Warbird Group, Anyone?

[Kiwikat]

Hello guys, I've been thinking about a warbird group for a long time. I know so many SOH members are very passionate about warbirds and really enjoy flying them. I want to gather that passion into a friendly group that flies together.

I would like the group to be casual, no VA system or VATSIM. It would be based on the SOH multiplayer FS Host server and also FSX gamespy sessions for formation flights, and use the SOH TS3 server for communications. Note that because it would be based on the SOH server, both FSX and FS9 users could fly together most of the time. Also, I'd like to invite everyone from around the world to participate if they are interested. I know time zones can be a pain sometimes, but it would be great to have pilots from most continents.

I need to discuss this with more people though. There seem to be few people here truly interested in multiplayer. I hope we can change that!

Please respond if you are interested. If you would like to discuss your ideas with me personally, please throw me a PM. I really need those who are truly interested to contact me. This will take more than a couple members' ideas to get going! If you know anyone else who might be interested in it, please point them this way too. Even if you are interested but don't think you would have much time to participate, please respond.

I know we could get a very fun group going. SOH has lots of warbird lovers. It would be a great way to get to know each other better and have a lot of fun.

Thanks! :ernae:

Kiwikat

[warchild]

hey kiwi :0you can countme in,though i dont know if youd wantmeflying with you ornot..My piloting skills arentexactly what youd call,, good.. but i'd love to see a group like this evolve..
Pam

[Shylock]

Look into the 1st bomber sqaudron. They have a great group of guys and do real formation flights, missions etc. Some are members here maybe you can get something going with them.

[Roadburner440]

I am interested. Only curious as to what you want to do exactly. I am down for trying anything although I have never flown online. Probably would be nice to see a lot of old birds in the air at once.

[Kiwikat]

Thanks for the responses so far guys.

The group would mostly fly places together. We would probably do some fly-ins, maybe try to do an around the world trip. Just stuff like that. I find multiplayer to be more interesting than just flying by myself. Throw in some tight formation and it can be quite interesting. It is also nice to get to know people better.

I would welcome other ideas too!

I'm off to bed for now. Hopefully we can get a decent thread about this going. :wavey:

[Roadburner440]

Kiwi you can 100% count me in for a round the world trip. Haven't done one since 2008. I have wanted to take the P-47D (now the B-17G as well) round the globe at least once each. Only issue is I work Sun-Thur 11pm-7am eastern standard time... so coordinating around that for most people is hard. I would love to fly round the world in a group though.

[daytonite_andy]

I'm interested.

For those who are pensive about multiplayer flying.....just try it. If you like this hobby then it just adds another dimension to your enjoyment....

As long as the date and times are posted well in advance then there should be no major problems with those wanting to attend. It gives people with commitments chance to work their busy schedules out and check their hardware etc.

[skyblazer3]

Multiplayer flying can be wonderful, or it can be a nightmare. I do about 95% of my flying online, but it's best to fly with people you know. 90% of the people on Gamespy are 12 year old punks who can not aviate, navigate, or communicate.

I would love to fly with the great pilots on Sim Outhouse. Count me in!

Some things to think about are how to get everyone on the same page. Will we fly the same aircraft on one particular night, dis-similar formations? Free ware, payware? What if people don't have the same paint jobs? Also, any more than five or six people on a server at one time makes formation flight very unstable -- who will regulate who gets to fly and who doesn't.... multiple servers might be necessary. It might be wise to write a PDF document that explains how to fly on multiplayer -- both on how to connect and how to configure FSX for stable multiplayer formation flight.

This is a big task, but it can be a lot of fun. I mostly fly the SectionF8 F-86 in formation aerobatics... but some warbird cross country would be a great place for mature and competent pilots to enter into the multiplayer arena.

