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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Ok instead of posting bump would you like an image from our gallery each time I post? This way it gives you somthing to look at and hopefully admire.
Out of our 400 members I would say at least 250 are active, the 150 inactive members being either on a Leave Of Absense, waiting to start training or just plain AWOL lol. We are a very active VA though, I thought that was displayed well in the Video with all the formation flying.
Heres a good image of 1 Squadron on a training night, I was the 4th one along before I transferred to 24 Squadron. And yes they are Harrier Jump Jets, and yes we have a unique hover gauge with NO drawbacks at all!!! Want to fly from our carrier HMS Hermes? Also all our scenery is custom built by our own team, we also have members like Brian Franklin (SIMSHED).
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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An Image from 201 Squadrons recent training exercise off the coast of Gran Canaria involving live firing of torpedo's. That smouldering wreck was a landing vessel!
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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2 Flying Training School, RAF Shawbury. Here you can see two of our helicopter instructors teaching the basics of helicopter flight, our lead QHI's are Troy Potter & Paul Hurrell.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Heres me a couple of months back when I was a member of 1 Squadron, just about to hook up with one of our tanker pilots after a long flight!
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Heres a couple of our guys from Malta in the RAF's new Eurofighter which has just entered service with 3 squadron. Please note that the aircraft shown is the Alphasim PAYWARE model, which we have licenses for! That means we pay you fly and enjoy, all we ask is that you have time to give towards the VA.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Two timeless classics the Vickers VC-10 for Air to Air Refuelling and Transport, and the Boeing 707-E3 For Airborne Early Warning Radar.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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And now heres the well known Tornado "Tonka" Gr4! Operated by 9 Squadron out of RAF Marham.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Exciting news!
RAFv has just created the South Atlantic Islands Deployment, based upon the real RAF's strategy we have created scenery for all of the RAF's bases.
The idea of RAFv setting up this new detachment is so that Australian, American, Canadian and other pilots who struggle to meet our GMT timezone missions can have their own fun flying together. Interested?
http://www.rafvirtual.com/rosters/roster_said.htm |
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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More exciting news!
RAFv is about to launch 2 FSHOST Servers for non members to fly on, we have done this at the request of the real world Royal Air Force as they have association in mind! It is also beneficial for us, it gives us a chance to fly with un registered members in a care free enviroment before they choose to join the RAFv.
I'll keep you all updated with any further developments! |
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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A 1 Squadron Harrier being rearmed whilst on a training detatchment in Cumbria.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Heres a picture from last year when RAFv retired its Sepecat Jaguar squadron, Farewell Jaguar!
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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If your looking for realism I can ensure you that RAFv is the VA for you, current active pilots include current RAF pilots as well as former pilots. Not to mention the vast numbers of ex sevicemen who enjoy flying with us, we also have a couple of commercial pilots who enjoy a role change in the way of a Eurofighter Typhoon!
It is expected that in a number of weeks we will be endorsed by the real world RAF as they have expressed their interests in us we are obviously pushing for this as it will bring us many more members along with other benefits |
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Three 78 Squadron helicopters in formation, the designer of the Puma helicopter (Brian Franklin of SIMSHED) is currently an RAFv member. I've also learned that one of our members is a real world Hercules pilot!
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Here you see a Lockheed Tristar L1011 (foreground) and a Vickers VC10 (background), from squadrons 216 and 101 respectivley.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Howdy RAFv Pilot,
I really enjoy checking out these screenies of yours
One question comes to mind: Does your VA cater for folks with old style, small monitors? _________________
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