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Here is my tentative itinerary/plan: Wed Jun 18 - 0800-0815, Leave Wilmington - 0900 Wright Brothers Cycle Shop and National Museum - 1200 Carillon Park museum, starting with lunch at Culps Cafe (excellent food in historic train car at museum). This is such a great museum and has the original 1905 Wright Flyer, considered the first real flyable airplane. - 1700 Carillon Museum closes Thu Jun 19 - 1200 Meet at Skyline Chili in Wilmington for lunch - 1330 Sim and hangar tour at Wilmington Air Park - After tour - Come see our horses and dinner at my place just outside Wilmington (we can grill burgers or something). Friday Jun 20 0800-0815 Leave Wilmington 0900-1700 National Museum of the US Air Force Saturday Jun 21 - Dayton Air Show (leaving and meet time TBD)

Trusted wingman program and the future of air combat. https://apple.news/A5mY1hWRUQy6Wz4Fa6egj6A

The guy giving us the sim tour is planning to come try my home sim tomorrow afternoon around 11 if anyone might be around and able to do a little formation flying? I’ll need to get him warmed up and comfortable first so maybe after 30 min or more can jump online if anyone is available.

A pilot friend from work is wanting to put together a flight sim primarily for DCS and MSFS. He is looking at a rig from microcenter and asking for advice. He’s planning on using a Quest 3. While I know a little, I’m not an expert especially with AMD so asking what you guys think. I’m hoping to have him over in next couple days to try mine out. He sent me the following pics of what he’s looking at.

I can always put in a special request

Not sure what that is but I’m hoping we might have an A-330 to look at also. He told me that project is looking good for our company to get them and they are converting to cargo now.

I just talked with Dan Valk, a senior check airman/instructor here and he thinks he can swing a tour for us. I had helped him with ideas and reviewing for his new captain upgrade course being developed and he is also really interested in building a VR sim of his own very soon (in fact I may be asking ppl to be online next week sometime when I have him try my sim). He has to go to work that Friday evening (Jun 20) so he is talking about the Wed or Thursday evening (maybe around 6 pm?). He has to clear it with the flight standards manager but he's already looked at the sim schedule and doesn't think it will be a problem. We will also have opportunity to visit the hangar and go in a real B-767. I told him we would be happy for whatever day/time he can arrange. Anyone else thinking about coming for the airshow, etc.?

Good turnout and thanks for the participation. Attached is the TacView file. Also thank you for you patience as I am learning how to do these missions and events. I am striving to make them fun and balanced so any constructive criticism is welcome so I can implement into a better mission for next time. My goal for next time is to do it on the Sryia map. Tacview-Yom Kippur II PvP Oct 1975 - 10 May 2025 EVENT.zip.acmi

They are both good and right next to each other so since you already made the reservation let’s stick with holiday inn and I’ll tell Hawg

Hawg says the Hampton

We can arrange it anyway we want. When the June schedules get finalized later this month I’m going to be trying to arrange a tour at our Wilmington Air Park and hopefully included some B-767 sim time so need to be flexible for whatever day that’s available.

Think I got it all fixed and we are doing an open testing around 1400 ET this afternoon

Incredibly (or perhaps not), after checking last night of course DCS broke some things on the mission. Late activation with Visible Before Activation no longer works correctly which means you can’t see the recon targets before the war starts. I think I found a workaround using AI Push commands but it’s going to take me some time to make the changes so not sure I will have it done by tonight. I’m hoping to have a few hours this afternoon.

I will have the YK2 practice mission up and running Wed and Fri night by 2100 ET/0100 UTC. I won’t be able to get on right away (RL) but will hopefully get on at some point for both nights. The EWR, Arty Spot and CTLD should be working good so you can practice using and get used to the mission parameters, etc. I will of course mix things up for game day as far as weather, unit locations etc.