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Cheers,

Garner
World's Greatest Virtual Fighter Pilot
http://fsxskyblazers.webs.com/

[letsgetrowdy]

I love nothing more than to fly WBs in formation, especially doing aeros - Even on FS it's a great thrill to see a P-51 bobbing up and down on your wingtip.
I've got a lot of time in multiplayer with a mate from down the road, and also using FS-recorder (my favourite FSX tool)
Here's some from the Virtual OFMC's displays....

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[letsgetrowdy]

Just a few more - sorry

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[Kowalski65]

Definitely count me in to! Would ove to go around the world again,this time without the pressure of a race! I think till we get eased in a more general fly in style would be needed, although the better flyers(NOT includiong me LOL) can do tight formations-it's about the community & general chatting aspect as much as the flying a lot of the time.

Maybe have a regular weekly time

[skyblazer3]

Kowalski,

I think you are 100% right, formation acro is the PhD level of FSX flying..... but some nice friendly formation cross country flying would be a great way to gossip about the latest aircraft and scenery being developed for our sim. This sounds like a good community building venture.

Letsgetrowdy -- very nice screenshots there, nice work.
:salute:
Cheers,
Garner
World's Greatest Virtual Fighter Pilot
http://fsxskyblazers.webs.com/

[dswo]

I like the crew here and miss flying online. (There was one summer when I did VATSIM almost every day.) First, though, I need to configure the ports on my network. I've made several stabs at this and so far no joy.

[letsgetrowdy]

Cheers Skyblazer.
I've being trying formation acro online and with FSrec for almost as long as I've had flight sim. It takes some getting used to, and flying WBs in formation is actually harder than flying fast jets, due to the lack of excess power. Keeping in position (especially in No.3 position - the hardest place) is very demanding of your concentration, even on FS. I can now, thankfully, keep in place during formatiion barrel rolls and loops, which is sooo hard as you've not just got to handle your power but also make up the drop in frames and any "freezing" that your sim may go through.

[Tweek]

Count me in.

[rvn817j]

"If you know anyone else who might be interested in it, please point them this way too. Even if you are interested but don't think you would have much time to participate, please respond."

I know how to fly, but I've never done multi-player. I'd like to try it.

[2Low]

I'd like to give it a go. My schedule is similar to Roadrunner's so it may be difficult but I will participate if possible.

[falcon409]

I think that while this talk of flying in formation is great for those who can, consider that "most" cannot. It is an acquired skill and not one that most can just pick up in a few days. You'll lose a good portion of the folks who would have otherwise given this new WB Club a try if they think that in order to join they must be able to fly in tight formation. Save that for special occasions. Right now, with as few folks as are actually flying MP since the new SOH server was initiated, concentrating on getting people involved again is more important. Stage some fly-ins to begin with, just a "Meet and Greet" gathering, at one of the many WWII Airfields that have been done for FSX and let that be a day of getting to know the people who show up, do some random flights around the airfield or to another close by strip and set the stage from there for future flights.

[Kiwikat]

Wow, I'm surprised to see so many responses already!

This gives me definite hope that we can get something going.

There's been a lot of talk about formation flight. It won't be the only thing we do obviously. Just flying as a group is a lot of fun. Most flights we will just be maintaining visual distance between each other. Those who want to fly closer can.

I could still use a couple people who are really interested to contact me via PM. I need a couple people that want to help run the group and discuss it further.

Thanks everyone! This looks like it could be a lot of fun. :salute:

[2Low]

Most flights we will just be maintaining visual distance between each other.


That is my idea of close formation flying! :blind: Just so you know.

[hammer353]

You can count me. Where do i sign up?

[PRB]

We do have our own multiplayer server here at the SOH, so no need to deal with "gamespy" and whoever flies there. There is no ATC control there, which is nice. At present it seems to not get too much use.

http://www.sim-outhouse.net/ (http://www.sim-outhouse.net/)

[Kiwikat]

We do have our own multiplayer server here at the SOH, so no need to deal with "gamespy" and whoever flies there. There is no ATC control there, which is nice. At present it seems to not get too much use.

http://www.sim-outhouse.net/ (http://www.sim-outhouse.net/)


Yup, those are the reasons I want to use the SOH server and TS. If we got a group together, they would see a lot more use.


