Both roles fly logistics. They differ only in the special job (rescue vs. firefighting) and in which callouts they get
(SAR gets no fire messages, FIRE gets no SAR messages). The role is set by the slot name — you pick it in the slot menu.
👥 Crew: flying two-up (CH-47F, Mi-24P) or riding as a UH-1H door gunner? Points, statistics, badges,
flight time and ranks go to every crew member, not just the pilot. Crash penalties stay with the aircraft commander.
COCKPIT BASICS
The F10 menu has 6 entries:
[SOS] RESCUES (first item inside = >>> ACTIVE RESCUES <<<) · [BOX] LOGISTICS: claim a transport ·
[BOX] LOGISTICS · [CAMP] BASE & SUPPORT (FARP, convoys, night, weather, sling, QRF) ·
[ME] MY PROFILE (badges, qualifications, rank, fatigue) · [i] SERVER (score, time, language).
F10 map = shows mission markers + zone circles (hospitals, depots, areas). Trigger zones themselves
are invisible — what you see is drawn by the script.
Chat = commands !help, !hospitals, !airdrop … (you type them into the DCS chat).
Markers are colored by priority: 🔴 P1 critical, 🟠 P2 medium, ⚪ P3 low.
Smoke at the scene is white (the marker carries the priority, not the colour) and disappears from the ground and the F10 map once the job is done.
🛫 DYNAMIC SPAWN: at blue airbases and FARPs you can pick your helicopter dynamically
in the briefing screen (Dynamic Slots button) — type, loadout, fuel, even hot start. Classic slots still work.
🛬 FOB HELIPORTS: you can also spawn at the 4 FOB heliportsFOB_PAD_1–4 (127.6–127.9)
right at the FOB construction sites. The pad is always usable, but until the FOB is built there is no
medical support and no relay depot — build the FOB (deliver materiel) to unlock them.
📋 KNEEBOARD: in the cockpit (RShift+K, page with [ and ]) you'll find
7 mission cards: rescue checklist CZ/EN, NDB+morse table, hospital map, a chat-command reference
and a water-drop guide CZ/EN (altitude ↔ spread ↔ potency, drop along the run, procedure). No alt-tabbing to the manual.
Other players' positions on the web live map are delayed ~45 s (fairness).
Based on the pilot guide (mission BETA2.99.21). Post your questions and experience in this thread.
ROLES — who does what
[SAR][FIRE]in the nameBoth roles fly logistics. They differ only in the special job (rescue vs. firefighting) and in which callouts they get (SAR gets no fire messages, FIRE gets no SAR messages). The role is set by the slot name — you pick it in the slot menu.
👥 Crew: flying two-up (CH-47F, Mi-24P) or riding as a UH-1H door gunner? Points, statistics, badges, flight time and ranks go to every crew member, not just the pilot. Crash penalties stay with the aircraft commander.
COCKPIT BASICS
[SOS] RESCUES(first item inside = >>> ACTIVE RESCUES <<<) ·[BOX] LOGISTICS: claim a transport·[BOX] LOGISTICS·[CAMP] BASE & SUPPORT(FARP, convoys, night, weather, sling, QRF) ·[ME] MY PROFILE(badges, qualifications, rank, fatigue) ·[i] SERVER(score, time, language).!help,!hospitals,!airdrop… (you type them into the DCS chat).FOB_PAD_1–4(127.6–127.9) right at the FOB construction sites. The pad is always usable, but until the FOB is built there is no medical support and no relay depot — build the FOB (deliver materiel) to unlock them.RShift+K, page with[and]) you'll find 7 mission cards: rescue checklist CZ/EN, NDB+morse table, hospital map, a chat-command reference and a water-drop guide CZ/EN (altitude ↔ spread ↔ potency, drop along the run, procedure). No alt-tabbing to the manual.Based on the pilot guide (mission BETA2.99.21). Post your questions and experience in this thread.