✪ Location: Nevada NTTR
✪ Type: Training
El SIDEWINDER LOW LEVEL COURSE es una sección del complejo R-2508 que se encuentra en el área sur del desierto de Mojave en California. El R-2508 se compone de al menos 8 secciones y sus vuelos se coordinan principalmente a través de Edwards AFB y China Lake NAS y es una gran área de operaciones militares (MOA). La ruta Sidewinder en la sección sureste centrada en el valle de Panamint se utiliza para el entrenamiento de bajo nivel de alta velocidad por parte de los aviones de la USAF, USMC y USN. Las aeronaves en esta área vuelan entre 200 pies AGL y FL18.
Hoy descubrí que es el tercer aniversario del lanzamiento del terreno de Nevada, así que pensé en modificar y lanzar un conjunto simple de misiones que he estado usando para afinar la navegación, el reabastecimiento de combustible AA y divertido, rápido, bajo vuelo de velocidad en el curso Sidewinder. Esta es una misión de vuelo para practicar vuelos de alta velocidad a bajo nivel, administración de combustible, reabastecimiento de combustible AA, navegación y para disfrutar del paisaje espectacular y se basa en ubicaciones del mundo real.
Es una mañana ocupada en el curso con múltiples vuelos de aeronave. Las misiones son:
- Starwars Canyon main - At Entry Point A: Comienzas en el aire aproximadamente a 20 millas del punto de entrada A en FL7. Puede hacer el curso de Sidewinder y seguir los puntos de ruta de la manera normal por su cuenta, o encontrar y unirse a los A-10 y seguirlos a través de la la ruta Jedi Transition y Starwars Canyon y luego salir y repostar (Texaco 1 está disponible en 251, 15Y) si es necesario antes de regresar a Nellis. También puedes unirte a los otros vuelos si lo deseas. Hay un B-1, indicativo Dodge 1 programado para realizar una carrera de alta velocidad y bajo nivel, así como un vuelo de 3 F-15E con el distintivo de llamada Infield que también ingresa para realizar una carrera de baja velocidad y alta velocidad.
- Starwars canyon main-cold start: arranque en frío: arranque en frío en la rampa de Nellis. Vuele al punto de entrada A. Tenga en cuenta que habrá otras aeronaves volando en el curso.
- Starwars canyon main-hot start: como arriba, solo con el F-18 listo para partir.
- Starwars canyon clear-cold start: Comienzo en frío en la granja de Nellis. Usted es el único avión en el curso hoy, el avión cisterna también estará disponible.
- Mission files go into your /saved games/DCS/Missions folder.
- Sound files can by unarchived to /saved games/DCS/Sounds folder
- Doc files can be extracted anywhere you like.
- Starwars Canyon Main: At Entry Point A: This mission has you in the F-18 roughly 20 miles from entry point A at FL7. You can either do the Sidewinder course and follow the waypoints in the normal manner on your own, or find and join the A-10's and follow them through the Jedi Transition, down through Star Wars Canyon and then exit and refuel if necessary before heading home to Nellis. Well, you can join up with the other flights too if you like.
- Starwars Canyon Main: Cold Start: Cold start at the ramp at Nellis. Fly to the A entry point. Be aware that there will be other aircraft flying the course.
- Starwars Canyon Main: Hot Start: as above, only with the F-18 ready to go.
- Starwars Canyon clear-cold start: Cold start at the famp at Nellis. You are the only aircraft on the Course today, Tanker aircraft will be available as well.
A Note about Waypoints: The waypoints are placed at the exact co-ordinates given in the F-2508 handbook and while the course is meant to be flown in a clockwise direction from A through M ( with the C through J Jedi transition option), you're not meant to fly with a straight line from one point to another. These are visual reference waypoints...so for example, you'll hear something like "Joshua Traffic...Dodge 1...at B...Needles Lookout tower in site". Your waypoints are the same for each mission...at the visual markers.
Joshua traffic is on 315.9 and is used to call position, entry and exit. Great idea to monitor this on comm 2.
With the exception of the "starwars canyon clear-cold start", the other missions have other aircraft flying the course while you're there. Ford flight is a flight 2 A-10s that will do the Jedi transition. Not a bad idea to find them and tag along as the flight lead will show you where to turn and enter the Starwars Canyon. His wingman is new and lead is taking him for the first time through the transition. I've placed some static objects and fans at the canyon rim and a nice potty at the Father Crowley parking lot. Dodge Flight is a lone B-1 bomber piloted by an RAF exchange pilot with a penchant for high speed and low level. I'm sure the 200' agl minimum will be respected. The infield flight is a trio of F-15 strike eagles practicing high speed and low level penetration. All flights will have somebody call out their Sidewinder Positions as they reach them...so a few minutes looking at the included map might be useful. OH... a quick read of the Cautions page might be useful too.
A note on speed. Speed is great, but down low and in a twisty canyon...well being scraped by the cumulogranite is not good on the paint. Not recommended. My personal best down starwars canyon is at 200 agl, 400 kts....and it was damn close. Here is youtube link of me following hamfist flying and following the slow assed A-10's from the entry to the Jedi Transition, across the valley to the Starwars Canyon and into the Panamint Valley. At least lead knew the way. Video
The Tanker. Texaco is a c-130 tanker on the 10 by 20 mile Linus Refuling Area (ARLNS) 20 NM on 320 radial. Tacan is 15Y and radio is 251.
Some bugs. Well...there's always bugs.
My screwups...that I will fix :I couldn't get the other flights to stop reporting mundain waypoint info..., I didn't use the proper calls when I made the sound files. I should have used kilo, mike, alpha for example instead of K, M, and A. I did this knowingly and meant to change it but forgot to. My bad. Seniors Duh moment.
I know this isn't a fun bombing are AA mission, but I hope you try it out and enjoy the course area.
Link to the actual R-2508 Handbook if you want to see just how complicated the proceedures are can be found on the Edwards AFB public site, along with the Pilot guides. Lots of info here.
Some extra stuff: Low-level Procedures: Extended flight activities below 1,500 feet AGL in the Complex SHALL use 315.9 MHz to the maximum extent possible. This frequency is NOT monitored by ATC, calls are pilot to pilot only. Call entry, exit, and geo reference points enroute. All infor referenced from R-2508 Handbook. 03 May 2018 edition. I hope you enjoy...and a big thanks to DCS.
Link to the actual R-2508 Handbook if you want to see just how complicated the proceedures are can be found on the Edwards AFB public site, along with the Pilot guides. Lots of info here.
Some extra stuff: Low-level Procedures: Extended flight activities below 1,500 feet AGL in the Complex SHALL use 315.9 MHz to the maximum extent possible. This frequency is NOT monitored by ATC, calls are pilot to pilot only. Call entry, exit, and geo reference points enroute. All infor referenced from R-2508 Handbook. 03 May 2018 edition. I hope you enjoy...and a big thanks to DCS.
