FSX Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Military Exercise - MOVED

[Razor]

"As the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971." -public.navy.mil

POSTPONED---- Due to friends being in town this is postponed until Saturday the 2nd at 6pm eastern!!!!
I will probably still be flying later tonight(10-11pm est) for anyone interested, but it will not be the official flight.

Date: Friday July 1 -- MOVED TO JULY 2nd!
Time: 9pm eastern
Server: MS Flights Tacpack(Or Simlink if the tacpack server is not back up)

Aircraft: Any CURRENT US Navy, US Marines, or allied aircraft - preferably one that can land on carriers.
(Some examples: F/A-18[A-G], E-2C, F-35, MV-22[might be too slow], AV-9B, EA-6B, etc..)

Route: PHNG>USS Nimitz[undisclosed intersection]>PHOG(T&G)>PHLU(Flyover)>PHNG

REQUIRED DOWNLOADS
1. AI Carriers: https://github.com/ollyau/AICarriers/releases
2. PHNG Scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=188459

^You MUST have all these downloaded and installed!^

ADVISED DOWNLOADS
1. Global AI Ships: http://www.avsim.com/topic/459116-gl...upport/page-51
2. PHLU Scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=182082
3. vLSO: http://vlso.blogspot.com/

More details will be posted soon!

More Details about the real exercise:
http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/110063

NOTE(edit Jun 30 23:00est): Just a heads up I have some long time friends coming in early tomorrow afternoon, I plan to still be able to run this event, however if I can't I will push it to Saturday at the same time.

[Razor]

Hey guys, just a heads up I have some long time friends coming in early tomorrow afternoon, I plan to still be able to run this event, however if I can't I will push it to Saturday.

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

I continue to forecast availability of BigBox server for your event by the promised 15:00 EDT tomorrow. Only FSX Steam TacPack enabled, password protected and FSX classic multiplayer special server will have been installed on BigBox by that time. I will continue to update you on my server total OS level rebuild by tomorrow at 12:00 EDT. Extreme delays have been encountered due to the long times necessary to connect to and download from Microsoft's OS update servers. It is going well now but success was uncertain for much of today. If you want the event's advised downloads installed on either the Steam TacPack or the BigBox FSX classic hosting installations, please advise via forum PM or cellular contact.

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

BigBox server configuration status updates relevant to this group flight will be posted only as [EDIT]'s to this event post reply. BigBox Steam server is mostly configured with Steam FSX multiplayer ONLY, at this timestamp. I am proceeding to install TacPack license and further install and configure. No other server features are yet installed. I continue to forecast FSX Steam TacPack full server availability by one hour before flight time. Other server configurations (SimLink node, FSX classic special configuration server, TeamViewer, etc.) are being installed now. I will edit this event reply post #4 only with further server configuration status updates thruout the afternoon.

[EDIT] 15:30EDT FSX Steam TacPack server "~msFLIGHTS.net~ TacPack" is now only Steam server configured and has been connection tested by me from my client computer (same residence, same router) and performs satisfactorily. I will now install TacPack licensed software, TeamViewer and report back to this thread. New TeamViewer BigBox installation will change TeamViewer ID. TV password will be configured to the same PW known to TV enabled staff.

[EDIT] 20:00 EDT Fully operational and currently running FSX Steam TacPack multiplayer dedicated server listed on Steam FSX server listing as ~msFLIGHTS.net~ TacPack. All OS and software installations are virgin, minimal, unconfigured beyond basic functionality and tested. Historically familiar sim-applicable icons appear in the Win 8.1 taskbar. TeamViewer ID has changed on BigBox due to a new installation and that ID will be separately published to sim-server admins. FSUIPC v4.4.995 (latest) is installed. TacPack general configuration is unconfigured and still indicates "require same version" in TacPack general settings. I'm on Discord until after the Friday 21:00 EDT scheduled start time for this event (if not postponed, see above) and available for server admin requirements and questions.

[EDIT] 14:00 EDT Saturday. BigBox server is fully functional, available for this group flight. Latest TacPack (v1.4.2.8 as viewed from TacPack Configuration Manager) is installed but requires configuration. Changed TeamViewer ID and password for BigBox has been forum PM'd to Shadow Squadron admins. I continue to configure and generally work on BigBox rebuild project until such time as Razor-flight lead logs onto Discord and takes possession of BigBox facilities for execution of this group flight. After group flight, I will continue to work on BigBox until further notice. SimLink server software is NOT yet installed.

[Razor]

None of the downloads will be needed. Thanks a lot Bob!