That is my idea of close formation flying! Just so you know.

I'd consider it close formation flying if you can just about open the canopy and touch the other plane. :bump:

I'm talking ~5 miles separation between the front and back planes. More like a cluster than a formation. No reason to drown in technicalities though. It's supposed to be fun. :jump:

[falcon409]

Here's another suggestion:
If you are not currently utilizing the SOH "Flight Center" (see the drop down at the top of the page), then you need to, lol. All MP flights originate from the Flight Center. You need the latest Teamspeak Ver3 and FSHost Client Ver 1.1. Obviously, that also means that to use TeamSpeak you have to have a mic of some sort. . .either a headset/mic combo or a standalone desk mic and speakers. Flying in MP and trying to use the chatbox is something I don't do, it's not impossible, but that's the reason god invented Teamspeak, ok? lol.

You also need to take a look at the information in the Flight Center forums concerning the servers used for MP flights and for TS. I believe there is also a tutorial of sorts in there somewhere that explains the how's and why's of setting everything up. If you don't understand, post a question in the Flight Center forums so those folks can get you set up. The best scenario is to get online in TS, at that point you actually speak to a human being who can help you with anything else you need to know.

Finally, and most importantly, "port forwarding". For those who use a router, there are ports that must be forwarded in order to have them open while in MP. This can be tricky based on your individual setups, but be aware that if you don't bother, you'll probably get kicked off. Also, not forwarding the correct ports can cause other pilots to be unable to connect to the server, disrupting an otherwise good session. All that info is also found in the Flight Center forums.

Now is a good time to get the ball rolling if you don't presently fly MP.
Get FSHost Client here:
http://www.chocolatesoftware.com/fshost/

Get Team Speak V3 here:
http://www.teamspeak.com/

The basic setups are pretty straight forward. . .after that get the fine tuning done in the Flight Center. . .then get your ports forwarded (if necessary) and then try logging into FSHost Client and get flying.

[2Low]

I'm sure I can do "cluster", formation might turn into a game of tag untill I get some practice.

[Kiwikat]

To be honest, true formation flights on FS Host are nearly impossible due to server lag. For hardcore formation flights we would have to utilize gamespy.

[Lateral-G]

I'd like to try as well. I've never flown MS flight sims online before but would like to give it a go.

I have many warbirds in my hangar from WWI to modern jets.

-G-

[falcon409]

If anyone remembers the MB-339 from Lago (man I wish there was an FSX version of that), then you'll also remember that they released a "Formation Flight Module" soon after. It was hailed as the perfect way to learn formation flying. when the module was active, you were placed at the end of the rwy with the instructor directly ahead of you. The idea was to follow him through a series of maneuvers that over time as your progressed in ability, got more and more difficult, until finally, you graduated as a full fledged formation pilot. NOT, lol. The main flaw, which I realized right off and mentioned to Mathjis was that the lead pilot would take off and then without warning break in another direction. By the time you realized (even in a split second) that he was diverting, it was too late for you to find him, catch up and rejoin.

Anyone who does serious formation flying for a team knows that all maneuvers are executed from the lead on a cadence. The lead doesn't simply begin any maneuver on his own without a call. That's what that module for the MB-339 didn't have and it eventually went the way of other good ideas that lacked the one ingredient to make them great.

Loose formation flying, even at a distance, still requires at least two things: A constant heading and a constant altitude (being certain that your altimeter is set correctly too, lol). That way, everyone has the time to get into position and join up. It can be fun if you follow some basic rules.:salute:

[PRB]

To be honest, true formation flights on FS Host are nearly impossible due to server lag. For hardcore formation flights we would have to utilize gamespy.

I don't know - we've done ok at times. It sometimes seems like the connection speed of the computer might have something to do with the severity of the lag. At least in our experience the lag is consistently worse or better with particular users. Of course this is FS9. I've never done MP in FSX.

