Training Missions set at Sinai Map

[Rudel_chw]

Hello all,

I'm editing a set of Training Missions for the MiG-21, set at Egypt, but with an emphasis on following real-world procedures as much as I possibly can. I have just finished the first one: Cold Start, and I'm halfway trough the second mission, on Taxi, Takeoff and Climb to cruise. I will upload it to User Files tonight, but in the meantime here is a video walk-trough of the first:

 

 

The full mission runs 45-50 minutes, but 3 of its 5 chapters can be skipped by those users who prefer not to do complete checks. The mission is a bit verbose because the Cold Start is an ideal point to give a bit of background on the many Systems that the -21 has. The next missions will be much shorter.

Please, If I have misunderstood parts of the procedure, let me know so I can fix them if feasible. Best regards to every fan of the Fishbed

 

Update: 21/Nov/24

Today I finished testing my second mission, on Taxi, Take-off and Climb, it looks like this:

 

 

As taking-off on the Fishbed requires some practice, during testing I decided to expand this mission a bit, adding a second client slot for a runway start, dispensing with the long taxi ... this way a new user can practice the take-off several times without spending too much time, this short version looks like this:

 

 

For more immersion, I added a bit of random air traffic on the background, so you need to be careful to avoid collisions, like I did waiting for the helos to cross the runway before taking off

Update: 11/Dec/24

Well, it took more time than I initially thought, but I've finally finished the third mission, here is how it looks like:

 

 

I have uploaded these first three missions to the User Files section, here is the link:

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3342519/

the file is in OvGME format, and places both the missions and the RSBN mod for Sinai map on the Mig-21 folder of the DCS program folder. Be sure to employ a mod manager, since the RSBN mod is not IC compatible, so you may need to disable it before going to a multiplayer server.

 

Edit: The RSBN Mod is no longer needed, as on February 19th Magnitude 3 added native RSBN & ARC data for the Sinai (and Kola) Maps.

 

Also, these missions employ the superb Egyptian liveries created by @Kerbo 416 ... be sure to download them here:

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/unit-is-mig-21bis/user-is-kerbo416/apply/

 

Meanwhile, I'm starting to edit a weapons training mission .. for an easy start I have chosen a Gun Strafe training, hopefully it should not take too long to finish.  

 

Update: 16/Jan/25

 

It took more effort than I expected, but today I have updated this mission set with the addition of two more missions:

• M04 Re-starting engine in-flight.
• M10 Gun Strafing (my first weapons training for the -21)

 

IMPORTANT:

 Please note that mission M10, REQUIRES the 476th VFG Range Objects Mod, which you can download here:

 

https://www.476vfightergroup.com/downloads.php?do=download&downloadid=482

 

This is a very mature Mod that should be placed at /Saved Games/DCS World/Mods/tech/ and does not impact the Integrity Check, so it is MP-safe ... it looks like this once installed (my DCS folder at Saved Games is named DCS.296, yours will most likely be different):

 

 

Here is a walkthrough of each:

 

 

 

 

 

These videos were taken on the latest testing rounds, so I must say that the landing distance report feature that appears on the video, was removed from the mission because it gave erroneous values, not sure if its a problem with Sinai or with the Script, since this script worked fine on my last missions set on the Kola and Nevada maps.

I will now work on both a Visual Landing mission, and on a Rocket attack training missions, hopefully they won't take as much time, I'm aiming for a release on the first week of February.

 

Update: 4/Feb/2025

I've completed my two A/G Rocket missions, one for the S-24 and another for the S-5 rockets.

Unfortunately, ED's User Files is giving me trouble at the moment and I had to open a Support Ticket for it, in the meantime this Mission Pack can be downloaded from my Cloud drive

(ED fixed the issue and now the User File entry works correctly).

As with my prior missions, you can start already in the air near the Weapons range, or start on a nearby Airbase with the engine already started. After expending all rockets, you can optionally practice the return to base, landing and Shutdown. The new missions are similar to the Gun Strafing one, and require the 476th VFG range objects mod in order to work.

