User:J Maverick 16
| Location | Northern Italy |
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| Age | 17 |
| Job | student at a scientific high school |
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| MP callsign(s) | J-Mav16, USAF_AV, FVG_ATC, USAF_RS, USAF_NE, #NIATCA.. |
| Favourite aircraft | |
| Website | J Maverick 16 Official |
I'm J Maverick 16 on the international forum, here on the Wiki, on FGUK, on the "Free Flight, Free Speech" forum and on the FlightGear Italia forum. My personal motto and custom "Hello" message when connecting over Multiplayer is: Breakin' the sound barrier every day.
About me
I'm a frequent flyer, mostly connected to multiplayer, mainly focused on flying military planes, especially fighter jets. I like joining in group flights and sometimes be controlled by ATCs. I'm CEO of The Northern-Italy ATC Controlled Area (NIATCA), regular ATC at LIPA, LIPQ, ETAR, KLSV, EGUL/EGUN, EGVA and EGOD (for FGUK). I'm the creator of many custom sceneries, most of them under development. To name some of them: LIPA - Aviano Air Base, ETAR - Ramstein Air Base, EGVA - RAF Fairford FJDG - Diego Garcia NSF. For more than a year now, but especially in the past months I've been working with it0uchpods on a general upgrade of the military versions of the Boeing 707, mainly the 707TT tanker variant. The project is called KC-137R (AATARS= Advanced Ait-To-Air Refueling System), based on the real-life KC-135R Stratotanker with some additional improvements.
My first flight simulator (believe it or not) was the flight sim on Google Earth, then I tried a MB-339PAN simulator in a fair and I acquired interest in aviation. Since then I started searching a free flight simulator to use on PC and perchance I found FG and immediately decided to use it. When I have the chance, I am also a plane spotter of any type of aircraft I see. I would like to become a pilot one day, perhaps not as career but as a hobby; it doesn't matter if it is a 787, a F-16 or a C-172, simply that flyes!
Me and FlightGear
I'm using FlightGear since July 2012 (suggested by a friend) when I downloaded the 2.6 version. At first I have only used the Cessna 172P, flying randomly at KSFO. When I understood how to install the aircrafts, haven't been able to stop using FG and kept learning how to deal with a plane. In my opinion it is the best flight simulator ever made: it is free, it's open-source, it's realistic, constantly under development,... all the characteristics that a program like FG must have to be popular and very used. Presently I'm using FlightGear version 2.10.0.3 on a Windows 7 laptop and FlightGear version 3.2 on an iMac with OS X 10.6.8, but I'm going to upgrade soon hopefully. Recently I am involved in developing airports such as LIPA, ETAR, FJDG, LIPQ, LIBV, EGOD, LPLA, EGVA, EGUL, EGUN, ETAD, PGUA, RODN, RJTY, EGQL, KTNX, KINS, KNFL and many others.
Me and the FlightGear community
Usually I don't fly a lot during Autumn-Winter-Spring period due to school and studies (except on free time and when I've got holidays) but I keep being in the air when I can. In the past I was frequent ATC but due to PC issues I'm not doing the task fro a while; also I really prefer flying than looking at other people doing it and attempting to control them, with all my respect to ATCs who perform their work fine. In Summer I dedicate a lot more time to FlightGear when I'm not in the outdoors or on holiday by the sea. ;)
I use a lot the FG-related forums, voice comms (like Mumble and Teamspeak) and the Wiki where I enjoy reading and writing topics, sharing my experiences and learn new stuff. I'm also an active Google+, Instagram and Twitter user, sharing my screenshots, recent news and other.
I became member of the Main Administrators group of the FlightGear Italia forum on January 2015. What a beautiful result.
What I do on this Wiki
In this Wiki I create and take care of my articles about airports and aircrafts, edit those where I see mistakes or I simply want to update/add the content.
My lack of real flight experience
I never went on a flight (for now), only in an airport twice but I enjoy flying RC planes, RC helicopters and drones. I'm also a planespotter and about once or twice a year I go to Aviano Air Base, which is not too far from where I live. There, I saw landing and/or taking off (from 2013): F-16Cs, C-130Js, C-17s, 767-300s, 747-400, AH-64 Apaches, CH-47 Chinooks, C-130s, C-12F, AS 532, HH-60G. I'd like also to see: A-10C, F-15C/E, C-5M, KC-135R, F-22.
Personal Todo List
- End works on the KC-137R family project and create a related wiki page.
- Work on my personal VIP plane: the Boeing C-32J aka "Mav Force One"
- Finish 2D and release a first beta version of LIPA by March 2017.
Pending - Continue improvements on many airports/airbases and release them
- Start works on KC-10A Extender
Not done - Start works on military variants of the Boeing 767 (KC-46, E-767, KC-767). Not done
- Contribute in an advanced version of the General Dynamics F-16. Pending
- Contribute in FGUK planes and helicopters updates. Not done
- Start works on military variants of the Boeing 737 (AEW&C, P-8, JSTARS, C-40A). Not done
- Start works on military variants of the Airbus A330 (MRTT, KC-30A, Voyager KC). Not done
- Extend NIATCA's article on the Wiki.
