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 Friday at 11:50 AM 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).

 

[Czar]

4 hours ago, Silver_Dragon said:

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

I'm aware, but there is no ETA.

[Wolf1964]

If the UK map encompassed all the former RAF and RN bases in the South West, eg Cornwall,  as well as Wales, do you think would be of interest to other players enough to make it viable?  There are quite a few bases in the area that could be used for WW2, Cold War and just for modern flying.  St Mawgan, Portreath,  St Eval, Coldrose, St Athen, Valley, to name a few.  This could be an extension of the Channel map.

Edited 12 hours ago by Wolf1964

[Lace]

I'd love a UK map, but I'd prefer the other end, covering the GIUK gap.  Lossie/Kinloss in the south, Keflavik in the west.  Oh and a FF Buccaneer to go with it.

It would also be great if the CWG map was extended to East Anglia for Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Marham, Coltishall etc.