Can I bring an FA-18C? Friday nights is usually my DCS night but with
the lockdown I can do that at other times.
So, yes, but what I cannot do is 7 p.m., only 8 p.m.. But it's Friday
night. Peeps don't have to go to work next day. Oh... ermmmm... errr......
klem
On 01/04/2020 12:36, Michael Colby (Redacted sender michael.colby82 for
DMARC) wrote:
Gents,
Following on from the comments by Pod and Bo, I would like to suggest a training session this Friday evening at 19.00 hrs British Summer Time (20.00 hrs EU Summer Time). Please let me know if this is a suitable time and whether you are able to attend.
Happy landings,
Talisman
On Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 12:29:05 BST, Michael Colby <michael.colby82@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No worries Lats, take good care of yourself and good luck with your ambulance duties.
Talisman
On Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 11:44:43 BST, David Latimer <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
hi colin
sorry wont e in tonight as on nights hope to see you sunday . not training as work until 1800 wont be home until 1900 then shower tea sorry
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From: Colin Pack <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
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Sent: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:54
Subject: [56raf_firebirds] Re: Thank you for training last night
Talisman, it’s all good stuff thanks for putting the training sessions on :).
I think the balance is ok, timings is a bit harder as people have different schedules, but for me it is fine. I do think we will need more than 9hrs to become a well oiled machine ;).
As a side note I really do think we need stick to certain aircraft if possible, as it will make it easier to operate if we use the same in training as well as sorties.
Guys give Talisman your feedback on the training question he has asked as it will make things go forward for everyone’s benefit.
Colin
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On 30 Mar 2020, at 20:03, Michael Colby (Redacted sender michael.colby82 for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Gents,
Many thanks for turning up and supporting another one of our regular Sunday 1 hour training sessions last night.
We are very much in the process of building and working up a new squadron as our squad strength of numbers increases and we develop new ways of working. It is a tall order to try and achieve this with just 1 hour of training a week and across different aircraft types. We are growing fast and there are changing dynamics for us to adjust to in our squad as well as with the MP servers and mission types on offer. Also, IL-2 itself is under constant development.
Even though last nights training was harder than last week from my perspective, I think that we benefited greatly from it and even if things do not always go as well as we might hope, there is much to learn from that in itself. It is a big learning curve for me and after last nights session together I can already see more things that I need to focus on and do better. Thank you all so much for your support and your wonderful patience.
I sincerely hope that by June this year, with another 9 hours training under our belt, we may be well on our way to becoming more of a well oiled machine. We will always need constant maintenance after that though, lol.
Currently, we have a total of 5 hours a week squad flying time and have recently assigned 1 hour of that for training first thing on a Sunday. Now that we have had a chance to take stock of our newly introduced squad flying schedule, I would be grateful if you could let me know whether or not you think we have the balance and timings just about right in this regard.
Thanks.
Happy landings,
Talisman