Flyboy JG1_Flyboy JG1 Eastern (UTC-4) Your certainty of attending: Dry Run Test (Saturday, 17 May 2025) No Week A1 (Saturday, 24 May 2025) No Week A2 (Saturday, 31 May 2025) Maybe Week A3 (Saturday, 7 June 2025) Uncertain (don't have Jun work schedule yet) Week A4 (Saturday, 14 June 2025) Uncertain (don't have Jun work schedule yet)

My wife hates to fly so never made sense to buy an airplane (plus I’m not a mechanic to do my own maintenance). Flight sim is the compromise and it’s a lot cheaper and safer!

That’s some great work! Is a lot of that with glass? What came first the artist or aircraft mechanic? Or were you doing both at same time?

I think I have my new EWR/GCI script working well and plan to test tonight. You can now custom tailor the message and update intervals in the F10 menu. The information comes from a realistic capability of radar, which means it can't see through mountains and has altitude and distance limitations. This will be more realistic and also provide opportunities to take out these radar units (which will appear on your RWR, usually by a S symbol for Blue and by the ground radar light for Red on some airplanes) which will limit the info the enemy will receive through this script. One limitation to be aware of is that the settings and info will apply to the entire Group or airplanes. I will update the map so each player's airplane is a group of one, but other maps (like Multi Training) may still have multiple airplanes (max of 4) in a group. Eventually I will get this updated as well. Below is an outline of what each player will see in the F10 menu for the EWRS script. This layout assumes that the defaults are in place (for example, with the “Always” message duration and update interval set to 10 seconds by default): • EWR/GCI (root menu)  ◦ Request Bogey Dope  ◦ Request Picture  ◦ Request Nearest Friendlies  • Automatic Threat Messages (submenu)   – Off   – All (No Filter)   – 10 NM   – 20 NM   – 50 NM  • Display Count (i.e. how many aircraft threats will appear in the message)   – 1   – 2   – 3   – 4   – 5  • Measurement Units   – Imperial (ft, knts)   – Metric (m, km/h)  • Message Duration (how long the message will show before disappearing)   – 10 sec   – 15 sec   – 20 sec   – 30 sec   – Always (which sets the display time to a high value so the message never disappears)  • Update Interval (how often the information is updated. This will also cause message to reappear if you set the duration short)   – 10 sec   – 15 sec   – 20 sec   – 30 sec Each submenu command lets the player tailor how many targets appear, how long the report remains on screen, and how often the data is refreshed.

Here is the mission aircraft set, which I have also added to the above mission brief. Note that this is 1975 and the air to air weapons are in this era which means IR missiles are rear aspect only. Red best air to air weapons are R-60 and R3S, whereas Blue gets 9P and 7E2. No laser air to ground weapons. Aircraft and Helos available: RED Mig-21 Mig-19 Mig-15 L-39ZA Mirage F1BE Mirage F1CE Su-25 Su-25T (limited) Mi-8 UH-1H (limited) BLUE A-10A A-4E F-4E F-5 F-86 CH-47F UH-1H OH-58D(R) SA342L

I can add it here later, but it is listed on the signup sheet for each side. You have to slide it over to see the columns to the right. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IG9frFTQ2DywOwtjc6Hy3Y2yFXTLey_R00vCaIevrNw/edit?gid=530948573#gid=530948573

