We Don’t Accept ApplicationsONLY COMMITMENTS
Do you enjoy playing combat flight simulators on the PC?
Are you looking for the fellowship that comes with flying online in a professional manner with a group of like-minded pilots who build and fly custom missions in a cooperative setting?
The Black Knights are looking for pilot candidates who:
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Are enthusiastic and passionate about combat flight simming.
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Have at least one year experience flying DCS World in single-player.
- Are looking to take that experience to the next level, in a structured multi-player forum.
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Can commit to remaining an active participant in the squadron for at least 2 years, consistently attending weekly online sessions hosted Mondays from 20:00 to 23:30 CT.
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Are willing to undergo a ‘Checkride’ with the squadron’s Training Officer to demonstrate their ability to perform the following in the A-10C:
- Manual Startup and Alignment from a Cold and Dark pit (no autostarts)
- Taxi, Takeoff and Landing
- Formation Rendezvous & Basic Flight Maneuvers
- Enroute Navigation between waypoints using TAD and HUD queues.
- Guided Weapons deployment using TGP to ID and Lock targets while employing GBU-12/GBU-38/AGM-65
- Strafing runs using 30mm GAU-8
- Have a willingness and desire to own and fly other DCS World aircraft modules besides the A-10C.
- Can approach membership in our virtual squadron with a “go along and get along” attitude, inclusive of the various personalities in our combat sim community.
- Are at least 21 years of age.
- Are not currently members, active or otherwise, of any other organization which fly DCS World online.
- Reside within the United States or Canada, in the Pacific, Mountain, Central or Eastern time zones.
Pilot Candidates who are accepted into the squadron are done so conditionally under a 90-day observation period. Once the observation period is lifted, the pilot candidate will become a fully winged member of the squadron with all the benefits, including:
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Custom Noseart and Ladder Door Art of their choosing for their aircraft
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Pilot Avatar on our website
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Eligible to receive ranks, patches, medals, and service awards
If you feel you have “The Right Stuff”, please fill out the form in the sidebar and a Black Knight officer will contact you.