 

As always, you can press Spacebar to cut short the voiceovers, and on the flying sections you can use Time acceleration freely and the mission will return time to normal when needed.

 

Here is a walkthrough of the S-24 mission:

 

 

 

and this other video showcases the S-5 mission:

 

 

Update: Feb 18th 2025:

I've added a VFR landing & shutdown mission (M05), it looks like this:

 

 

I intend to add later a Break-Circuit VFR Landing, as well as an IFR night landing one, but this last mission had me landing several dozen times while debugging, so I'm kind of burned out. So, the next mission will be a Radar Basics Training, followed by another on AA radar guided missiles.

 

Update: March 6th 2025

I've completed the Radar Basics mission, this is a walk-through of it:

 

 

I encountered several MiG-21 radar bugs while editing this, and it is a bit disheartening that no one from Magnitude commented on them when I reported on the Forum  :

 

 

 

 

Anyway, the training menu now looks like this:

 

 

 

Cheers to all.

 

Eduardo

Edited March 6 by Rudel_chw
Added mission M13 Radar Basics

[_JMax]

This is excellent.Really looking forward to further videos.Thanks!

[hsth]

Greta work, I've always liked your work. Surely looking forward to your download files.

Are you planning also video's for the other missions? They are always really informative.

[Rudel_chw]

5 minutes ago, hsth said:

Greta work, I've always liked your work. Surely looking forward to your download files.

 

thank you for your kind words  

 

5 minutes ago, hsth said:

Are you planning also video's for the other missions? They are always really informative.

 

yes, I like doing walkthroughs as they serve to clarify how each mission is supposed to be flown 

[_JMax]

The Takeoff and Climb video looks great. These training videos are exactly what I need to get back in the Mig 21.It is always amazing how much is forgotten or becomes foggy when you havent flown a model for awhile. Almost surprising that I actually flew it a fair bit and thought I had it down pretty good.... 

[Rudel_chw]

On 11/27/2024 at 1:33 AM, _JMax said:

The Takeoff and Climb video looks great.

Thanks for your kind words, I’m currently halfway through the third mission, so hopefully I will release this first set soon. I intend to keep adding more as I progress through my own training  

The Sinai map is pretty gorgeous, which  adds a lot to the missions ambiance.

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by Rudel_chw
fixed image

[Rudel_chw]

On 11/27/2024 at 5:28 AM, Rudel_chw said:

I’m currently halfway through the third mission, so hopefully I will release this first set soon.

 

Well, it took more time than I initially thought, but I've finally finished the third mission and uploaded them to User files, link added on the first post. Please report here any bug that you may encounter. Cheers.

 

Eduardo

Edited December 11, 2024 by Rudel_chw

[Rudel_chw]

On 11/14/2024 at 12:36 PM, Rudel_chw said:

for an easy start I have chosen a Gun Strafe training, hopefully it should not take too long to finish.

 

Hello and happy new year to all. I have the Gun Strafe Mission almost finished but during testing I found that my handling of the aircraft was a bit ungentle and I experienced a lot of engine flame-outs. So, I realized that Training on how to restart the engine in the air was really needed, so I edited a short mission to teach that skill to the new MiG-21 pilots. I will now finish the Gun Strafing mission and then add both missions together to this Training Pack  

Best regards,

 

 

Eduardo

Edited January 16 by Rudel_chw
Moved YT video walkthrough to the 1st post

[Rudel_chw]

Hello,

 

I've the first weapon training mission almost ready, it works like this:

 

 

It needs more testing, since it has several scenarios within: Air Start or Ground Start, Internal Gun or Internal Gun + Gun Pods, and landing back at the base or exit once ammo is spent. I will now test each case and polish it a bit more, before adding it to the Mission Pack    but it should be soon.

Cheers,

 

 

Eduardo

[Rudel_chw]

On 1/3/2025 at 8:33 PM, Rudel_chw said:

It needs more testing, since it has several scenarios within: Air Start or Ground Start, Internal Gun or Internal Gun + Gun Pods, and landing back at the base or exit once ammo is spent. I will now test each case and polish it a bit more, before adding it to the Mission Pack    but it should be soon.

