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• Return Flight for the Mi-8MTV2

  By Lyndiman on June 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  In mission 5 of the Mi-8MTV2 single player campaign we’re tasked with returning back over the mountains into Georgia with a brand new aircraft. This makes the trip a little easier since the helicopter isn’t likely to fall apart like… Read More ›

• Taking an old Mi-8 back for maintenance

  By Lyndiman on June 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  When it’s time to take an old Mi-8 back north to Russia for maintenance all hell breaks loose. Luckily I’ve crossed these mountains a few times before so I was well prepared for the climb and started it almost immediately…. Read More ›

• OCB ARMA 3 – Air Mobile Forces

  By Lyndiman on June 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Brief: OCB comprising of a light infantry platoon (2 sections + hq element) conducted a air assault in the region of Pavlovo to destroy  an enemy strong hold in the region of Green Mountain.  Situation FR: OCB rifle platoon is… Read More ›

• Target practice in the Mi-8

  By Lyndiman on June 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  In Mission 3 of the Mi-8MTV2 campaign I get to head off to the firing range to practice some attack runs. Check out the highlights:

• Adding some weight to the Mi-8

  By Lyndiman on June 13, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Mission 2 focuses on transport tasks in a similar way to mission 1, but not there are some added weight challenges with a high altitude drop off required up in the mountains.  

• Flying Euro Truck Simulator (DCS: Mag 8)

  By Lyndiman on June 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  DCS: Mi-8MTV2 (NATO: Hip) was something I picked up straight away, got a few first impressions of and then got distracted. I had been meaning to take a look at this a bit closer for quite some time and now… Read More ›

• ARMA 3: Rebels get Ambushed

  By Lyndiman on May 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Friday saw OCB back on Altis and heading off to intercept a rebel force forming up to carry out an attack on the local populace.  This mission features a new mission framework built by EightySix who created Patrol Operations. I… Read More ›

• DCS Dust Off Script

  By Lyndiman on May 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  On the same mission as my last post, Georgian Counter Attack, I take on the role of a UH-1H Huey pilot in the Georgian Air Force (yes they really use them).  Setting up the script to run is really pretty… Read More ›

• Georgian Counter Attack

  By Lyndiman on May 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m a little bit late getting this post done. And I have another DCS video ready to upload but for some reason I haven’t… I’ll hopefully get it up tonight (I miss the days of fibre internet when I could… Read More ›

• DCS World: Pre-getting Started

  By Lyndiman on May 2, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Make that first flight just to find out that your system isn’t setup properly? Getting started with DCS World? Here’s a quick guide on things you will want to do to avoid frustrations down the line.    1. Read The… Read More ›