In last month's FSO my squadron had a pilot Disco early in the frame. He discoed at 22:14 (T+9), it stipulates in the rules that aircraft will be allowed to up until T+15 without asking, and T+30 if they disco and they contact the Setup CM. Here is how the rules are written.
5. Events and Settings
- Squad Operations will take place on Friday night at 11 PM Eastern.
- Frames will start at 11pm ET regardless of CO's readiness.
- Anyone who crashes on take off or has a mishap may reup without asking but only in the first 15 minutes of the frame, and only if you have not been engadged by the enemy.
- Fields close 15 minutes after the hour except for discos.
- Discos may reup up to 30 minutes after the hour.
When my pilot tried to re-up himself, the fields were closed, so I told him to contact the current Setup CM. The Setup CM said that action was taking place and he was not allowed to re-up. Well, my squadron was not engaged and would not be engaged for nearly 15 more minutes. My pilot who showed up 15 to 20 minutes before the frame was denied participation because of an unwritten rule, frustrating to say the least. Last week in FSO the Setup CM announced that flight was closed for all pilots because action was taking place well before T+30.
So in short, I would like to propose a rule change if the CMs are going to continue to enforce unwritten rules.
5. Events and Settings
- Squad Operations will take place on Friday night at 11 PM Eastern.
- Frames will start at 11pm ET regardless of CO's readiness.
- Anyone who crashes on take off or has a mishap, or discos may reup without asking but only in the first 15 minutes of the frame, and only if you have not been engaged by the enemy.
- Fields will close for all pilots once engagement has been confirmed by the Setup CM.
Thank you for your consideration,
Nef
