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Voice-Over Training Missions

Most of these mission files are the voice-over training missions. To use them, download the file, unzip it into a temp folder. Read the text file. Copy/move the .CMF file to the FA-18\Mission folder and the .LOT custom weapons load file, if included, to the FA-18/Resource folder. The mission will appear in the Single Mission selection screen.

Recluse Jon Bigg Zambo Slider 131st Gielle

If you need a home for your voice-over training missions, send an email to BaldEagle for information on files to include in your distribution ZIP file and the Webpage mission description. Please email me before sending your files.

**Recluse's Voice-Over Training Missions**
File	Size	Revised	Description
radial_hsitraining.zip	818.6 KB	5 FEB 00	HSI Training - Learn to use your HSI to navigate to the marshal stack. Get the revised Readme file here.
slam_training.zip	1.245 MB	6 FEB 00	SLAM Training - This mission will teach you how to employ the SLAM in PB (Pre-mission Briefed) and TOO (Target of Oportunity). Get the revised Readme file here.
LGBTraining.zip	3.250 MB	5 FEB 00	Laser Guided Bombs Training - This mission will teach you how to employ the Laser Guided Bomb and AGM-123 Skipper Laser Guided Missile against moving surface targets. There are 2 missions included in the zip file. Get the revised Readme file here.
jdam-jsowtrain.zip	1.402 MB	5 FEB 00	JDAM and JSOW Training - Learn to employ the JDAM (GBU-29) and JSOW (AGM-154) against Pre-Briefed and Targets of Opportunity. Get the revised Readme file here.
mavericktraining.zip	2.091 MB	24 FEB 00	MAVERICK (AGM-65E,F,G) Training - Learn to employ the MAVERICK (AGM-65E,F & G). Readme file.
captor_training.zip	462 KB	7 MAR 00	Captor Mine Training - Though the Mk. 60 CAPTOR and MK.65 QUICKSTRIKE Sea Mines are available ordnance in Janes F/A-18, they really do not DO anything. Ships and submarines will be unaffected by them. They are just a mechanism for creating minelaying missions where proper placement of mines by the PLAYER or PLAYER Escorted aircraft can be scored by means of a WEAPON AREA GOAL. This mission won't really teach you much, but may be used as an insight into the Mission Builder WEAPON AREA GOAL.
rwstraining.zip	1.21 MB	23 NOV 00	RWS (Range While Search) Air To Air Radar Training - This mission will familiarize you with the RWS submode of the F/A-18 Air to Air Radar. The mission illustrates some simple but important concepts in the use of the Air to Air radar to locate and lock aerial targets. This mission arose out of a discussion on the Combatsim.com F/A-18 forum on difficulties in finding targets called out by AWACS or wingmen. This training mission won't answer all those questions, but I hope it will give a basic introduction to the factors involved in using the radar to find targets. Get the Readme file here.
BlackFlag.zip	40 KB	04 MAR 01	Operation Black Flag - provides a Training arena for the aspiring virtual Strike Fighter Pilot to practice his/her skills. There are waypoints for practicing Anti-Ship, Anti-Air, SEAD, Ground Attack, Navigation and Runway landing, and finally Carrier Landing. Choose some or all waypoints to sharpen your skills. This is NOT a Voiceover Training Mission. The mission assumes you are familiar with the systems of your aircraft and ready to practice using them. Bring a friend and try it multiplayer as well! Get the Readme file here.

**Jon Bigg's Voice-Over Training Missions**
File	Size	Revised	Description
SparrowHOJ.zip	867 KB	1 MAR 00	Home on Jam (HOJ) mode of the AIM-7 Sparrow -This is an interesting capability of the AIM-7 that has been modeled into this sim. Very impressive to use. See the detailed briefing for a complete walk-through.
RAIDScanWithVoice.zip	931 KB	4 MAR 00	Simultaneous, Multiple BVR Engagement Training - This mission will teach you how to effectively use your Superhornet's radar in TWS-RAID mode to track and engage multiple bandits in tight formation. Once this is accomplished, you will engage the four bandits with four successive AMRAAM launches. Note: This is the voice-over mission.
RAIDScanTraining.zip	25 KB	10 FEB 00	Simultaneous, Multiple BVR Engagement Training - This mission will teach you how to effectively use your Superhornet's radar in TWS-RAID mode to track and engage multiple bandits in tight formation. Once this is accomplished, you will engage the four bandits with four successive AMRAAM launches. Note: This is not a voice-over mission, yet. Jon will update it in the future.

**Zambo's Training Missions**
File		Size	Revised	Description
DeadReckoning.zip		368 KB	18 MAY 00	Dead Reckoning - This training mission (not voice-over) will allow you to experience a typical Student Naval Aviator navigation training flight. You must locate your push point, push on time, and use heading and groundspeed control in order to hit each waypoint on your route without the benifit of your inertial navigation system. You must destroy the target within 20 seconds of your TOT and safely land in order to be successful.

**Slider 131st Voice-Over Training Missions**
File		Size	Revised	Description
FormationTraining1.zip		3 MB	15 JUN 00	Formation Flying Training - This voice-over mission will teach you how to fly in various formations, and give you a mission to practice formation flying. Here is the briefing: You will be practicing various formations with four other aircraft. I will be flying lead and talking you through as we go. We will be flying a wide right hand pattern around the the Finnish air strip then coming back in to land. The first time you fly this mission, just try to keep up. After several tries you can worry about putting yourself in the correct position in relation to the group. You will fly four different formations as outlined on the briefing map. You will take off in trail formation, fly to waypoint #2, turn right continuing in trail formation, turn right again, switch to wedge formation for the first half of this leg, then switch again to parade formation for the remainder. As you turn right for the base leg of this flight you will change to box formation, then contact tower and land.
FormationTraining2.zip		0.9 MB	25 MAR 01	Formation Flying Training - UPDATE - This mission will primarily focus on "parade" formation as it's variations are some of the most widely used. Once you can fly this formation well, judging the distance between you and the others in your flight it will give you confidence to master such other daunting tasks as refueling (after all refueling is just nice tight formation flying) and side by side landings.

**Gielle's Voice-Over Training Missions**
File		Size	Revised	Description
fac_tutorial.zip		1027 KB	22 JAN 01	How to Use a FAC (Forward Airborne Controller) - Many players have been confused at the information given to them by the Forward Airborne Controller. This mission, and the associated fac_tutorial.txt explain how to use and understand the FAC.
walleye_tutorial.zip		1348 KB	3 FEB 01	Employment of the AGM-62 Walleye TV Glide Bomb - This mission will teach you how to effectively use this weapon in conjunction with the AWW-13 Datalink pod for steering the Walleye in flight. Many people have asked about this on the various message boards, so now is your chance to find out!

**Pilot's Training Missions**
File		Size	Revised	Description
clusterbomb_training.zip		180 KB	21 JAN 02	Using Various Cluster Bombs - This mission will guide you through the employment of the cluster bombs (including JSOW) available in the sim.

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