A-10C Warthog | CAS at the Kola Map | DCS in VR

The Goal of this Flight was to help with testing Traffic around Bodo on the Kola Map, our hopefuly soon to be Homebase. Confusion and screw ups on my Side, but good Learnings and an enjoyable Flight overall.

FL 132nd.Ready, WM 132nd.Blades, JTAC WARRIOR 132nd.Jonde, ATC 132nd.Shadow
00:00 Taxi to RWY07
05:00 Hold Short
10:32 Line up
11:56 Take off and Flight through the TMA
25:50 Leaving TMA
27:25 Contacting JTAC WARRIOR

30:24 FENCE IN
32:40 Check in JTAC
37:39 Situation Update and new ECHO POINT
41:25 Rerouting

43:55 Nineline DELTA - Type 1 BOC GBU-54 Ground Lase
48:45 TRAIL
51:44 Turning towards Target
52:00 Adjusting Final Attack Heading 160
54:10 Tip in
55:10 In hot (Splash Target)
58:42 BDA

59:48 Nineline ALPHA Type 2 BOT APKWS Arty
01:03:44 Contact Town and talk on
01:08:15 WM Tally
01:09:49 Setting up wheel overhead
01:11:12 Repeat Talk on 2
01:14:15 Repeat Talk on 3
01:15:39 Contact Artillery
01:18:36 Target sorting
01:21:10 Sorting order
01:23:16 WM tipping in
01:24:10 FL tipping in (Off dry)
01:25:13 Immediate Reattack
01:26:05 Tipping in (7 x M-282, splash Target)
01:27:36 BDA

01:28:38 Talk on
01:30:32 WM Contact (troops in contact)
01:30:51 Nineline Type 1 BOT
01:31:56 2 Press
01:32:56 WM in hot
01:36:28 Contact Smoke and in hot(Abort outside FAH)
01:37:30 In Hot (Guns, good effect)

01:38:45 Punching in wrong ENTRY
01:39:30 CAS Brief Bravo Type 2 BOT AGM
01:41:40 WM Talk on
01:46:19 Contact MBT and confirm to WARRIOR
01:47:30 Repositioning
01:49:00 Turning in (Rifle, splash Target)
01:51:41 WM Rifle (F6 cam, Splash Target)
01:52:50 Return IP
01:53:10 RTB

01:56:00 Check Right referencing ENTRY
01:56:44 Contact Bodo Approach
01:58:40 Press WM for recovery
02:02:08 Saddled
02:05:30 Check Left 070
02:07:20 Gear
02:09:42 Taxi
02:13:00 Parking
DEBRIEF
01. Enter all Visual Points and around the TMA into the CDU until they are known. Made a couple of mistakes. Mixing up 25 and 07, MARNES and KVALNES and was expecting to fly to a CAS Range south of Bodo, while we had to head North.
02. Get Taxi Traffic Rules for the new Map.
03 Get a feeling of the TMA in order to know where to stay when using the AG Range North of Bodo, which is very close by, but fantastic.
04. In the case of TIC one must speed up operations and, the first aircraft to gain contact with the enemy, must begin the attack run since, if a friendly unit is under weapons fire, we cannot afford to wait until everyone is TALLY but must give timely support in order to avoid friendly losses. (132nd.Blades)
05. With winds from 266 I was expecting and planned for RWY25 in the submitted flight plan and my MDC.
06. I confused the A/G range South in the TMA with the Basic CAS Range North in the TMA and did not use the .miz to check CP coordinates to make sure I was planning for the correct range.
07. Not yet knowing the visual landmarks around the airfield and the TMA points I got confused about the directions as well. The domino of errors created confusion in my head during several stages in the Flight.
08. For the recovery I was still somehow having RWY25 in my head and plotted ENTRY/EXIT EAST in my CDU just before RTB, to be correctly rerouted by ATC to LANDEGO WEST.
09. Check FENCE checks. Forgot MAVs and probably also other items.
10. Forgot the Altitude Restrictions inside the TMA.
11. Use correct Brevity for switching Frequencies.
12. RAMROD was incorrect in the MDC. It only shows one RAMROD. Next time use the Comms Plate.
13. FENCE IN at CP.
14. Reduce the 'uhhs'
15. Figure out if talk on is better to do using the Eyeballs instead of a Sensor.
16. TECHNICAL: sometimes had issues with my numpad, could not finish entering grid. Had to switch to mouse to enter on the CDU.
17. Do not tip in when WM is already tipped in. Made this mistake two times.