Tangmere Pilots - Join us for our D-Day Campaign - Recruiting New Pilots now. See last post.

[TP_Silk]

Tangmere Pilots are currently on summer furlough, so now is the perfect time to get your OTU done in time for resumption of Ops in September. 

[DD_TBone]

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to see if you are still recruiting?

A bit about me, I used to fly back in the old days for a squadron called AWL and ICAG before it became AWL (IL2 Forgotten Battles/Pacific FIghters era) stopped just before IL2 1946
I used to fly Allied side, RAF, VVF, USAAF. and was a fighter pilot primarily, although occasionalyl used to take an IL2 or PE2 out of a spin on interdiction and ground support missions.
I never really flew medium or heavy bombers.

I remember you guys from back in the day, and its possible I also flew missions with some of your crew in VEF and VOW.

Ok so heres the deal. I just got myself a VR headset a copy of IL2 BOS and a burning itch to get back to the glory days. I recognise its been years since I last played. so Im coming at this from a learning from the ground up perspective. I need to learn the whole game and how to fly from scratch basically.

Just putting out the feelers, as its always better to fly with and get to know other players. Im UK based, and from what I remember most of your members are also UK?

anyway I need to get my ass in a plane and get some flight time in, so not in an immediate rush... but I will 100% want to join a squadron to learn, train and fly with.

Tony.

 

[No145_Bunny]

Hi Tony

Feel free to click the recruitment button and send your application in. We are still recruiting in a measured and mindful way.

Look forward to speaking to you soon.

Bunster 

[DD_TBone]

Thanks Bunster,

I've just been ironong out a lot of tech issues so far, as Im new to VR and had to get my system set up right, but Im getting there.
its been a bit of a shaky start...

Im going to get a little practice in and also make some further tweaks to the performance and graphics etc... then I will tap you up for sure.

Im managing to take off most of the time, and landing also is coming back to me, although I've had a few bumpy ones and bent props too.
Im very rusty to say the least... and VR is a whole different experience to what Im used to.

I jumped straight in on full real, I assume that how you guys like to fly?

When you mentioned about P47 campaign, i assume I would need Battle of Bodenplatte? I dont have that yet, Im just on the vanilla with no addons of DLCs

 

Edited September 14, 2020 by xxxXTBoneXxxx

[No145_Bunny]

Hi TBone,

You will need to own BOBP and also Kuban, Moscow etc... but BOBP is the most important one at the moment. We do tend to fly the most recently released aircraft and maps in our Ops missions.

We do fly Full Real in some cases, usually on a Friday, but for the official Sunday Ops, we dont. We have outside views on and map icon.

Hope to meet you in the virtual sky soon.

Bunster

[No145_Bunny]

The Tangmere Pilots are getting ready for a new Tempest campaign, starting in a few weeks.

Can you tame the beast that is the Hawker Tempest ?

Are you ready to experience a virtual 1940's world ?

Will you get a DFC ?

Maybe a promotion to Flying Officer ?

Can you pass OTU (Operation Training Unit) ?

 

Answer all of these questions and more by taking a look at our website...

 

S! Bunster

[von_Tom]

57 minutes ago, No145_Bunny said:

The Tangmere Pilots are getting ready for a new Tempest campaign, starting in a few weeks.

Can Bunny tame the beast that is the Hawker Tempest?

Are you ready to experience a virtual 1940's world in Bunny's company?

Will Bunny prevent someone getting a DFC?  (Poor old Yank... only around 10 years ago that was)

Will Bunny ever get a promotion to Flying Officer?

Can Bunny pass OTU (Operation Training Unit) without providing "special favours"?

 

 

Fixed it for you.

 

?️

 

von Tom

[No145_Bunny]

Our new Tempest campaign is under way. Join us and grab a brand new freshly painted Tempest from the hanger and join in on the next mission.

 

Click below:-

 

[TP_Sparky]

Propwash
November 14, 2020

Tangmere Pilots finished their first IL2 BoX USAAF campaign, flying P-47D in the Ardennes Campaign. We “retooled in roundels” in the 122 Wing RAF flying Hawker Tempest Mk.V on the Rhineland map in squadron markings created by Fritz. 