[falcon409]

I mentioned above that you need FSHost Client 1.1 to fly MP. . .that's only true if you fly FSX. If you intend to fly in FS9, the standard FSHost 3.2 is what you'll use. Sorry for the confusion (if there was any).

[NathanT28]

I am actually redoing the VWA or Virtual Warbird Association but its a FS9 VA should have site up soon.

[Kowalski65]

First, though, I need to configure the ports on my network. I've made several stabs at this and so far no joy.

There's an excellent tutorial on the SOH.net forum(thats what I followed & it got me up & running in MP so it MUST be good!)

[Kiwikat]

I am actually redoing the VWA or Virtual Warbird Association but its a FS9 VA should have site up soon.

Yeah, FS9-based and VA are kind of out of the scope of this group. This is meant to be a casual group where we can get together and fly when we've got the time. Beyond that, there's no real specifics set.

We need some more ideas!

[warchild]

Formation flying?? :;gulp:: Ummm ok,, hows this?/ I'll fly the zeppelin and you all can land on top of it and i'll fly us all around the world?? Thats formation isnt it?? ::lol::..

[Txmmy83]

a Warbird flying group sounds interesting count me in:jump: any idea if that will be more VA structured or just Large Warbird Fly Ins


BR
Tom

[Kiwikat]

a Warbird flying group sounds interesting count me in:jump: any idea if that will be more VA structured or just Large Warbird Fly Ins

It won't be VA structured. I'd hope that most flights would be a group of 5 or 6 of us (maybe more on weekends) just flying around together. I've tried VA's and other more complex groups in the past and I didn't have fun with them at all.

The around the world idea seems popular so far. It would be fun to do it with you guys!

[dswo]

Some ideas, none original:

1. MP carrier ops using mission (there's one for this already)

2. MP carrier ops using player-driven carrier? (I don't know if the wires and cats will work in this mode though.)

3. RAF base tour using member scenery

4. Solomon Islands tours/missions using Mark's forthcoming scenery

5. Reno-style air racing (Mustangs, Texans, L-39s, Spitfires, &c)

6. Fighters form up with bombers, fly to target, fly back (woo hoo!)

7. Screenshot scavenger hunt

8. Skins vs. Shirts (I don't know what that means in this context, just trying to get up to ten)

9. Limbo (what's the lowest bridge you can fly under without crashing?). Not sure where to play this...

10. Aerial carrier ops using Piglet's ship or Robert Fitzgerald's "Ragtag Fugitive Fleet" scenery (Battlestar Galactica stationed over Honolulu).

[Rezabrya]

This sounds like a ton of fun! I am a huge warbird lover and this is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for. Me and Kiwi and a few other pilots have been involved in warbird flights before and they are really fun. I hope this becomes a regular thing. Remember, all we need to do this is pilots!

[Kiwikat]

:bump:

Is anyone else interested? We hope to begin operations within the next week or two.

[daytonite_andy]

A few screen shots of last weeks very successful formation flight...enjoy!

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[Mathias]

Some ideas, none original:



6. Fighters form up with bombers, fly to target, fly back (woo hoo!)




...and the Luftwaffe joins in over the target area? :d

[Rezabrya]

I agree. I think some intercept missions would be fun. A few B-17's and P-47's flying to a target, only to find a couple FW-190's and BF-109's waiting for them!

[Roadburner440]

We had a Me-109 on there with us that day, but it just appeared as a Cessna 172 for me. Looked weird having contrails off of a Cessna 172 as it buzzed by the windshield. Was definately fun. Think next time I may have to pull out the P-47D and do some escorting. The bomber while easy to fly on it's own I thought was a little hard to fly in close formation. Definately worth doing again and hopefully we can get some more people involved.