We are inviting the public to join us for a second special DCS event on the Sinai map. Mission involves both airplanes and helicopters and is based on a fictionalized 1975 Yom Kippur scenario and is a competitive, score based battle (first team to 100 points wins). We did this scenario on March 15 and by popular request we will host two more events in May. Events will start on: Saturday, May 3 1100-1400 EST (US)/1500-1800 UTC Saturday, May 10 1300-1600 EST (US)/1700-2000 UTC with team prebrief 30 min prior. Signup here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IG9frFTQ2DywOwtjc6Hy3Y2yFXTLey_R00vCaIevrNw/edit?gid=530948573#gid=530948573 We will be using our ACME (Air Combat Mulitplayer Event) Discord channel: https://discord.com/events/974095923196088340/1342722141807968427 We will have the map up for people to try at various times/dates TBD Aircraft and Helos available: RED Mig-21 Mig-19 Mig-15 L-39ZA Mirage F1BE Mirage F1CE Su-25 Su-25T (limited) Mi-8 UH-1H (limited) BLUE A-10A A-4E F-4E F-5 F-86 CH-47F UH-1H OH-58D(R) SA342L Some changes for this mission that differ from the last event in March: - No external views or seeing yourself on the map. You must use navaids and/or visual references. I have place portable TACANs and NDB stations around the map to help. - No AWACS or JTAC positions. Commanders will have password protected TacCommander slot which he or designee can use for battlefield planning. - Arty Spotter script is working. Only one person for each side can use at one time - EWR/GCI Script: You can now have bogey dope and friendly aircraft messages base on real radar capabilities (terrain and distance will matter now). You can tailor user preferences in the F10 menu. Mission Info Blue Commander: TBD Red Commander: TBD This is a complicated mission and there is a lot going on with many possible ways to gain (or lose) points. It is strongly recommended that you review the attached mission briefing. In general, the mission starts with an uneasy peace. You can do recon flights and shoot down enemy planes, but attacking ground targets or crossing the no fly line will result in loss of points. After the war starts, specified ground targets, special ops and other missions completed will earn your team points. First team to 100 points wins the match. If no team reaches 100 points at the end of the time limit, the team with the most points will win. From the Briefing: For more info on JG-1: https://jg1.org https://forum.jg1.org or join us at our Discord channel Yom Kippur II by JG1_Flyboy FIRST COALITION TO REACH 100 POINTS WINS == Situation == 1000, 12 Oct 1975 It’s been two years since the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and there is currently an uneasy cease fire. The two sides are currently in negotiations, but tensions are high and it is doubtful the peace will hold. War could easily be set off by any wrong moves, such as destruction of enemy ground forces or crossing the “buffer zone” line. “Accidental” shoot downs of opposing aircraft within the buffer zone, however, could very well happen without consequences so keep vigilant while flying within this zone during the peace negotiations. It is thought that Egypt has plans to cross the Suez Canal like they did in 1973, but Israel is better prepared. Armored forces have dug in across the Sinai Peninsula, but are being threatened by Egyptian armor and there are rumored Syrian forces working with the Egyptians. Both sides have deployed SAM sites and artillery batteries across the frontline. Both sides need to have these forces neutralized. Enemy CAP and Recon flights can be expected to be flying along the frontlines. Airbases have limited aircraft and weapons slots. The bases and FARPs closer to the front are extremely limited, and when those aircraft and supplies are gone you will have to start at positions further away. This is a score based system. The first side to reach 100 points will win the war. - At the beginning, each side is awarded 20 “goodwill” points. However, during negotiations any violation of the peace by destroying enemy ground targets or crossing the extended buffer zone will result in a loss of 20 points for your side (aircraft “accidental” or otherwise losses are fair game and aren’t penalized). A designated mission commander can voluntarily “Declare War” on the F10 menu at a cost of only 10 points (which could work into that side’s strategic style of play and is an option). Be alert and use caution for the opposing side trying to lure you across the line. >>>>>IMPORTANT<<<<< IT IS NOT A GAME PLAY VIOLATION TO VIOLATE THE PEACE., and it may be a strategic play to do a sneak attack and accept the loss of the 20 points (or only 10 points if war is declared by commander before violation). This is totally up to you and your team. - You can check the status of the war or any available special missions using radio F10 menu. The resulting message will be displayed to all coalition members. - Before war is declared, each side can still earn points without violating the peace by successfully doing recons of the front lines. - Once the war starts and becomes hot, points can be earned by destroying enemy forward bases, artillery sites, forward tank units, etc. There are additional targets and missions listed in the individual Red/Blue briefings. - Generally, the larger the target destroyed, the more points earned. Some targets, such as SAM sites, defense or tank groups, can earn 5 points for bringing them to half strength and another 5 points for complete destruction. - Recon aircraft flights MUST TAKE A SPECIFIED RECON PLANE (survey objectives listed in Red/Blue briefing). Fly close enough to the site to achieve both a