The Highway has everything but the Fighters (F-15 and Flankers).

Would be very happy to see a couple of mustangs.
i don't fancy the Su25 and only have the P-51D.
If it's not to much trouble i will be very happy. and i presume a couple of others as well.

I have something of a skills competition playground for most varieties of aircraft to participate, practice, fly massive varied formations (a bit of a dream for Einstein and I to get a formation with all available aircraft present)- etc. Einstein and I have been talking about sectioning the map into skills competitions- shortest / most accurate landing (aircraft / chopper), gunnery accuracy (tallied on tacview), longest hookup on the tanker, Sam evasion, etc.

Provided the interest is there, I can run the playground while crew hosts actual missions. Once the playground has run its course and everyone is content I can switch over to running a larger scale mission as well.

What I may need to request from the community is a large scale mission with a ground commander slot on both sides, ample opportunity for jtac and a good balance of aircraft / choppers. Assuming 1.2.3 fixes the tankers- ample tanker support for 10hrs of flying. Some guys can whip this kind of thing up in no time... We would need minimal triggers and would be depending more on combined arms participation to keep things interesting on the ground.

Failing in that- I have a supply of reliable missions but something made for task would be fantastic.

Please pm me if you have an opportunity to make something for this grande occasion!

Here's an idea...


Have the fly-in the weekend of the 16th-17th, im on vacation then...

There are four in Shirley's Cross - Blue side, with guns and rockets.

Check them out

Do check out the airbase information pages - see the A-10C Flight Manual pages 650 and 660 for Airdrome Frequencies and Runway headings.

Most of the missions will have the airbase info in the briefings. Here is another source -
http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3496832/DCS_A_10C_Ramp_Start_Up_Guide_#Post3496832

WC]

I'll be in with the Ka-50

if only i can get my brother into combined arms (he doesnt have a decent FCS or the room for one)

I'm losing some hope about the patch being released but we will definitely have plenty of slots for ALL DCS aircraft- the A-10, Ka-50 and P-51. I'll also have room for some JTAC and CA slots in a variety of target areas.

All of the aircraft in "The Playground" start off in very close proximity to one another so everyone has a chance to mingle. Once we figure out the activities for the "competition" side of the event- we may need some help from folks as "judges." Tacview will also need to be viewed afterwards if we choose to do some gunnery competition (judging rounds fired resulting in destruction- not sure if we can score individual hit points).

I have run the Playground a few times over the long term and it is stable. I also recently had my connection infrastructure polished off and updated- so everything should be rock solid.

EVERYONE should have their network speed set to LAN- no exceptions.

EVERYONE should also be prepared to join up on TS3...

Yep - for voice comms we use the SimHQ Teamspeak server - connection details are available to SimHQ members.

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All is well on this end.

Latest Ban list is in place

With respect to the SimHQ TS3 server, I wrote up a little post that I'll repost here

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http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3734446/SimHQ_TeamSpeak_3_Server_Rules#Post3734446

I've been getting feedback of some disrupting behavior on the SimHQ Teamspeak 3 server so I wanted to remind our fair community of the rules of the road, with regard to the SimHQ Teamspeak 3 server and also layout some helpful etiquette.

1) The SimHQ Teamspeak 3 environment is governed by the same Use Agreement [http://SimHQ.com/aboutus/aboutus.html#agreement] that governs the forums. This is why a registered SimHQ account is required to get access to the SimHQ login info. Violations of the Use Agreement on the TS3 server can result in banning from the TS3 server and also from the SimHQ forums. Please bring the same respect to our voice community as you do to our forums.

2) Handing out the TS3 login information to users who do not have registered SimHQ accounts is a bannable offense. Even if you're 100% sure the user is registered at SimHQ, just give them the link [http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3137414.html] to the multiplayer information page. This protects you against malicious folks who may adopt a SimHQ user's name in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to our community.

3) Your SimHQ TS3 login must be the same as your SimHQ Forum login. Any TS3 server login that does not match a registered SimHQ user name may get banned.