 

[Quoting from Dutch's excellent campaign brief] “From late September 1944 onwards 122 Wing comprised of Nos 3, 56, 80 & 274 squadrons RAF, & No 486 squadron RNZAF, & it's the operations of these five squadrons that will form the basis of our missions.”

 

Last Sunday our two squadrons, No.1 and No.601, taxied out with 23 pilots in two squadrons, all using the same server. No. 601 squadron flew low looking for targets to bomb and strafe while No.1 squadron flew top cover.   Here is just one of the squadrons.

 

 

The Tempest flies beautifully and has the power and speed to match German fighters yet maneuvers well.  

 

 

The Tempest's four 20mm cannon are able to blow apart German fighters with a half-second burst although hitting the cockpit with a 20mm makes other damage irrelevant.  

 

 

Another satisfied customer.

 

 

However, a change in the damage model means more debris is blown from damaged aircraft.

 

 

Even if you break off sooner there's a significant chance that debris hits your aircraft and shatters the canopy or destroys your propeller as Tom found out to his distress last mission.  He showed particular panache in shooting down yet another Jerry as he dead-sticked down across the front line to ditch in friendly territory.  Show off.  

 

An improvement in the G-effect allows pilots to ride the ragged edge of performance envelope as in real life rather than the previous "Poof, you've blacked out" G-effect.  Now you ease into gray-out.

 

 

 

And then into tunnel vision.  The progression is now much more nuanced and realistic, allowing you to fly and fight using your aircraft's full potential.

 

 

Yet another RAF addition is the venerable Hawker Hurricane Mk.II in its various configurations, everything from the .303-equipped Battle of Britain Mk.IIa through desert modifications and Soviet-used weaponry.   She’s a sweet flier, docile and maneuverable but must be careful with 109s and the .303 are less than impressive.

 

“Don’t just stand there.  Get one up!”

 

Edited November 15, 2020 by TP_Sparky

[No145_Bunny]

Bump for Tangmere

[TP_Sparky]

bump for Tangmere Pilots

[No145_Bunny]

Come and join us at Tangmere Pilots and experience the highs and lows of being a fighter or a bomber pilot. Could be the best thing that you have ever done !

 

Each Sunday we hand out free virtual beer and pork scratchings....yummy

[No145_Bunny]

Still a chance to get yourself into a Tempest for the remainder of our Tempest Campaign. Join us now !

 

 

[No145_Bunny]

We are having great fun in the Tempest, over 600 ground target kills between the 2 squadrons!

 

Feel like you're missing out ?

Want to experience the camaraderie of a 1940's fighter squadron ?

Want to try your hand at all sorts of combat missions ?

 

Join Tangmere Pilots and your virtual life will never be the same !

 

I'm not saying it will be better, just not the same ?

 

 

 

 

 

[No145_Bunny]

The Tangmere Pilots are about to undertake our LW Velikiye Luki August 41 Campaign.

 

Flying the He111, Ju87, Bf110 and the Bf109F2 and sometimes all of them in the same mission, this has all the makings of a classic! 

 

Want to join us ? Click the recruitment link below.

[von_Tom]

 

 

The only place where Bunny can crash into a squad mate, jump into the gunner position of another squad mate and accidentally shoot out their elevators to cause that squad mate to also crash and die.

 

Order of Lenin in one mission, flying for the Luftwaffe...

 

And now he wants YOU in Heinkels and Stukas.  Think very carefully about this...

 

It is also the only place where if you make a silly mistake it will stick with you for years, and years, and years.  Decades even for some of us.  Not me though, because I never make a mistake and my uniform is made of Teflon i.e. non-stick.

 

von Tom

[No145_Bunny]

Having great fun flying the He111 in our latest campaign... want to join in ?

 

Click on the link below.....

 

We are soon to embark on a P51 campaign in a few weeks.... want to be involved ?

 

Click on the link below.....

 

 

Tangmere Pilots, flying the virtual war for 20 years!

 

 

 

[No145_Bunny]

We are polishing our P51's and getting them all ready for our new campaign in just a few short weeks......