 

Well, it took the proverbial two-weeks to compete this Gun Strafing mission .. almost every test flight uncovered some bug or a way to improve the mission, but it is finally ready. I've just uploaded an updated mission pack today.

Best regards,

 

Eduardo

Edited January 16 by Rudel_chw

[deep]

These are first class! Thank you for the time and effort to put these together. Very much appreciated!

 

[corn322]

Rudel_chw, are you going to make a bombing tutorial mission? Be sure to check this old thread for charts if yo haven't:

 

[Rudel_chw]

14 minutes ago, corn322 said:

Rudel_chw, are you going to make a bombing tutorial mission?

 

Yes, I intend to, but will start with the Rocket employment first and then dive bombing, which is more suitable for accurate bombing.

[Rudel_chw]

On 1/16/2025 at 8:05 PM, Rudel_chw said:

will start with the Rocket employment first and then dive bombing

 

I have my first rocket mission almost complete, now working on adapting it for the S-5 rocket and then will update the set at User Files, Cheers!

 

Eduardo

Edited February 4 by Rudel_chw
deleted video, as it was moved to 1st post

[rcjonessnp175]

Man if you did helis aka the Hind wow that would be sweet....  nice seeing the 21 getting some love.

[Rudel_chw]

On 1/29/2025 at 9:41 AM, Rudel_chw said:

now working on adapting it for the S-5 rocket and then will update the set at User Files

 

Hello all,

 

I have now the mission almost ready, just one final testing round before uploading the two rocket missions to User Files  

 

On 1/29/2025 at 6:15 PM, rcjonessnp175 said:

Man if you did helis aka the Hind wow that would be sweet....  nice seeing the 21 getting some love.

 

Thanks a lot for the kind words ... I'd love to do the Hind, but helo training is too challenging to be able to edit a usable mission for the handling aspects, like hovering, landing, etc.

 

Eduardo

Edited February 4 by Rudel_chw
Deleted video, as it was moved to 1st post

[_JMax]

Looks great. Right now,your Mig 21 videos are my only reason to buy the Sinai map.

[Rudel_chw]

25 minutes ago, _JMax said:

 Right now,your Mig 21 videos are my only reason to buy the Sinai map.

Actually I was torn between doing these missions on either Kola or Sinai, finally the beautiful liveries by @Kerbo 416 tipped the scale in the Sinai direction  … however these missions are relatively easy to port to another map, so in the future I might port them to Kola, it all comes down to having enough free time.

[MAXsenna]

Actually I was torn between doing these missions on either Kola or Sinai, finally the beautiful liveries by @Kerbo 416 tipped the scale in the Sinai direction  … however these missions are relatively easy to port to another map, so in the future I might port them to Kola, it all comes down to having enough free time.

Excellent in any case! Thank you!

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[hsth]

Looking forward trying out these missions M11 & M12.

Isn't it about time to move this thread from the Bugs and Problems to the main thread? After all, you definitely can't call these video's and missions a bug or problem.. 

[Rudel_chw]

20 minutes ago, hsth said:

Isn't it about time to move this thread from the Bugs and Problems to the main thread?

I’m pretty sure that I didn’t created the thread here, don’t know why it would have been moved here, @BIGNEWY can you please move this thread onto the main mig-21 forum? Thanks 

[BIGNEWY]

5 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

I’m pretty sure that I didn’t created the thread here, don’t know why it would have been moved here, @BIGNEWY can you please move this thread onto the main mig-21 forum? Thanks 

thread moved. 

thanks

[Rudel_chw]

6 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

thread moved. 

wow, that was quick  thanks a lot  

[Spirale]

4 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

I’m pretty sure that I didn’t created the thread here, don’t know why it would have been moved here, @BIGNEWY can you please move this thread onto the main mig-21 forum? Thanks 

Thx to make this bird alive

[Red Yeti]

I don't have the Sinai map (yet). But the videos are really good. It helps me a lot to refresh my memories. Thank you!