Sunday Coop Sessions - Rules of Engagement
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:09 pm
In order to ensure we all get the most from the SCS missions, participants are respectively requested to follow these guidelines.
Rules of Engagement
1.The sessions start at 7.30pm UK time. Host determines start time but all people must be in HL and ready to fly. No " back door" late entries via the HL chat line.
2. One restart only for each mission.
3. The chatter on Comms stops once the mission has loaded. The flight leader will give one warning on this and then the offender gets muted for the duration of the mission.
4. Senior "alive" pilot for bomber and fighter takes the number one slot in each flight and decides on fuel load, ordnance, vectors and altitudes. These to be communicated via the chat line for any members not on comms. Senior alive pilot at start of mission one stays in that role for all missions flown that session even if killed.
5. Pair up with a wingman and fly as pairs when in the mission.
6. Press the fly button as soon as soon as you are ready to go.
7. Once the host starts the mission the flight leaders are responsible for comms discipline as per Falcons earlier post.
8. Downed or dead pilots who want to converse please switch to a different TS channel.
9. Chat to pilots still flying is OK if external views are enabled but please respect that pilot concerned may not welcome the distraction.
10. Have fun.
Communications Procedures
Mission designer, server or squadron leader should give a general brief of mission to all pilots before we chose ac, load and press "fly.
In mission BEFORE engine start the flight leader should brief his fighters or bombers about initial phases of mission and a very brief expectation of target area and return flight. Lead should give initial departure heading, planned cruise altitude and plans to co-ordinate with other flights.
All pilots should call to lead (in number order) that they are ready, lead should THEN roll.
All pilots call roll and "wheels up".
At cruise altitude in route lead can call, "discontinue/relax/end/whatever radio procedures".
An attempt to tighten flight formation and forming into element pairs should be made.
In route nearing target area lead should impleminte radio procedures again and re-brief on target area/type/formation/entry/exit/reformation and planned departure of target area.
During return flight communication may be casual but elements and vigilance should be maintained.
Lets try these guidelines on Sunday 25th March and see how we get on - we can always amend any bits that don't work later.
Rules of Engagement
1.The sessions start at 7.30pm UK time. Host determines start time but all people must be in HL and ready to fly. No " back door" late entries via the HL chat line.
2. One restart only for each mission.
3. The chatter on Comms stops once the mission has loaded. The flight leader will give one warning on this and then the offender gets muted for the duration of the mission.
4. Senior "alive" pilot for bomber and fighter takes the number one slot in each flight and decides on fuel load, ordnance, vectors and altitudes. These to be communicated via the chat line for any members not on comms. Senior alive pilot at start of mission one stays in that role for all missions flown that session even if killed.
5. Pair up with a wingman and fly as pairs when in the mission.
6. Press the fly button as soon as soon as you are ready to go.
7. Once the host starts the mission the flight leaders are responsible for comms discipline as per Falcons earlier post.
8. Downed or dead pilots who want to converse please switch to a different TS channel.
9. Chat to pilots still flying is OK if external views are enabled but please respect that pilot concerned may not welcome the distraction.
10. Have fun.
Communications Procedures
Mission designer, server or squadron leader should give a general brief of mission to all pilots before we chose ac, load and press "fly.
In mission BEFORE engine start the flight leader should brief his fighters or bombers about initial phases of mission and a very brief expectation of target area and return flight. Lead should give initial departure heading, planned cruise altitude and plans to co-ordinate with other flights.
All pilots should call to lead (in number order) that they are ready, lead should THEN roll.
All pilots call roll and "wheels up".
At cruise altitude in route lead can call, "discontinue/relax/end/whatever radio procedures".
An attempt to tighten flight formation and forming into element pairs should be made.
In route nearing target area lead should impleminte radio procedures again and re-brief on target area/type/formation/entry/exit/reformation and planned departure of target area.
During return flight communication may be casual but elements and vigilance should be maintained.
Lets try these guidelines on Sunday 25th March and see how we get on - we can always amend any bits that don't work later.