[Mathias]

How's that:
Team A takes off South Coast Britain choosing one of two or three pre-defined destinations in France, each being, say, 30 miles apart from each other.
Team B is to protect the "targets".
Team B does not know which of the three targets will be approached by team A, also the teams are not allowed to split up formation while cruising and searching.
Team A has won if it manages to cross the target without being jumped on by Team B.
Team B has won if it manages to locate Team A and to get on the tail of each Team B aircraft within 100 yards or so.

[srgalahad]

Guys,
First of all I understand the differences between FS9 & FSX and of course, for those whom FSX is their first or only sim, some of the compatibility issues do make a difference. Certainly a gathering being FSX only has it's advantages and may even get converts.
However, not every wheel needs to be reinvented.

Currently there is a long-standing group (primarily FS9) that has done this sort of flying for ages and are on the SOH server most nights. "Flight 19" always creates a theme, then flys as many ongoing legs as required to flesh out the story line. Compatibility is more a matter of having fun than rules and it's an ongoing history lesson as well ( besides, you might convert some to TeamSpeak :icon_lol: ). There will always be 'invisible aircraft' until everyone owns every plane but the fun is being together.

As for the warbird style 'event' take a look at the beginning of the 2010 RTWR -
http://www.fsrtwrace.com/rules.htm
to see how it fits into something larger. We had 8 'pairs' airborne in the 2 1/2 hour period. This had "rules" because it was to accomplish a goal for the race, but was also a companionship-builder. The post-race celebration had over 20 aircraft from 4 forums crossing the channel
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=32202&p=364915&viewfull=1#post364915
(and a few German stragglers popping up when they could muster gas and pilots:jump: )

While not intended as a mass, online group flight the recurring RTWR-style fun events hosted by SOH often turn into multiplayer travels (2008 Nobel Race around S. America, 2009 "Evita" Race to Argentina). Learning new planes, realistic flight ops (as opposed to balls-to-the-wall engine busting), navigation, geography, history all blend together in these. Even after the rebuild of the forums there are a lot of posts in the Around The World & Multiplayer forum from these and other gatherings. Some have 'rules' some are just an excuse to get together.
Think about taking part in the upcoming SOH-hosted "The Pacific Rim Nifty 50s Jet Challenge" http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=34599&p=391724&viewfull=1#post391724

Two things I'll suggest... slip out of the FSX forum and explore the rest of the Outhouse, even just for inspiration, or to find something to participate in; get a couple of like-minded evil geniuses to suggest a theme for a one-time event:

"Hmmm.. let's have a "Gathering of Mustangs" and ferry them from the factory to xxxx" -- or maybe the ATS Class 44A graduation flight from YYYY to ZZZZ in Texans ...

once started I think you'll find it just grows - as long as you keep the public informed. As time goes on it could be an ongoing flight/mission over several days or weeks with the ability to pop-in/drop-out.

Rob

[Henry]

now i do have a few twin merlins that need exercise
im in
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[SirBenn21]

Count me in to.

Ben

[Tweek]

While joining the FS9 events are a good idea, I'm afraid I'd only be up for FSX events. I presume to use both FS9/FSX you'd have to use FSHost, which creates some serious lag issues which ruin my enjoyment of multiplayer (nothing more annoying that seeing planes darting across the sky like pond skaters). That and the fact that being able to download/buy the correct aircraft that FS9 users are using would be a major drawback, as some wouldn't be fully compatible with FSX, and the ensuing performance issues would bring my sim to its knees.

That's not to say I'm stopping anyone else from joining in with the FS9 sessions - far from it! Just that I'm only really interested in such a group if it's a strictly FSX one.

[Kiwikat]

Nice to see this thread come to life again!

Andy, how's the video coming?

I've still got some screenies on my desktop that I need to post...

[Kowalski65]

Here are some of mine from that flight,unedited & straight from the sim as I was struggling to maintain formation,so not as good as Andy's. I must have taken 60+pics

[Tracon]

I might try a flight or two in my P-47.

[falcon409]

Hey Kiwikat. . .are you any closer to a Warbird Group than you were on page 1?

[RyanJames170]

you can count me in.

it would be kinda fun to maybe get more then just one type of Aircraft up at a time..