- Mantain NIATCA's website and "build" mine. Pending
Where & when I do ATC:
| Note Currently no ATC services are provided by my side due to PC problems that will be solved as soon as possible and lack of time. |
Here is a complete list of the airports I usually or sometimes control with OpenRadar (on the right, the callsigns I use):
Most controlled:
- LIPA - Aviano Air Base = USAF_AV
- ETAD - Spangdahlem Air Base = USAF_SP
- ETAR - Ramstein Air Base = USAF_RS
- EGUL - RAF Lakenheath = USAF_LN
- EGUN - RAF Mildenhall = USAF_MN
- EGVA - RAF Fairford = USAF_FF
- KLSV - Nellis Air Force Base = USAF_NE
Sometimes controlled:
(I apologize if sometimes I do not respond immediately to calls in these airports)
- LIPQ - Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari = FVG_ATC
- LPLA - Lajes Field = USAF_LJ
- LIPI - Rivolto AB = PAN_TWR
- LICZ - Sigonella NAS = NATO_SI
- LIBV - Base aerea di Gioia del Colle = LIBV_CT
- KDOV - Dover Air Force Base = USAF_DO
- KADW - Andrews Air Force Base = USAF_DC
- KLFI - Joint Base Langley-Eustis = USAF_LE
- KEDW - Edwards AFB - Rogers Dry Lake = USAF_ED
- KDMA - Davis-Monthan Air Force Base = USAF_DM
- KSUU - Travis Air Force Base = USAF_TR
- KTCM - Joint Base Lewis McChord = USAF_MC
- KWRI - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst = USAF_MG
- KVPS - Eglin Air Force Base = USAF_EG
- FJDG - Diego Garcia NSF = NAVY_DG
- PHNL - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Field = USAF_PH
- RJTY - Yokota Air Base = USAF_YJ
- PGUA - Andersen Air Force Base = USAF_AN
- OAIX - Bagram Airfield = USAF_BR
When I do ATC:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| ETAD | LIPA | KLSV | EGUL | ETAR | LIPA | |
| EGUN | ||||||
| EGVA |
My planned summer sessions are usually between 16:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC. Winter sessions between 17:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC (considering the DST).
Projects I've done and which I'm working on:
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My FGUK FlightNights for 2016/17
A FGUK FlightNight is a multiplayer event hold every Saturday evening from 20:00 to 22:00 UK time by a member of that community where everybody can come and have fun. Voice communications are always on their Teamspeak server (more info here), Usually, the whole event (including voice comms) is recorded and then uploaded to FGUK's Youtube channel.
Previous FlightNights
- FlightNight for Sat 14th of March 2015 - Adriatic Sea Trip!
- FlightNight for Sat 25th of April 2015 - RAF Valley Military Operations
- FlightNight for Sat 30th of May 2015 - Australia running, Sydney to Melbourne
- FlightNight for Sat 20th of June 2015 - Barnstorming at EGOD
- FlightNight for Sat 1st of August 2015 - RAF Mildenhall Air Fête 2K15
- Sunday Special FlightNight for Sun 2nd of August 2015 - Relocation from RAF Mildenhall to Germany
- FlightNight for Sat 5th of December 2015 - Viet Nam Vintage Flight (VNVF I)
- FlightNight for Sat 26th of December 2015 - Happy XMas FGUK!
- FlightNight for Sat 2nd of January 2016 - Happy New Year FGUK!
- FlightNight for Sat 9th of January 2016 - January 9th. Ecuador (Original plan by StuartC)
- FlightNight for Sat 23rd of January 2016 - Operation Desert Storm 25th Anniversary
- FlightNight for Sat 2nd of July 2016 - Friuli VFR Adventure!
Next planned FlightNights
Operation Red Flag
Operation Red Flag (commonly known as OPRF) is a military organization in the FGFS simulator. It focuses on air operations like air to air dogfighting and high level, where members can take part in big monthly events which are challenges between teams or opposing forces. It has a rank system and and award system (last one created by me) for its members. My current rank is Lieutenant Colonel (O-5). ...
Things to do in FlightGear (personal opinion)
- Fly at 40 ft over the sea with a fighter jet at 400 kts without autopilot.
- Visit NIATCA airports when controlled in multiplayer.
- Pilot an F-14B for 40NM without fuel and land in safety at 170 kts.
- Flying from/to EDDF when controlled by jomo.
- "Try" to control San Francisco Intl with OpenRadar when there's a lot of traffic.
- Flying at nearly ground level between mountain chains.
- Fly with FGUK members during a FlightNight multiplayer event.
- Try the Space Shuttle.
- Dogfight with the the F-14 or any other good fighter.
- Fly into FGUK's superhangar at EGOD with any aircraft you want (be prepared to pay the landing fees).
- Run the Mach Loop challenge.
- Fly the KC-137R and other family planes.