map marker and smoke for that area surveyed. You must successfully land and park at your ORIGINAL ramp to earn the points. Smoke is limited in time but the map marker will stay on the map for the duration of play. - Special Ops missions. There are a few special ops missions available, some are listed in the Red/Blue briefings but others may happen during the course of the event (watch for message pop ups and/or check the radio F10 menu). YOU MUST USE THE DESIGNATED/NAMED SPEC OPS AIRCRAFT and pay attention to the briefings on how to achieve the objective and where to land and finish the mission to achieve the points. Additional aircraft may be helpful in a supporting role. == Objectives == During Peace Negotiations: 1. Prepare for possible war by equipping your aircraft, coming up with tactical plans, reposition aircraft, etc. 2. Use Recon aircraft to survey enemy units along the front and return successfully to gain points. It is highly recommended to have escorts to discourage any aggression by the opposing forces. 3. Patrol the front and shoot down enemy aircraft (especially recon airplanes). Try to draw enemy across the peace boundary so they lose 20 points. When War Breaks Out 1. Destroy enemy SAM sites: Your task is to neutralize enemy SAM sites strategically located within the operational area. These sites are vital to suppress in order to protect our friendly aircraft and enable effective close air support. 2. Eliminate enemy artillery batteries: Engage and eliminate enemy positions that are bombarding our friendly tank forces along the Suez Canal. These batteries are inflicting heavy casualties and impeding our progress. Your accurate target acquisition and destruction are essential to minimize collateral damage. 3. Disable early warning radar systems (AWACS aircraft): Neutralize enemy early warning radar systems, which provide critical intelligence to their air defense network. By disrupting their radar capabilities, we gain a tactical advantage, allowing our aircraft to maneuver more effectively and engage enemy targets. 4. Provide CAS: Our armor forces are engaging enemy tanks across the Suez Canal and are requesting air support. Our forces are running low on supplies and will not be able to maintain much longer. 5. Conduct air patrols: Enemy aircraft have been spotted across the front line. These aircraft have hampered our ability to conduct ground strikes and must be taken out. 6. Take out designated strategic targets such as weapons factories, supply warehouses and resupply ships. 7. Use CTLD to bring troops and/or other equipment to where they can effectively destroy enemy targets (which will earn points when targets are destroyed). 8. Use Arty Spotting (see below) to call in artillery to destroy targets for points. First coalition to reach 100 pts wins. NOTE: CTLD, CSAR and Arty Spotter scripts are implemented. If war is declared, you can transport troops, armor, etc. behind enemy lines to destroy designated targets for points. Offloaded troops can be controlled from the Tactical Commander slot. ARTY SPOTTER. One person on each side can use at a time. You must place an empty map marker on the F10 map, which will unlock F10 other Arty menu options. Anyone from your coalition can later remove the map marker and open the slot for another player's use. RED Task Use the Radio F10 Command for current War/Peace status and additional missions available. Pic 1: Blue Munitions Factory. Destroy factories, warehouses, supply tanks. Pic 2: Blue Munitions Supply Ship. Destroy this ship Pic 3: Port Said. Destroy the supply ships. Pic 4: Destroy the cargo supply ships. Pic 5/6: Spy Rescue DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY VIOLATE THE PEACE DURING NEGOTIATIONS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY COMMANDER!! >>>>>IMPORTANT<<<<< IT IS NOT A GAME PLAY VIOLATION TO VIOLATE THE PEACE., and it may be a strategic play to do a sneak attack and accept the loss of the 20 points (or only 10 points if war is declared by commander before violation). This is totally up to you and your team. - Violation by crossing the extended buffer zone East of the front line (Red X’s), or attacking any enemy ground targets will result in the loss of 20 points and immediate declaration of war. - Shoot downs of aircraft inside the neutral zone does not result in penalties. Be careful not to accidentally cross the boundary, however. - Designated Red Commander may declare war using radio F10 menu for loss of only 10 points. - At some point the peace negotiations will probably fail. At that time war is declared and both sides are authorized to engage any hostile ground or air targets. - Use the radio F10 menu anytime during game to check peace/war status and other available missions. The response message will be visible to all coalition members. GROUND TARGETS - Generally the bigger the object, the more points earned. Targets can be 20, 10, 5 or 1 pts. - Structures from 1-10 points. - Ships can be up to 5-10 pts - Artillery, Tank, Defensive or SAM groups are 5 points if taken down to half strength, and an additional 5 points if totally destroyed. AIR TARGETS - A Blue C-130 cargo plane is flying supply missions. Find and shoot it down for 5 points. - A UH1H Helo is doing supply runs near the front. Find and shoot it down for 3 points. RECON MISSIONS - MUST TAKE A RECON AIRPLANE. - YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR ORIGINAL RAMP LOCATION TO GET THE POINTS. Remember your starting location. Most locations should have a flag and other buildings/equipment nearby to help with location. - Recon targets will be marked with smoke and a map marker when you fly over, but you must return to your original