440th Virtual Fighter Wing

Cadet/IP: Blitz / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-2 Check Ride Date: 23 July 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Tonight Blitz completed the objectives for IQT-2. We finished this with a second flight since our first ran us low on fuel after a feisty MiG-23 slipped by and decided to merge with us both. I was able to ...

Sounds like an exciting flight! SAM's are a game changer in 4.34.
{Next time ask the IP to demonstrate that SA-3 engagement first - haha}

Cadet/IP: Sharpe / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-3/4 Check Ride Date: 20 July 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Today Sharpe completed the objectives for IQT-3 and 4 with a combination of ACM in the dogfighting arena and a flight to KOTAR. These were good refresher sessions and Sharpe was ‘sharp’ in the WVR engag...

Congrats on reaching the 100 Hour flight time! Thanks for your time supporting the 440th VFW, and look forward to many more flights with you.

Cadet/IP: Blitz / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-1 Check Ride Date: 14 July 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Please help me welcome “Blitz” to IQT. Tonight we finished up the objectives for IQT-1 with our second flight which worked good to give him more experience at the basics in the multi-player area. Blitz has...

Enjoy your time in IQT Buttons!

See you soon in the Wing flights Etcher!

Good job Archer!

Cadet/IP: Sharpe / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-1 and IQT-2 Check Ride Date: 13 July 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Please help me welcome “Sharpe” to IQT with the 440th. This is more of a refresher for Sharpe who has been through many IQT’s in past wing's on both sides of the flight. Today we ran IQT-1 and I...

Congrats to Dan for reaching 100 Hour flight time! Thanks for your time supporting the 440th VFW, and look forward to many more flights with you guys.

Nice string of hits there!

Nice work Archer!

Congrats on reaching the 100 Hour flight time! Thanks for your time supporting the 440th VFW, and look forward to many more flights with you guys.

Cadet/IP: Tech / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-6 Check Ride Date: 1 July 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Please help me welcome another new member of the 222nd Gamblers – Tech! Last night we completed IQT-6 to wrap up a lot of hard work in book study and practice flights, overcoming tech challenges and even som...

Welcome Archer - and enjoy IQT!

Looking forward to testing weather when ready. Keep up the good work man!

Hi Archer! Thanks for stopping by.

Hi Sharpe! Thanks for stopping by.

Cadet/IP: Jester / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-4 Check Ride Date: 20 June 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Last night Jester completed the objectives for IQT-4. The flight went pretty routine overall with a smooth run in for the low level BLU-107 runway strike. Jester then spotted up the moving tank columns qu...

Cadet/IP: Tech / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-5 Check Ride Date: 18 June 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: This week Tech completed the objectives for IQT-5. It took a couple flights since the SAM changes in 4.34 altered the standard IQT plan. Our HARM shots on the hot SA-2 and SA-3's only caused them to shut do...

Cool! Does it come with a TGP and missile racks?

Congrats on reaching the 100 Hour flight time! Thanks for your time supporting the 440th, and look forward to many more flights with you.

Good job Festus!

Cadet/IP: Tech / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-4 Check Ride Date: 8 June 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Last night Tech completed the objectives for IQT-4. The BLU-107 low level strike on the runway went smooth with good hits. Tech spotted the moving tanks and took a few turns to get setup for a run-in to rele...

Cadet/IP: Jester / Derk Check Ride #: IQT-3 Check Ride Date: 4 June 2019 Score: Pass Debrief: Last night Jester completed the objectives for IQT-3. He mentioned feeling rusty, but there’s still some solid metal underneath as he engaged the MiG’s and spend no time getting into the Control Zone on th...