS since FC2 about 2011 or earlier, not this username, then. I have never, yet, found a squad I liked, though was with Maddog's S77th crew for awhile. Once I learn the Mirage, S77th-Cooper invited me to fly F99th in 2.0 Nevada. He and I used to fly Ka-50 sorties together.

 

Best way is to just try a squad out, see how it goes.

 

I'd be happy just to have one guy as a wingman all the time and we get along and work together as mates.

 

Been married 42 years >>> trust me, she and I are not always in agreement, but I think she does that for makeup time: flowers, candy, movie, dinner out or other...

 

Squads or bigger? I like big azz missions with mission goals with strike guys supported by cap cover and not just mindless dogfighting all the time.

Edited March 13, 2017 by DieHard

[Daze58]

Thanks for the replies all......