Join us and fly the P51 in many different types of operational missions, all lovingly hand crafted by our team of mission designers...

 

Want to join us ?

 

Click the link below and start your virtual pilot career with us!

[No145_Bunny]

Getting ready for P51s.....  Jus' sayin'

 

We really don't have anywhere near enough Americans in our ranks, we would love to have more.... come and join us

 

S! Bunster

[No145_Bunny]

P51 campaign starting in 1 week - come and join us.

[No145_Bunny]

Our brand new P51 campaign has just started, plenty of clean and shiny P51's in the hanger....does one have your name on it ?

 

Check us out, click the link below and you will never be the same again.

 

S! Bunster

(Tangmere's most handsome Pilot 2018,2019,2020,2021)

[No145_Bunny]

Bump for Tangmere !

[No145_Bunny]

Summer break nearly done. We then continue our P51 campaign. Want to join in ? Click on the link....

 

S! Bunster

[No145_Bunny]

Coming to the end of our P51 campaign... what's coming next ?

Want to find out ? Join us.

 

Make friends for life and Join TP.

 

[FTC_Erichs]

G'day! Have sended in an application over your website, though I'm completely lost within it. Do you chaps happen to offer a "map" of some kind on how to navigate & use your website? Looking forward to tryout with the squadron, and fly the spitfire once again within a section. 

Eagerly awaiting response from Merlin & Tom o7!

[No145_Bunny]

Hi Erich

Thank you for your application. I'm sure one of our Top Brass will be in touch very soon. The Web site will be fully open to you once you have passed OTU and its quite easy to find your way around. At the moment you will have access to the Guest area and the OTU room as soon  as you start OTU.

I look forward to flying with you soon.

S! Bunster 

 

[No145_Bunny]

Currently flying Dora's and 109G14's and K4's in our current campaign.

 

Sign up and join in.

 

 

[No145_Bunny]

Still pootling around in our D9's, sometimes with bombs !

You missed our missions with the 262's, but dont miss out on the next set of missions. We have some amazing aircraft lined up for the next 2 or 3 campaigns. ?

 

Join in the fun or at least join us in shooting down the CO! (much more fun....

[Toots_LeGuerre]

What are the 'next two or three campaigns'?

[No145_Bunny]

Cant reveal that just yet ! ?

[No145_Bunny]

About to embark on our new Spitfire XIV campaign after the Christmas and New Year break - join us ? A new clipped wing or non-clipped wing Spitfire awaits you.....

[No145_Bunny]

Bump for Tangmere !

About to conclude our Spitfire XIV campaign shortly, we are then off to North Africa in our Hs129s flying for the LW. Want to join us ? 

[No145_Bunny]

Tangmere Pilots are off to North Africa for a spell, initially flying the HS129 and then another aircraft type.

Interested in joining in and learning how to fly the unusual "duck" ? ~Click the recruitment button below....

S! Bunster

[No145_Bunny]

bump for Tangmere

[No145_Bunny]

Our next campaign will be our first flying for the Regia Aeronautica. It will run for 6 missions, starting on Sunday April 10th. We will try to simulate the experience of flying the Mc 202 during the Tunisian campaign using the great North Africa map mod. Would you like to join us ? Click the link below.

 

http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk

Edited March 28, 2022 by No145_Bunny

[No145_Bunny]

Bump for TP

[No145_Bunny]

TP are about to start flying Hurricanes and P40's in North Africa (using the North Africa mod), want to join us ?

 

Click below:-

 

http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk/NewForum/

[No145_Bunny]

The TP DAF campaign is under way - fly a Hurricane or a P40 in North Africa

 

Join us ?

[No145_Bunny]

We are leaving North Africa and bound for Kuban, flying the JU88c6 and the 110G2 in our new campaign. Interested in joining us ? 

 

We are recruiting.

 

Click the link 

http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk

[J37_Spyboy]

WhenI try to register I cannot see the 'who we are' part of the site to access the 'I am not a bot' part of the registration process

I believe I found it here not on the official website!

Nope not here. Where is it please?

 

Edited July 11, 2022 by J5_Spyboy