4) Just like our forums, the TS3 server is not a vigilante-controlled community, but your input can help us part-time (and volunteer!) moderators maintain control of our servers. In the event that another user is violating the Use Agreement or otherwise disrupting the TS3 community, take a screenshot, an audio recording, or at least note down the offending user's name and activity and send that information to a SimHQ administrator/moderator. Do not attack the user in defense - no personal attacks will be tolerated, even in retaliation.



Those be the rules, here's some etiquette and other good ideas:

1) Configure your Teamspeak 3 to use push-to-talk. No one wants to hear your breathing or your dog barking in the background. Yes, it means you have to configure a button to use, but this consideration goes a long ways.

2) There's a time for chit-chat and a time for limiting chatter to only the business at hand. Be sensitive to others' need to focus and take your discussion into another channel, if need be.

3) You might occasionally use obscenities at work or at home, but on TS3 there may be other members who are not accustomed to that style of language, or may be using speakers where family and friends can hear. Keep it clean.

4) All SimHQ users should be able to create their own password protected channels where ever they wish. Note, these channels are temporary and will be closed as soon as they are empty, but can provide a temporary respite from griefers, if needed.

5) Our TS3 is a community asset. If someone is using a channel differently than the way you'd like to see it used, *respectfully* discuss it with them in the channel, in our forums, or via PM. If they won't be persuaded, then it's up to YOU to go find or create another channel.

Folks will be very wise to abide by these rules as I will be applying temporary / permanent bans on folks who are in constant need of reminder.

Fortunately, there really aren't too many guys who won't step back in line with a quick reminder- I can't think of any who don't step back in line when reminded... I can see how some would get tired of constantly reminding.

Guys- seriously... if you want to go hammer down in some other server and swear to your hearts content... I welcome you to do so... but this really isn't the place.

i registered a new account for my brother, as it seems the one I made him in 2004 went bye bye...

One more week to go before the next SimHQ official DCS Fly-In!

Do get your SimHQ membership account in place before next weekend, Feb 22nd, if you want to use the SimHQ Teamspeak channels for voice comms.

And do not feel like you should sit this out because you are new to DCS or to multiplayer! All are welcome to join. There is plenty of theater space in all of the missions and there will be folks who can help to answer questions. But do know how to fly and make a copy of the airfield comms so you are not going the wrong way down the runway. See the A-10C Flight Manual, Page 659, or find Toby's Doc Pack that has a link at the top of my start up guide -
http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3496832/DCS_A_10C_Ramp_Start_Up_Guide_#Post3496832


Both servers, Eno's Firehouse and Hollo Pointe, will be up this weekend and throughout the next week if you want to get some on-line practice in.


Do keep the TS chatter on the missions (for the most part - that's why we're here) and please keep the language reasonable - many folks will be using speakers where family can hear what is being discussed... not that headphones are any reason to be disrespectful.


See you on-line, upstairs!

Seems my brother (BlueFlame) is still waiting for Admin Approval.

If anyone else is waiting on a SimHQ account request, post here lol

I'll ask one of the admins to look for new requests and process them. Folks - don't wait until the end of next week!

WC

Wow, that's great, I'm mostly a reader but I'll try to attend.

Should be a great time LT... come on out to the Firehouse / Hollo Pointe Servers in advance if you'd like to come check out the atmosphere beforehand. You can meet some of the guys and they can in many cases help you sort out any issues that you may have. Sometimes they'll be unable to walk you through some of the more basic steps (like a cold start or "how to fire the gun,") but if you are comfortable in the single player environment then you will have no problem jumping in feet first with the group.

On another note:

I need to know how many people are interested in running 1.1.1.1. We are experiencing better stability with 1.2.2 now that we've had a chance to iron out some of the kinks from missions we were using before. It's not PERFECT by a long shot- but it's better than it used to be thanks to some efforts on our end.

I have stated and we have advertised that I will run 1.1.1.1 for a certain amount of time during the fly in- but if there is not interest in it I may drop that and stick with 1.2.

Speak up if your participation pivots on the use of 1.1.1.1 during the fly in.

Count me in