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OOC: Open to anyone wanting to improve their RPing skills in the area of Dogfighting. I started this because I am completely bored with people who constantly just use missiles in aerial shootouts. As such, use of missiles is strictly prohibited here. Also, this is for people who missed out on Sky Of Aces. Thank you, and have a nice day.

The International Fighter Weapons School

Located at Cockleshell Beach Air Force Base, in southern Ustio, the IFWS is open to the best pilots in the world wishing to fly with and against their fellow pilots.

Pilots may stay on the base while attending the IFWS, and the base has ample amenities, and has a station for a rail line into Solis Ortis, a small town in the centre of Ustio. Also, pilots are required to fly aircraft provided by the IFWS. There is a wide range of aircraft, going back as far as 1911 right up to the present day:

Aircraft List
Early Piston Engined Aircraft
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5)
- Sopwith Camel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Camel)
- Fokker Dr. I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_Triplane)
- SPAD S.XIII (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPAD_S.XIII)

Late Piston Engined Aircraft
- Curtiss P-40 Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40)
- Supermarine Spitfire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire)
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109)
- North American P-51 Mustang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51_Mustang)
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38)
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190)

Early Jets
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-80)
- North American F-86 Sabre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-86)
- MiG-15 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mig_15)
- MiG-17 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17)
- Hawker Hunter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_hunter)

Late Jets/Next Generation Aircraft
- Lockheed F-22 Raptor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22)
- Eurofighter Typhoon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter)
- Sukhoi Su-37 "Terminator" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-37)
- JAS 39 Gripen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAS_39_Gripen)

Currently, teaching positions have yet to be filled - they are currently reserved for former Sky Of Aces participants.

Teachers
- Colonel Christopher Bristol - Callsign "Patriot" (Teaches On Early Jets)
- Vacant (Currently Reserved) (Teaches On Late Jets/Next Generation Aircraft)
- Vacant (Currently Reserved) (Teaches On Early Piston Engined Aircraft)
- Vacant (Currently Reserved) (Teaches On Late Piston Engined Aircraft)

Current Students
- Flight Captain Richard Harbor - Callsign "RH-24" (Northam-York)

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The midday sun was high in the sky, beating down on the airbase, the shimmering heat visible on the asphalt runway. Lines of aircraft stood along the flight line. Shining silver MiG 17's, desert camoflagued P-40's and dull grey F-22's stood side-by-side in the blistering heat. Out over the sea, the sun glistened off two aircraft, low over the deep blue ocean.

It was an F-86, facing off against a MiG-15. The MiG dived in on the Sabre out of the sun, but the F-86 pilot had seen the move, and quickly jerked his plane out of the way to avoid the stream of infra-red gunfire streaming out of the MiG's cannons. The MiG pulled out of the dive low over the water, not 200 feet above the waves. The Sabre quickly followed, and was just as low as the MiG. They thundered low across the sea, approaching the Airbase. The MiG was square in the Sabre's sights - the dogfight was over.

The two planes landed back at base, taxing into parking spaces in front of hardened aircraft shelters. The cockpit of the Sabre slid back, and a tall man wearing a modern flight helmet, emblazoned with the Ustian Flag and the word "Patriot" printed on the back, climbed out. The MiG pilot also got out of his aircraft, stepping down and removing his own helmet. The tall man turned to him, replacing his helmet with a pair of sunglasses

"Nice try Lieutenant, but you'll have to do better next time" he said, smiling

"Yes, I will Colonel" replied the Lieutenant, begining his walk back to the main base area

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Name: Richard Harbor
Age: 24
Rank: Flight Captain
Nationality: Northam-York
Callsign: RH-24
Student Or Teacher?: Student

I presume we're meant to bring our own planes.

Sign Up Form

Name: Richard Harbor
Age: 24
Rank: Flight Captain
Nationality: Northam-York
Callsign: RH-24
Student Or Teacher?: Student

I presume we're meant to bring our own planes.

OOC: Accepted - Feel free to RP your arrival.

Nope, you can use any from the list provided - I may add some more over the coming days if I get more interest.