Gizzy Posted August 26, 2022 Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) CARRIER AIR WING stands up within RAFAIR UK with 3 primary Naval Air Squadrons and 1 secondary Expeditionary detachment. A carrier air wing (abbreviated CVN in the US but CAW within RAFAirUK) is an operational naval aviation wing composed of several aircraft squadrons and detachments of various types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Organised, equipped and trained to conduct modern Navy carrier air operations while embarked aboard aircraft carriers, the various squadrons in an air wing have different but complementary (and sometimes overlapping) missions, and provide most of the striking power and electronic warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group CSG. CAW ETHOS New pilots of any experience are welcomed with the only requisites being enthusiasm, time, ability to cold start, take off and land safely (runway) within Openbeta build & the Super Carrier module. You will be expected to engage in a facilitative mentored training programme. It would be advantageous to have PG & Syria terrain maps. Our aim s to promote esprit de corps and assistance to one another in learning the roles and technical aspects of these exceptional aircraft.... all in an enjoyable and friendly hobby environment. In missions we fly formerly with NATOP procedures without the bull and in training there is plenty of craic!. CAW SQUADRONS 809NAS is equipped with F4A/B 892NAS is equipped with F18C 727NAS is a training SQN with the very capable free T45C CAW Expeditionary unit with AV8BNA. UH1h, Mi-17 & UL60 Pilots are encouraged to qualify and remain current in 2 or more operational airframes but there is no compulsion. All Squadrons wherever possible train and fight from the same carrier and tactically support one another when possible or planned.… decks are busy! TRAINING PROGRESSION Competency based syllabuses for the F18 & F14 have self driven pathways with plenty of mentors. All pilots joining CAW spend some time in 727, even experienced pilots (albeit that time may well be very short and is mainly a clarification of carrier recovery skills) The T45, a dual seat carrier capable trainer is used for basic flying skills training and in the intro phases of low level tactical initial BFM. CARRIERS & MAPS USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) USS SAIPAN (LH2) and USS Forrester are used so the SC module is required. Syria and Persian Gulf are used as well as DCS Caucasus and Marianas but not a requirement, if not held then some missions will simply not be available. All training is on default maps. MISSIONS Mission nights are normally Tuesday when we fly will all the other Squadrons of RAFAir and Thursday which is a mixture of training and CAW missions. Pilots are often active on most evenings, sometime, somewhere Timings are around 19:30(UK) to 21:30 RAFAir have 4 24/7 servers available to all. If interested contact us on Discord https://discord.gg/FdV7vxmSHY Some vid's... https://youtu.be/dKdpDhWwzZc https://youtu.be/8ZK6S2ErGx0 Edited January 8, 2024 by Gizzy
Gizzy Posted January 8, 2024 Author Posted January 8, 2024 CARRIER AIR WING (CAW) 2024 CAW is seeking like minded DCS enthusiasts.... CAW is an UK/EU-based, experienced group of DCS pilots who focus on naval carrier operations We welcome pilots to join us who enjoy, or wish to learn to fly airframes that are predominantly carrier based. Primarily, F-14B & F/A-18C with other airframes flown out on a more casual basis (Harrier, Apache, UH60 etc.) Age and gender are of no consequence but maturity. respect and humility are paramount. CAW does not allude to military hierarchical structures nor ranks. CAW is managed by consensus amongst senior pilots (those whom have been with the group for over 1 year). There are training coordinators and mission design & ops coordinators to bolster group knowledge and keep us entertained with challenging missions. Mission flights (division or section) are generally led by senior pilots until new pilots become accustomed and want to step up. Procedures are as defined within NATOPs We have no demanding ‘quals’ or other ‘tests’ to be allowed to fly ‘operations’. If you can start up, take off and land at an airfield correctly, use SRS radios, make a stab at a carrier landing and fly in loose echelon formation you are good for all operations. Wherever possible you will be tasked appropriately to your skills, be ‘wing’ to a mentor ‘lead’ and will be applauded for taking part, not made fun of or scorned. Training is self taught for the most part, you will be expected to use DCS Aircraft Module training missions in SP and we will signpost other quality tutorials, videos or guides as required. We have a comprehensive training program that will signpost your progression route and mentors are available to explain and help you along every step of the way. All that we ask is friendship, enthusiasm and most importantly regular attendance. Carrier Ops are our main passion but not exclusively so as we love to fly and have a healthy passion for the helo and low level stuff and Battle of Britain daring deeds in Spits, 'Tangs, Mossies etc... https://discord.gg/H2psPamYEq https://carrierairwing.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/@CAW-UK https://www.facebook.com/groups/carrierairwinguk
Recommended Posts