baltic_dragon Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hey guys, I've recently been talking to Yurgon about an idea to organise some kind of a get-together for the DCS fans / players based in Europe. I know such initiatives are being made from time to time on a local level, but we thought that perhaps we could try to gather as many like-minded people as we can in one particular place that would either be convenient to reach for most of us (so some central localisation like Netherlands / Belgium / West Germany), would have something interesting to visit or see (so a nice museum with lots of aircraft or an air show going on at the time of the meeting). Or ideally all of that. If enough people find this idea to be interesting, as for the timing we should probably aim for a weekend in the early autumn to be able to plan everything and book the slots in our diaries and buy the air tickets :). This post is just a feeler, if there is some enthusiastic response we could move to a series of polls to determine the location and good timing. But if you have any ideas regarding the venue, please post them below! Cheers, BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kurr Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Would there be any DCS flying involved, or only beer? ;) I'm all for an event where we can fly missions together all weekend! Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Would there be any DCS flying involved, or only beer? ;) I'm all for an event where we can fly missions together all weekend! Flying missions sounds great, but then everyone would have to bring their rigs and gear, there'd have to be a lot of infrastructure and the whole organizing thing becomes a lot more time consuming. For now, I'd be happy to settle for beer. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 A meeting with a bite and a drink seems OK to me. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commodore 64 | MOS6510 | VIC-II | SID6581 | DD 1541 | KCS Power Cartridge | 64Kb | 32Kb external | Arcade Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schurem Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Id drive up to 250 km for it I5 9600KF, 32GB, 3080ti, G2, PointCTRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kappi Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Beer and some plane watching would be nice!:thumbup: ___________________________________________ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Looking forward to it, Belsimtek!:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f4l0 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 +1 We are doing such meetings in Germany on a regular basis. Usually it involves beer and a lot of discussion around DCS and aviation in general... f4l0 Developer of Simshaker for Aviators Feel the brrrrttt: [Official] SimShaker for Aviators Forums thread at ED forums https://simshaker-for-aviators.github.io/SimShaker-for-Aviators-Releases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eight Ball Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Watching an airshow with my mates from the DCS community ? That would be awesome :) Find The Links To All My Mods And Liveries Here (in the gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstyle Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 time it with an airshow... like the UK flight sim community does with the Duxford airshows... On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kurr Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Well, there is the Radom Airshow in Poland this year, which might be interesting. Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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baltic_dragon Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for the replies! Yeah, Radom is good - need to check the dates. Perhaps Duxford also would be an option. Definitely meeting for some beers and chat, we can always play online from our usual places :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for the replies! Yeah, Radom is good - need to check the dates. Radom airshow 2018 is 25-26th of August. Perhaps Duxford also would be an option. Definitely meeting for some beers and chat, we can always play online from our usual places :) Looks like there will be two at Duxford this year - the "Duxford Flying Legends Air Show"(quite appropriate :) ) 14-15 July and another "Battle of Britain airshow" in late September. Anyway, Europe has a "gazillion" airshows throughout the year - check this 2018 list: https://airshowinfo.hu/en/european_airshows/ Lots to pick from :) JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellutscho Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Axalp 2018 The live-shooting airshow of the Swiss Army, on the Wednesday, October 10, 2018 and/or Thursday, October 11, 2018 On a two-day event, the Luftwaffe shows its ability in an alpine environment to a broad public. The program lasts from 2 pm to about 3:30 pm and is identical on both days. Apart from the fighter jets F/A-18 Hornet and F-5 Tiger II, the program also includes the demonstration of the training aircraft PC-21, the Patrouille Suisse, demonstrations of rescue and firefighting operations, parachute reconnaissance missions and flight demonstrations with army helicopters. The weather can change in the mountains in a short time. The Air Force reserves the right to cancel the event in doubtful weather at short notice. Info here: https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/organisation/kdo-op/lw/flpl-mei/mehr-zum-militaerflugplatz-meiringen/vorschau-axalp.html Edited April 5, 2018 by ellutscho Google translator Fractal Define R6 | Maximus XI Hero | i7-9700K@5.1GHz | GTX 2080 Ti | 32GB DDR4@3200MHz | SSD M.2 1TB | VG248QE | TM Hotas Warthog | TrackIR4 DCS F-5E | MiG-21 | A-10C | FC3 | NTTR | F/A-18C [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbik Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Anyone interested to visit Prague? :) There is an aviation museum in Prague Kbely... and also there is an airshow in Pardubice each year which you can get to by train from Prague. It will be during 2-3 June. Do, or do not, there is no try. -------------------------------------------------------- Sapphire Nitro+ Rx Vega 64, i7 4790K ... etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic_dragon Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Axalp 2018 The live-shooting airshow of the Swiss Army, on the Wednesday, October 10, 2018 and/or Thursday, October 11, 2018 On a two-day event, the Luftwaffe shows its ability in an alpine environment to a broad public. The program lasts from 2 pm to about 3:30 pm and is identical on both days. Apart from the fighter jets F/A-18 Hornet and F-5 Tiger II, the program also includes the demonstration of the training aircraft PC-21, the Patrouille Suisse, demonstrations of rescue and firefighting operations, parachute reconnaissance missions and flight demonstrations with army helicopters. The weather can change in the mountains in a short time. The Air Force reserves the right to cancel the event in doubtful weather at short notice. Info here: https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/organisation/kdo-op/lw/flpl-mei/mehr-zum-militaerflugplatz-meiringen/vorschau-axalp.html That sounds fantastic :) personally I'd aim rather for October and not end of summer as there will be more time to organise everything. But of course the majority will prevail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gardner Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I think this is a splendid idea though unfortunately I’ve spent my travel money for this year. Nevertheless Germany is only a few hours away from me by airport to airport, so I could put the second meeting in my diary. PS I’d love to go to Prague though, one of the great European capitals and I’ve never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 How about Duxford Flying legends? I'll be there on the 14th... Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kurr Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Axalp is great indeed. Never been there myself (yet) but going by stories and videos of previous events. Only drawback there is that they cancel quite often due to bad weather, either on the mountain, or at Meiringen Airbase in the valley. For a list of all the showdates in Europe, check the link below: http://www.scramble.nl/show-dates/europe/date I'm visiting Radom this year, and some shows in the Netherlands (Texel) and Belgium (Kleine Brogel). Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pman Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Currently there are no plans from our side for a meetup this year, Myself and the VEAO team will be at RIAT this year for the RAF100. So won't be at Flying Legends 2018. I think a couple of the team are going to one or two other shows in the UK but no plans for any organised meet ups this year outside of our virtual squadron one. So please don't make plans based on the usual get together that we host/organise. Pman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Well, there is the Radom Airshow in Poland this year, which might be interesting. That sounds really great! Anyone interested to visit Prague? :) Absolutely! I think early June might be a bit too soon to organize an event, but I'd definitely like to visit Prague one day, and why not on a DCS get together, even if independent from an airshow? How about Duxford Flying legends? I'll be there on the 14th... Sounds great as well, though personally I'm not the biggest warbird buff on this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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