[Kiwikat]

Hey Kiwikat. . .are you any closer to a Warbird Group than you were on page 1?

I've got some people interested but that is about it. School has really been hectic the last couple weeks. Next week is going to be awful too. :frown:

Did you have something in mind? I still want to get something going. :wavey:

[daytonite_andy]

A little 3 minute video of our formation flight from April...real life got in the way :mixedsmi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSdyqdsw2iQ
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSdyqdsw2iQ)

[Kiwikat]

Very very cool Andy! :applause:

I hope we can get some more flights scheduled after school is done for the summer.

[dswo]

I'm up for it come June. It took me a few hours, but I finally got FSHost straightened out.

[rpeach]

Here's some shots from a multiplayer flight I stumbeld into tonight, turned out pretty well, I would really like to see something like this happen on a regular bassis


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[letsgetrowdy]

Bah!!! Formation flying in FSX is easily squeezy! :icon_twi:
Seriously though, beautiful video :ernae:

[falcon409]

I know we have a flight server now, but posting a quick reminder in here would be great as well when an MP flight is planned. I flew quite a bit there when it was first opened, but as normally is the case, once the newness wears off, the participation drops off considerably and most times when I'm on there at night, there's no one else there. You can look at the posts and tell there's very little going on, just by the dates of the posts.

So if something is planned, it would be great if a little note was posted here with the time and place. Thanks:salute:

[DHC120]

I know we have a flight server now, but posting a quick reminder in here would be great as well when an MP flight is planned. I flew quite a bit there when it was first opened, but as normally is the case, once the newness wears off, the participation drops off considerably and most times when I'm on there at night, there's no one else there. You can look at the posts and tell there's very little going on, just by the dates of the posts.

So if something is planned, it would be great if a little note was posted here with the time and place. Thanks:salute:

I read thru some of the posts, looks like a fair number of folks were interested in MP "Warbird" sessions (I am, as well), almost a year ago.. Yet, in that ten months of postings I didn't see any date/times/locations posted..
I'm a "Bomber" vPilot (FS9 WOP B-17) but can fly a P-38 or P-51 if push comes to shove ;-} (P-38 MUST have a case of scotch in each boom stowage comparment! It's a "Balance" thing ;-})... However, will NOT fly a hairdryer under any circumstances ;-}..
Bottom line, What Happened?
I agree with Falcon that a pre-notification needs to be posted in a conspicuous spot.. Does SOH have a dedicated "Multiplayer Forum" for just such posts? (If not, can it get one?) A common thread get's "buried" rather quickly.
Chas.

[warchild]

The Around the world race/Multiplayer forum could be a perfct place to meet up and discuss multiplayer events and times.. Its not that busy and posts made there would be visible for sometime longer than in here..

[AndyE1976]

I would definitely be interested in this from time to time.

[falcon409]

It looks like after May of last year everyone disappeared, lol. I don't see kiwikat on much and the only folks over on the server that do much Warbird flying at all are Willy and several others who have a group called "Flight 19" (I think that's the name). They seem pretty active with flights most evenings, although I don't think every flight involves Warbirds. . . .anyone interested might check them out.:salute:

[Moparmike]

Does SOH have a dedicated "Multiplayer Forum" for just such posts? (If not, can it get one?) A common thread get's "buried" rather quickly.
Chas.

Check in the AroundTheWorldRace/MultiplayerEvents (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/forumdisplay.php?6-Around-The-World-Race-Multiplayer-Events) forum here at SOH or check the FSHost Sessions forum over at the SOH Flight Center site (http://www.sim-outhouse.net/forum/).
The Flight Center is a separate site (where we host the SOH FSHost and TeamSpeak servers) so you'll need to register there too.

Willy, PRB, MM, etc usually post their Flight19 meanderings here but we have events posted over at the Flight Center too.
Usually there is hoplist info posted at the Flight Center too...although sometimes we get lazy and forget to update them. :)