Flight Qualifications Campaign

[Sabre-TLA]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

 

For AFT02 I tried adjusting the wind in a test version and then it changed the takeoff direction and then the rendezvous timing with the tanker was messed up.

 

Let me play with it some more and I'll see if I can come up with a solution.

[Ganesh]

Great!!!

thanks for your efforts :thumbup:

 

just to satisfy my curiosity:

how many peoples work on the qualification campaigns?

i can't possibly believe it is a oneman sabre show ;)

[Zeke]

I´ve completed the whole BFT Campaign and now AFT01 with a "Q" rating

Thanks again for these great missons :thumbup:

 

Sabre! Are there any efforts to fix the AFT02 landing problem

(RWY 25 without ILS in these conditions )

maybe simple change the wind direction???

 

 

 

WOW Zeke:clap_2:

but is this the way what pilots do in reallife?

does anyone know the procedure in such a case???

 

No sure Koda, but I got the idea from a book called 'Viper Pilot' and that guy created a mark point on the runway and passed it on down to the other pilots in his flight so they could land in a sand storm in the 2nd Gulf War.

[Zeke]

Just finished the ATF Campaign. One big problem I had with the last mission is it crashed all 4 times I flew it. The last time I was on my way back home after killing all the vehicles in the convoy. Each time the mission crashed near the convoy. Today I was flying with 1.2.3 so the upgrade didn't fix the problem.

[Sabre-TLA]

I'm pleased to announce that the Practice Mission Package for the Basic Flight Training Qualification Campaign is now available for download:

 

http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/274492/

 

The package includes 12 single player missions that mimic the Qualification missions found in the BFT Qualification Campaign.

 

All the missions have been updated with some additional training dialogue and have runway or in-air starts. They have also been tested against the latest DCS World Version 1.2.3.9871.

 

Your existing Mission Key and Password for the Basic Flight Training Campaign can be used to install this package. The missions will install into the Single Player Mission folder allowing you to play any mission in any order.

 

If you don't have a Mission Key I recommend purchasing the Basic Flight Training Campaign first which will also give you access to the related Documentation package as well as this new Practice Mission Package.

 

BFT Campaign can be found here: http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/203573/

 

BFT Campaign Documentation Package: http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/206955/

Edited March 5, 2013 by Sabre-TLA

[SUBS17]

Awesome work Sabre.

[coke23]

Really great news. I'm sure we'll enjoy them very much. From now, learning will be a lot easier with these missions.

 

Thank you very much.:thumbup:

[Maachine]

i apologize to ask this since it seems lazy. anyway you can update this post with links to all these missions and campaings you've created? dont have much time to sift through 61 pages to find where to download this.

[Python]

page not found for the link Sabre.

[Sabre-TLA]

I've updated the first page of the thread with all the links. I'll ensure the first page is kept up to date with any additions.

[Maachine]

thank you sir

[Ganesh]

Oh my god... AFT02:

 

all seemed to run great in the air

filled my tanks with fresh fuel

performed Zeke´s special Offset procedure

and brought safely home my pig

 

After the shutdown he said: "you´ve missed your Pitot Heat! CADET" :doh:

now i do it again...

[Sabre-TLA]

The instructor can be an a$$ but he does keep you honest.

 

You can't imagine how many times I heard that in testing trying to get the final programming completed. :(

[Maachine]

how about a slight discount if you buy the "whole package"?

[Ganesh]

Oh my god... AFT02:

 

all seemed to run great in the air

filled my tanks with fresh fuel

performed Zeke´s special Offset procedure

and brought safely home my pig

 

After the shutdown he said: "you´ve missed your Pitot Heat! CADET" :doh:

now i do it again...

 

On the 2nd run i was in approach

again with 7 createt offset waypoints and elevation datas in a new Flightplan

I switched the IFCC... (to set the radaralt ladder for the HUD)

in the wrong Position :doh:and my new created FP 2 was gone...

finally:thumbup: i managed to land in the dark with my TACAN an HSI

 

BonusQuestion: Why disappeared FP 2 in my CDU ??? FP1 was still there

[phr33dumb]

Hi all. I downloaded the file (DCSWA10C_CMP01.V1.3.miz), but i have no clue where to put it to make it work. I know this is probably the dumbest question, but i have to admit, im new to DCS, as in 3 days new, so i'm as NOOB as it comes. Any help would be greatly appreciated..

[Humvee28]

Hi!

 

You have to rename the File from .miz into .exe, and then click on it for Installation.

 

But you need a Mission Key too, available at http://www3.sympatico.ca/tlaschuk/mapleflagmissions/license.html

[Sabre-TLA]

Please consult our online FAQ at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/tlaschuk/mapleflagmissions/faq.html

 

We have downloadable PDF documents to explain the installation process.

