Mach Loop, LFA7, UK

[Wolf1964]

Any chance of a map of the Mach Loop, LFA7, Wales, UK in please?  It's one of the most photographed Low Flying Areas in the UK and I feel it would be very popular, as we have gotten a large range of aircraft coming through over the years - fixed wing and rotary.

The Mach Loop is a series of Welsh valleys used for low-level military training flights, located between Dolgellau and Machynlleth, from which it gets its name. Part of Low Flying Area 7 (LFA7), it offers NATO forces, including the RAF, a challenging environment to practice flyinnullg as low as 250 feet (76 meters). 

You would only need 1 airfield in there:  RAF Valley.  It takes a Eurofighter approximately 6 minutes to get around the loop.

Regards
Wolf

[G.J.S]

Bit of a small area with not a lot to offer really though isn’t it?

The entire UK would be a lot better, but is extremely unlikely.

However, could be fun if certain “landmarks” are added . . . 
 

 

[Wolf1964]

On 9/20/2025 at 11:46 AM, G.J.S said:

Bit of a small area with not a lot to offer really though isn’t it?

The entire UK would be a lot better, but is extremely unlikely.

However, could be fun if certain “landmarks” are added . . . 
 

 

It's only for LFA7 because it's one of the most used Low Flying Areas in the UK for us and we get a lot of visiting aircraft coming through too, particularly when Cobra's on.  I thought someone would be more likely to have a go at a smaller project.  Have any of the other terrains done a whole country?

[Silver_Dragon]

Normandy 2.0 covert the south england to London an the Channel cover only London to Dover on WW2 (only UK terrain, has other europe zones covered). Actuly has no a propper UK modern map on DCS by ED or 3rd parties. A map of that scale is too small to be commercially viable. A much larger map would be more advisable.

Edited 1 hour ago by Silver_Dragon

[Czar]

Silver Dragon summed up perfectly, imo.

First, as a product, it must be commercially viable. A sim with an independent developer cannot have the luxury of bleeding money through projects like Disney does, for example.

Iraq Map, although a massive map in project, already faces critiques of not including X and Y areas nearby. Understandably so for the most part. I cannot see the community happy with a map like this without covering the whole Britain Island -> and then: "why not Ireland too?" -> and then: "it should have at least northern France for the Channel to be tactically useful, tho...". etc...

I have no doubt this region is very rich for flight sims and it would produce a hell of a map to fly on.

Mandatory: Man, I wish we had the world map.

[Silver_Dragon]

47 minutes ago, Czar said:

The actual DCS Maps cover. A 3rd party will build a propper GUIK Map zone to cover England / Ireland / etc. GUIK has a propper combat zone.

47 minutes ago, Czar said:

Mandatory: Man, I wish we had the world map.

ED has working on the "World Map". (15:25).