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Flight Lead Fundamentals #6 — Turn Your 4-Ship Into a Weapon
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Flight Lead Fundamentals #6 — Turn Your 4-Ship Into a Weapon

Hey guys,

New Flight Lead Fundamentals episode is up.

This one is about delegation: how a flight lead turns a 4-ship from “three jets following lead” into an actual weapon system.

I cover spreading workload, increasing SA, multiplying combat power, choosing the right pilot for the right task, and why “trust but verify” is not the same as micromanagement.

Hope it’s useful for BMS pilots and squadrons working on flight lead skills.

Feedback welcome, as always.

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u/Wildman31st — 23 hours ago
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Hey just watching some videos on BMS and I noticed how there are small changes in the Vipers cockpit.

This made me wonder is there more then one variant of the Viper in BMS?

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u/Proper_Walk6399 — 8 days ago
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Last time I played Falcon 4 was, well, Christmas 1998. I admit I gave up early because all I ever heard was "Archer inbound!" and boom.

I have spent years on and off in DCS.

But I really want to get into a game again with a dynamic campaign.

Am I looking at spending 200+ hours of learning time?

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u/Agitated-Shoe-9406 — 11 days ago
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A buddy of mine and I recently came over from DCS and we are really enjoying BMS. We are looking for a few more guys to fly with regularly. We both have busy jobs, families, etc... but we usually fly around 7pm CST at least a couple times per week. We like immersion but at the same time we are not taking it too seriously. We are taking things slow and learning as time permits us to. If this fits your schedule, please message me.

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u/Mountain_Pin_8170 — 10 days ago
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I've posted this question few days ago but it wasn't received well because it might have been worded better and also i realized it was missing details. So this is my second attempt at it, trying to provide as much detail as i can.

This is a package of 5, with

1 (cyborg7) doing OCA - similar route as me, +00:04:00 TOS offset

2 (eagle5) doing OCA - different route, harder to take care of

3 (stud3) doing sweep; - similar route until stpt 5 with + 00:01:00 TOS offset - on its own later

4 (bulldog2 - ME) doing SEAD;

5 (viper4) doing escort - same route as me, +00:02:00 TOS offset

Looks like a quite complex mission to me and i can't wrap my head about how/when to time HARM launches in order to keep all those SAMs shut at the right time. So i'm gonna go like this, considering i'm leading a flight of 4.

1 and 2 are carrying 2+2 HARMs.

3 is carrying 8 GBUs

4 is carrying 2 HARMs.

Timeline

3 doing DEAD on PPT56, which i recon and assign every launcher individually - assuming/hoping that when i issue the order to element, 3 is going to bomb them instead of 4

3 doing DEAD on PPT57 - like above

1 is doing SEAD - timed HARM suppression on PPT59

2-4 will be issued orders via HAD targets when needed

Looks like a lot to manage but cannot figure out any other way of doing this. How would you do this mission? What would the process be for you to plan?

u/baronzasorf — 11 days ago
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Hey guys,
I’m new to Falcon BMS and trying to set up my T16000M + TWCS for VR in 4.38.

Most of the profiles/posts I’ve found are for older versions and don’t seem fully updated for 4.38 VR stuff.

Does anyone have a good 4.38 profile or bindings setup they can share? Preferably something VR-friendly so I can avoid using the keyboard too much.

Still learning BMS so I honestly don’t even know what bindings are considered essential yet 😅

Anything helps:

  • screenshots
  • keyfiles
  • TARGET configs
  • beginner layouts
  • VR-specific bindings

Thanks!

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u/KowalskyDRFT — 7 days ago
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Hi, in the manuale is written that using tgp Is better to turn left, but using sniper POD Is Always set on the right chin, therefore i believe is better turn right. What Is your opinioni? Thanks

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u/Informal_Geologist83 — 13 days ago
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Hi,

I was looking at Tacview and noticed that before the latest update, it was possible to import mission .ini files, but when I try to paste them into Tacview, I can't see them. Is there a way to import them?

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u/Informal_Geologist83 — 12 days ago
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Flight Lead Fundamentals #4 is up: How Flight Leads Build Situational Awareness.

This one looks at SA from a Flight Lead perspective: not just knowing what is happening, but understanding what it means for your flight, your mission, and the next 30 seconds.

I also touch on distributed SA, why wingmen are sensors and cross-checks, why “tumbleweed” should be called early, and why SA is not the same as Link 16.

The intro uses a short audio clip of the 2019 Spangdahlem F-16 crash, based on publicly available material and flight data, to show how quickly a situation can develop.

Feedback and discussion are very welcome.

u/Wildman31st — 11 days ago