 

Any questions please email us at mapleflagmissions@gmail.com

[Ganesh]

The instructor can be an a$$ but he does keep you honest.

 

Damn right! up to date the 5th time he crashed into me

thereof 3x in AAT10 and 2x on landing approach :doh:

 

i´m actual on AAT10 :thumbup:

and take special care for the next and hopefully last attempt

[Sabre-TLA]

You can send him RTB before landing if that helps.

 

Unfortunately I can't control the AI in the game. I'll see if I can have him hold at a waypoint in a future update.

 

Mid-air collisions are unfortunately part of the real world too.

 

[sgml0]

I'm new to flight sim'ing and to this site, and just stumbled acress this thread (it's third anniversary a couple of weeks ago). Seems like a temendous idea and entirely in keeping with both the philiosphy and the quality of this site and the app's. I look forward to reading the thread fully and my hope is that this program either has, or will, become a reality.

[Milli]

I'm new to flight sim'ing and to this site, and just stumbled acress this thread (it's third anniversary a couple of weeks ago). Seems like a temendous idea and entirely in keeping with both the philiosphy and the quality of this site and the app's. I look forward to reading the thread fully and my hope is that this program either has, or will, become a reality.

 

Its reality, go here: http://www3.sympatico.ca/tlaschuk/mapleflagmissions/

 

Regards,

Milli

[Sabre-TLA]

Or check out the first post for more details...

[Beast]

AFT03 was a tough one!

 

Jammer problems.

Im currently trying to pass the Maple Flag AFT03 - Countermeasures & threat avoidance mission, but keep getting hit. There are a few things I've notices.

1) With CMSP set to SEMI and the active program running, my ECM does not operate when tracked/locked by radar. Only with my CMSP set to AUTO does the ECM operate when being tracked/locked. Is this correct?

2) SA-9s are a pain in the butt! I cannot make it through. I get the missile launch warning, I activate the CMS program, put the M symbol on my 3/9 line, try visually acquire the missile, if after a second or two and no joy on the missile I turn into the M symbol. I might get lucky with the first, but the second one will get me. Any advice on what else I could do or what I'm doing wrong?

 

So I figured out some problems I was having,

 

1) The Jammer uses the HOTAS CMS Z axis button to turn on/off when CMSP is set to SEMI. I thought it was linked to the start/stop program function, not so, its a separate switch.

 

2) I found that defeating SA-9s & SA-18s (9M31 & 9M29 IR missiles) require a smooth high-g maneuver out of plane while dumping flares. Aggressive breaks often just result in a hi speed stall making you a sitting duck and bleed off far too much energy. High-g I would call more than 5g through at least 90 deg out of plane, the more the better. I also avoid going up as this bleeds energy, down uses gravity to your advantage, or level if you are low already. I find that you cant out run the missile, you cant out maneuver the missile, so confusing the missile is the only option. i.e. dump flares and change direction quickly. With the CMSP set to SEMI or AUTO it will pick the best CM program to run, BUT, if you are being painted by AAA radar at the same time that someone fires an IR missile, the CMS will BRIEFLY select a flare program (M), but immediately goes back to a chaff program (A) to fight the AAA radar. If you are not in AUTO mode and you don't select run program while the CMS is briefly in the flare program, all you will be doing is throwing chaff at an IR missile.

 

SO, problems I had before were.

I was too aggressive with my break turns, which bleed off all my energy. -you want a max rate turn, not a min radius. (corner speed!) If you hear the chopper tone the next thing you will hear is the sound of impact.

Breaking upwards, nice cold air for the IR missile to find me in, gravity sucking all the speed off my jet, no longer at corner speed... dead.

Too busy finding the missile and beaming it (3/9 line) and assuming the CMS has selected a flare program for me to run. It did, but then it went back to chaff to fight the AAA radar. by the time I got visual and confirmed it was tracking on me and started to run the CM program, all I was doing was dumping chaff.

 

oh, and fighting AAA is best done in the vertical plane. I literally barrel roll my way through their defenses.

 

Im no expert, but this is what I found helps me run the gauntlet.

[Beast]

AFT02 night refueling and landing in the rain storm was a challenge.

I flew about 3 missed approaches. Then I hooked my wingman and told him to RTB. I then lined up the HUD hook symbol (my wingman) and the final steer point symbol and flew an IMC formation approach, then just try not to hit your wingman on landing, he tends to slam on the breaks! I have no idea why the ATC likes to make you take off in one direction and land in the opposite, often we are landing with a huge tailwind.

 

Edit: I also failed the first attempt because I forgot the Pitot Heat, I would have floored the IP!

Edited April 26, 2013 by Beast