Hey OPRF...
The Spring Festival is less than 2 months away (May 7th-8th) so it is time to start planning. Some ideas for our participation are here, and there will be a more detailed discussion on the OPRF website. We certainly will post the final plans over here as well.
Ideas as a starting point, suggestions welcome!
The week prior:
Monday and Tuesday (May 2-3) Regional fly-ins. Pick an airport you enjoy or have some relation with (I will fly in from somewhere in TX, for example) and fly in on your own or with a group to KSUU.
NEEDS: KSUU ATC volunteer for Tuesday or early Wednesday morn (UTC). We need someone with experience and patience so that those of us without a ton of ATC experience can get some.Wednesday (May 4) First leg...: KSUU to PHNL (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam). Once there, we can do some scenery flights, competitions, etc.
Thursday (May 5) Second leg... PHNL to PGUA (Anderson AFB, Guam) Same as above...
Friday (May 6) Secure Taiwan Airspace (OCA vs OPFOR).... OCA forces will start at Guam. Proposed that a OCA force secures airspace over Taiwan, and capture Ching Chaun Kang AB (RCMQ). RCMQ will then be OPRF headquarters for duration of weekend. (NOTE: I haven't scoped out this base yet, so it may change). Its about 600 miles from the Japan mainland... so we might find something closer).
NEEDS: Two or more OPFOR that don't mind flying under an alternate callsign (OPFOR1, OPFOR2, etc) for a bit.Sat and Sun (May 7 and 8 )... Festival weekend! We will do a series of fun challenges and fly-ins each day. Since many of us don't do a ton of controlled airspace flight (with ATCs), this will be a good chance for us to practice and learn. It will also be a good chance for us to show the FG world that we can fly and have fun in their midst without shooting at everything. We can be ambassadors for the crew, and maybe get some new membership out of it!
NEEDS: Flight leaders (lead up to 4-ship formations) for flights into Festival area. We will develop and release mission planning packets that the flight leaders will need to file before they fly into the mission areas. Flight leaders will be responsible for being POC to controllers, etc. Goal will be to have numerous 4-ship waves (preferably large combat-spread so its visible on mpmap!) all weekend.
Don't worry, there will be some competitions too.