Virtual Royal Air Force (VRAF)

[Easty97]

Hey Guys,

I fly for a Flight sim organation called Virtual Royal Air Force or VRAF for short,we fly on VATSIM which makes it more fun because we have to do ATC and there also civi aircraft flying around like Airliners for more information please vist http://www.vraf.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or for even more information please vist http://www.vraf.org/gallery" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which is lots of pictures of us flying.Or please feel free to email me on Easty97@gmail.com, When you have joined please Pm on the forums to let me know if you found out about vraf of this Thread.Please note you have to be at least 13 years old to join and have a VATSIM ID.
Our Squadrons:
1 Group:
6 Squadron:Eurofighter Typhoon based at RAF Leachers
11 Squadron:Eurofighter Typhoon based at RAF Coningsby
617 Squadron:Tornado GR4 based at RAF Losssiemouth
2 Group:
99 Squadron:C-17A Globemaster and C-130 Herclues both based at RAF Brize Norton
101 Squadron:VC10 and TristarL1011 both based at RAF Brize Nortan
Support Helicopter Force:Chinook/Puma/Merlin/Sea King are based at(in that order) RAF Benson/RAF Odiham/RAF Wattisham/RAF Lossimouth
22 Group(Training Squadrons):
45(R) Squadron:Beech King Air 200 And The Cessna 172 both based at RAF Cranwell
208(R) Squadron:BAE Hawk based at RAF Valley
Defence helicopter Flying School:Griffen HT1 based at RAF Shawbury
29(R) Squadron:Eurofighter Typhoon based at RAF Coninsgby (Our Typhoon OCU Training Squadron)

Please be aware that our homepage is not currentley up to date,so on the application form if it says 1 Squadron that is not true becuase there not in service anymore instead we have 6 Squadron

[davem]

I fully understand it's Virtual but since when did 216 Squadron's Tristars merge with 101's VC-10s and 99 Squadron get Hercules?

Just out of a more sensible interest, do you have scenery and airframe guidelines for which ones are used so everyone sees the same thing??

[Easty97]

I fully understand it's Virtual but since when did 216 Squadron's Tristars merge with 101's VC-10s and 99 Squadron get Hercules?

Just out of a more sensible interest, do you have scenery and airframe guidelines for which ones are used so everyone sees the same thing??

We merged them so our pilots get more choice of what to fly, but i see where your coming from

When you join we get you signed up on TOCC which is like a resource center,and there are links to scenery files from there which everyone uses so we all see the same thing.And the same thing for aircraft except we put the links on the forums

[Easty97]

What requirements are needed as i don't have a microphone for my PC but would be interested in this and also are you able to do this running fs9

You would need a microphone becuase of the ATC bit on VATSIM and also we have a teamspeak server where we briefing rooms for each group. I am sure you
can pick up cheap headsets there don't have to be a real fancy one,unless you can get your hands on a microphone that's just on its own but you get all the background noise.

lots more info at our website please be aware that i am only 13 and i am not a senior officer, its just a little recruitment drive

[Easty97]

No not at all, you actually have to request to take off and start you engines and stuff like that you defo do need a microphone there not that expensive

Look at this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMPUTER-HEADSET- ... 1c1a686e3c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Easty97]

No Probs erm well since i am only 13 i have been doing lots of offline stuff like messing about if you like , and when i found out i was older enough i joined vraf so i would say about online about 3 months but offline about 2 years

you thinking of joining then?

[Easty97]

Yeh you get it all since your going to join lol? when you have got your self get set up and that if you get stuck or add me on msn Easty97@hotmail.co.uk

[POL]

*Insert token IVAO comment*

Two things, you may wish to check your helicopter bases, I think you got Odiham and Benson the wrong way round Secondly, are you still using my Ce172 repaint or is there a new one?

[Easty97]

*Insert token IVAO comment*

Two things, you may wish to check your helicopter bases, I think you got Odiham and Benson the wrong way round Secondly, are you still using my Ce172 repaint or is there a new one?

I may of and i don't know mate

[RichC]

*Insert token IVAO comment*

Two things, you may wish to check your helicopter bases, I think you got Odiham and Benson the wrong way round Secondly, are you still using my Ce172 repaint or is there a new one?

Was a bit confused as well.
Why have your Seakings flying from Lossiemouth when they are all based at Yeovilton (as part of the SHF/CHF)?

Not sure why as a Virtual RAF you could not have the real aircraft at the proper air stations.

[POL]

I would assume they mean the SAR ones at Wattisham and Lossie, otherwise they'd be RN ones - Or am I missing the point? (P.S. Rich, we need to stop agreeing, what's going on?! )

[Easty97]

Nope its my fault i got them the wrong way round

[Easty97]

Got a few tasters for ya see what you think


Here is me formating with my instructor in a typhoon:



Run and Break at RAF Coningsby



In Formation With My instructor




And finally Landing



Thanks
Con

[crazydunc]

Hey,

Thought id clear a few things up, as i run the day to day operations at vRAF.

Our SHF flies the Seaking HAR3/A for SAR purposes from RMB Chivenor, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Valley, RAF Leconfield, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Boulmerand Wattisham.

Some of the Squadron "Mergers" (101/216 & 99/LTW) have been done so to ensure that the pool of pilots are not spread thin across a multitude of squadrons and keeps the admin side simpler. Have no fear, the Hercs are still flown from RAF Lyneham

@ davem - We have a reccomend standard airframes/sceneries for our member and tend to make use of the MAIW models to display others so that the frames are kept at a decent level.

@ coningsbycrazy a Mic isn't required, but it is recommended as then you can join in on Teamspeak etc, either way, we would be happy to have you!

As Connor has said, our site is currently under redevelopment, so the homepage is well out of date, so you will have to bear with us on that.

If there are any questions, id be happy to answer them, either in the thread or by PM/Email

(@ Chirs - im not too sure matey )

[Easty97]

Haha Cheers Dunc

[crazydunc]

How long does sign up take because I would really like to give this a go

All of About 5 minutes

Fill out the Form here (You will need a VATSIM ID which can be gotten from Here if you dont already have one).

Once you have done that, register on our forums and you are good to go

Dunc

[crazydunc]

Sounds good matey

FSInn is the best for what we do, as you can get Peer to Peer Connections via Wippien. (all will be explained )

[Easty97]

Nice one mate i will look forward to speaking with you soon aswell as flying

[Easty97]

Sounds good matey

FSInn is the best for what we do, as you can get Peer to Peer Connections via Wippien. (all will be explained )

Dunc looks like we have got two people out of this lol

[Easty97]

If i am right becuase i don't use this but i am sure Dunc will corect me on this,Wippien is a program that you can download free of the internet.Wipien is used
for peer to peer which when your flying on VATSIM if your flying in formation with a person it makes it much easier because you can see the other aircraft at the exact distance away from you.Now when i said i can't use it,it is becuase it only works on 32-bit computer systems.

Hope this helps
Con