parking ramp to receive the points. The smoke is limited in duration but the map marker will remain. - Front line targets include Arty, Tank and Blue North and South forward bases. These are worth 2 points each if you successfully recon and return to your ramp of origin. - There is a Tank Convoy thought to be traveling towards the frontline. If you find it and return to your ramp it is worth 5 points. - Find the Comm Center located somewhere in the circle on the map. Successful recon and return earns 10 points. After discovering location, you can task additional aircraft to destroy structures for points. SPECIAL OPS MISSIONS Spy Pickup at Ovda airport (see pics 4-5) Take the L-39 Spec Ops airplane from Wadi to Ovda to pick up our spy that has been gathering intel about the Blue Munitions Factory. You must successfully land and park in the designated spot until the spy is onboard, then fly back to your base and park at your original ramp at Wadi to get 30 points. Our spy has arranged for fuel near his extraction point but watch out for airport security so you won’t have a lot of time to linger. There is also an Israeli QRF helo located a few miles north of the airport so use caution if it gets alerted. +30 points for success. Other Spec Ops missions may occur during the event so listen and watch for them in messages. Pay particular attention to instructions on which aircraft/helo to use and the takeoff/landing locations. Use the radio F10 menu to check status on available missions. NDB Frequencies and TACAN Frequencies: Look on the F10 map for the boxes with the frequencies (you may have to zoom out to find them). BLUE Task Use the Radio F10 Command for current War/Peace status and additional missions available. Pic 1: Red Munitions Factory. Destroy factories, warehouses, supply tanks and the supply ship. Pic 2: Port Suez. Destroy the ships. Pic 3: Red Naval Convoy. Destroy the cargo supply ships. Pic 4/5: Prison and Rescue landing location. DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY VIOLATE THE PEACE DURING NEGOTIATIONS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY COMMANDER!! >>>>>IMPORTANT<<<<< IT IS NOT A GAME PLAY VIOLATION TO VIOLATE THE PEACE, and it may be a strategic play to do a sneak attack and accept the loss of the 20 points (or only 10 points if war is declared by commander before violation). This is totally up to you and your team. - Violation by crossing the extended buffer zone West of the front line (Blue X’s), or attacking any enemy ground targets will result in the loss of 20 points and immediate declaration of war. - Shoot downs of aircraft inside the neutral zone does not result in penalties. Be careful not to accidentally cross the boundary, however. - Designated Blue Commander may declare war using radio F10 menu for loss of only 10 points. - At some point the peace negotiations will probably fail. At that time war is declared and both sides are authorized to engage any hostile ground or air targets. - Use the radio F10 menu anytime during game to check peace/war status and other available missions. The response message will be visible to all coalition members. GROUND TARGETS - Generally the bigger the object, the more points earned. Targets can be 20, 10, 5 or 1 pts. - Structures from 1-10 points. - Ships can be up to 5-10 pts - Artillery, Tank, Defensive or SAM groups are 5 points if taken down to half strength, and an additional 5 points if totally destroyed. AIR TARGETS - A Red AN-26 cargo plane is flying supply missions. Find and shoot it down for 5 points. - An Mi-8 Helo is doing supply runs near the front. Find and shoot it down for 3 points. RECON MISSIONS - MUST TAKE A RECON AIRPLANE. - YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR ORIGINAL RAMP LOCATION TO GET THE POINTS. Remember your starting location! Most locations should have a flag and other buildings/equipment nearby to help with location. - Recon targets will be marked with smoke and a map marker when you fly over, but you must return to your original parking ramp to receive the points. The smoke is limited in duration but the map marker will remain. - Front line targets include Arty, Tank and Red North and South forward bases. These are worth 2 points each if you successfully recon and return to your ramp of origin. - There is a Tank Convoy thought to be traveling towards the front line. If you find it and return to your ramp it is worth 5 points. Once located, this convoy can be attacked for points. - Find the Chemical Weapons Facility located somewhere in the circle on the map. Successful recon and return earns 10 points. Once located, this location can be attacked for points. Priorities include large factories and transport ships. SPECIAL OPS MISSIONS Prisoner Rescue (see pics 4-5) There is a high value person we must rescue. Our spec ops infiltrators have setup plans for rescue and awaiting your arrival to implement his breakout. - take a Spec Ops airplane or helo and go get him. - When you are about 10 miles out he will be alerted and make his break. - Land at the prisoner extraction point (pic 5) - Taxi near his location and come to a full stop to get him onboard. - Use caution as he will probably be pursued. - You must return him to Baluza and the parking ramp near the flag pole to earn 20 points. Other Spec Ops missions may occur during the event so listen and watch for them in messages. Pay particular attention to instructions on which aircraft/helo to use and the takeoff/landing locations. Use the radio F10 menu to check status on available missions. NDB Frequencies and TACAN Frequencies: Look on the F10 map for the boxes with the frequencies (you may have to zoom out to find them).

