Author: Eran Malloch

And another plane joins the DCS family! Welcome to the JF-17 “Thunder” from Deka Ironwork Simulations, which went on Early Access sale over on the DCS e-store today! If the trailer is anything to go by, this is going to be a fun and very cool little plane for those who want less Bluefor (American)…
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Back in early October 2019, Paco was interviewed by Capt George Nolly, from the Ready For Takeoff Podcast. You can listen to the interview with the embedded player above. George’s website has HEAPS of fantastic interviews, podcasts and resources for anyone interested in getting a career in aviation. Every week, Capt George Nolly brings you…
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 This video was filmed as the “sizzle reel” for Paco’s project that eventually turned into the Documentary “Speed & Angels”. It’s a fantastic introduction to the world of fighter pilots, USN adversary squadrons and VFC-13 The Saints. The Saints (Paco included) fly the F5, a fantastic 1960s/1970s fighter against pilots flying the big bad…
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In the world of fighter pilots, the most alpha of the alpha, competition is everything and the stakes are impossibly high. A Top Gun for the new millennium, LIONS OF THE SKY propels us into a realm in which friendship, loyalty, and skill are tested, battles won and lost in an instant, and lives irrevocably…
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The Fighter Mafia was a controversial group of U.S. Air Force officers and civilian defense analysts who, in the 1970s, advocated for fighter design criteria that challenged the conventional thinking and ideologies of the time. Their assertions were that: Air Force generals established the wrong criteria for combat effectiveness, ignoring combat history. High technology and…
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OK Sports fans! She’s HERE!!! 🙂 Eagle Dynamics released the F16C Viper into early access several days ago on Fri 4th October 2019, and naturally the DCS community has gone NUTZ! 🙂 Multiplayer servers the world over are currently crammed full of the beautiful F16 and the early release F14 craze has definitely gone the…
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Video Credit: Destiny Video Transcript: [Note: the transcript was produced by a computer, so is NOT 100% accurate. Apologies for that, but over time it will be cleaned up.] What do we mean when we say fifth generation fighter when it comes to fighter jets? The modern world is currently in a transition. The combat…
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The above video is an extended interview between Matthew Burchette (the curator of the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum) & former USN F-14 Pilot Richard “Spud” Webb. They’re discussing everyone’s favourite USN Interceptor – the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which is on display in the museum. What’s extra cool is that this particular…
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Exercise Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held several times a year by the United States Air Force. The purpose is to offer realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries. Each year, four to six Red Flag exercises are…
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RIP Dale “Snort” Snodgrass In Celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. The first Navy Flight School graduate to be selected for F-14 Tomcat training, Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass was the Navy’s Fighter Pilot of the Year in 1985. The former Top Gun instructor also holds the distinction of having logged the most hours as…
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