Su-27 Flanker 2.5

MiGMan’s Training Missions

Successful repetition breeds success.

That's a fundamental guiding principle in training for any complex activity - including flying your simulated jet fighter.

These missions are relatively simple. Variables are kept to a minimum and introduced one at a time.

That means you'll have fun and be able to keep on top of things while getting the satisfaction that comes from sharpening your skills.

Pick a training area - North - South - East or West and start flying!

Duration - Each flight lasts 10 - 20 minutes
Objectives - usually one goal per mission
Visual Navigation - All the turn points are at distinctive geographical features. After a dozen missions in one area you'll start to know the terrain "like the back of your hand".
Station keeping - how accurately do you maintain HEADING - ALTITUDE - SPEED ? Good military pilots are extremely accurate in this regard. At the speed the MiG and Su-27 move along you'l find you need to work at it to keep up a regular scan.
Time on Target - Watch your TOT - there are other flights using the same range and this is a skill you'll need when the "real" war starts.
Safety - don't crash into the ground (most common) or other aircraft (less likely but it happens!). So keep a sharp lookout! The weather in this region often make's life difficult with lots of fog and low cloud.
Low Level Flight - you'll have the opportunity to gain confidence at low level flight by repeatedly flying the same routes and getting used to "reading the terrain".
Instrument Flying - Quite often you'll have to ascend and descend through what Londoner's call "Pea Soup" - fog so thick you can eat it! You'll learn to trust those dials.
Landing - Every successful mission ends with a landing!

Takeoff from Krasnodolnoye
Fly counter - clockwise
Waypoint 1 - IP (Ingress Point) - where the isthmus (narrow strip of land) widens
Waypoint 2 - Target range - a distinctive, and also the largest, island
Waypoint 3 - Causeway
Waypoint 4 - Land at Krasnodolnoye