No it’s this one 155 Holiday Dr, Wilmington, OH 45177 There is also a Hampton right next to it that is nice also.

I’ve been asked about hotel recommendations. Hawg says he’s planning stay at the Holiday Inn Wilmington (near my home) but it’s about 40 min from the airshow/museum. Advantage is we are close together and can carpool but it’s up to you guys if you’d rather stay in Dayton near the museum. There’s been some talk about others coming but not sure. I had offered to pick ppl up at airport if needed and if anyone does take me up on that then the hotel near my house is more convenient and better for car pooling, etc.

On a lighter note I was thinking of using the script to make a “ Battleship” game. I can put a big sinkable ship in a defined area for each player with map options off and each player gets a turn with the artillery

This is a "fake" artillery script so there are no real artillery units involved at this time. My original script was going to use real units but it was having problems so I turned back to this option for now while I'm getting used to using Hal (yes I think that's an appropriate name ). The artillery TNT for shell is set for 20, which seemed to be a fairly typical number. I can change the number of rounds per fire for effect to 30 no problem. I also included in player options to choose from 25, 50 (default), 75 and 100 meter impact radius. There was also a problem where changing distance/direction for subsequent fire was based on map marker vs last impact area. This has been corrected. The other issue is using blank map markers. I put an option in the script options to be able to change this to a named marker, such as "arty." I left it as a blank marker for now, but the only problem with this is if someone puts a marker on the map and names it, the marker is still being considered "used" by the script. Not a way to get around this except to 1) change the script so you have to name the marker (e.g. "arty") or 2) If as a player you want to name a marker (such as for navigation in F-4), you need to first create a "throw away" marker somewhere then name all your markers you want and go back to delete the throwaway marker. This will then release the marker to the arty script for someone to use. I'm trying to balance the use of artillery. I want it to be useful but not too useful or powerful (which is one reason I limit it to only one player per side). That's why play testing this I'm hoping to come up with a balance. Without external views if definitely makes it more tricky. Patriot and I were testing it where I was in OV-10 circling target and giving distance/direction changes for Patriot controlling the artillery which worked fairly well. Also, @Vonrd I realized after you left why you couldn't get a lock on the Hawk site in the Su-25T. I had to go back and put all the units on Weapons Free and alarm state Red. Now all the radar units along with every other unit is active and at high state of alert.