Republic of Dalmatia Imagi-Nation

[MechCommander]

Avro Canada's Line of CF-21s fly's in formation heading too the ROD for the Fighter Rodeo along side the Lockheed Electra Grey Ghost the aircraft famous for being the test Bed for Avro's Patented RAM Paint. the Grey Ghost is carrying the CEO of Avro Canada himself along with the in house design team who made the CF-21.

[chrisswim]

Hope that the Grey Ghoast doesn’t crash with the entire design team on board, the developers of its RAM.

[redleg]

A warm welcome to competitors, spectators, distinguished guests, and media! Today is arrival day for the 2025 Fighter Rodeo! Squadrons will be flying in throughout the day to Vulture Field in the ROD. Once you arrive, feel free to relax and visit the petting zoo, followed by a cocktail party and fancy reception.

This year, because Saint Patrick's Day is on Monday, we will start off with a party! Tomorrow is the all-day barbecue and air show!

[redleg]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone! Please feel free to visit Bombardier Park today for the all-day barbecue! In fact, visit several times! Have you ever has barbecue for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Now is your chance! The Avatar will be flowing, and we will have a selection of holiday appropriate beverages available (Guinness, Jameson, Bailey's).

The afternoon will be occupied with an air show, to include fly-bys of vintage aircraft, and then the Sky Dogs will put on a show. Immediately afterward, rock band Tongue Box will take the stage and they will play into the night.

Have fun, enjoy yourselves, but don't overdo it - the competition starts bright and early tomorrow morning! Fighter pilots jump right into round 1 of the head-to-head competition. Also on tap for tomorrow is the fighter pilot low level course, and the attack squadron pit-stop competition!

[redleg]

The Fighter Rodeo was off to an early start this morning! The fighter pilots all took a turn through the low-level course, and there were some really great times. After compiling the times (and deducting penalties) 8 pilots had a perfect score and were asked to go through the course a second time. The winner of the event was ROD pilot #2 from VMFA-15 in a F-35B, but it is significant to note that 3 pilots from the Balzac Republic were among the final 8 aircraft.

Also this morning was the attack squadron Pit Stop competition. All 12 aircraft were airborne with full loads of ordnance, and they were required to land, refuel, rearm, and get airborne again. For the attack squadrons, the winner of this competition was the Flash Squadron from Moroccodom!

This afternoon was full of vicious air-to-air combat as the fighter pilots participated in round 1 of the head-to-head fighter competition. Each pilot went mano y mano against another fighter pilot. Scores were tabulated and recorded, and then tomorrow round 1 will continue with another dogfight for each pilot!

Also tomorrow, the attack pilots will get their turn at the low level course, and the fighter pilots will get to shoot live ammo during the drone shoot competition!

We hope everyone enjoys themselves tonight. As a reminder, there will be various meats grilling 24/7 for the duration of the Fighter Rodeo, and alcohol will be available, but we ask you to please be responsible. And please no more aircraft tractor races late at night. We were unable to locate the aircraft handling equipment this morning!

[redleg]

Another successful Fighter Rodeo day is in the books! Today was action packed, with guns blazing, jets zooming, and vicious dogfighting!

First was the fighter pilot drone shoot. Each fighter pilot took off with internal guns or an external gun pod and was directed onto an unmanned drone. Guns blazed out over the pacific as drone after drone was destroyed. Scores were time-based, and at the end of the day the trophy goes to Pilot #1 of New Canada’s No 409 Squadron flying a CF-21!

Next was the attack pilot low level course, where each pilot negotiated a twisting course for time, with penalties assessed for errors along the way. Once the scores were tallied a winner was declared: Pilot #8 of Estoniadom’s A-Team, flying an A-6!

And the highlight of the day was the culmination of round 1 of the head-to-head competition. Each fighter pilot conducted 2 additional sorties, taking on another pilot. 2 points were awarded for each victory, and 1 point was awarded for a draw. After scores from both days of dogfighting were calculated, 20 pilots were identified to move on to round 2. Please see the table below for those pilots that will go head-to-head tomorrow for round 2!



In addition to the dogfighting, tomorrow will see the attack pilots tackle the attack cannon shoot competition, and the fighter squadrons will compete in the pit stop competition!

Last night the pilots made the annual pilgrimage to Twinkle Toes, the world famous karaoke bar outside the gate of Vulture Field. Management would like to remind the pilots that karaoke should be performed inside on the stage, and that it should not spill out into the street in a full production of the musical Hamilton.

[MechCommander]

Avro Canada's CEO is impressed with the recent win at round 1. But he eyes for the Top Dog award, he took a big gamble to bring an all CF-21 Squadrons to this event. hes hoping it will pay off in the end. All the NC pilots are in their camps to celebrate their victory with Crown Royal Canadian Whisky.

[chrisswim]

We appreciate those that usher those that indulged too much singing the night away. Then being driven back in those trucks. Sorry backs, necks, bruises, etc.
A good time was had by all … at some point in the evening.

[redleg]

A lot has happened since the forum went down! The 2025 Fighter Rodeo wrapped up with some really dramatic air-to-air and air-to-ground action! Herer is a recap:

On Thursday, Balzac Republic’s Dart squadron (JAS-39) took the trophy for fighter squadron pit stop competition!

Also Thursday was the attack pilot cannon shoot – where each pilot made a run at a stationary target and destroyed it with cannon fire. The winner of that event was Pilot #2 of the RPNW Marines’ Goshawk Squadron in an F/A-18E!

On Friday the attack pilots had a big boom with the bomb drop – each pilot dropped a live 500lb bomb on a stationary target. The top attack pilot for the bomb drop competition is Pilot #6 from Morrocodom’s Flash Squadron in an F/A-18E!

Also Friday was the squadron maintenance competition, where a panel of distinguished maintenance experts examined every aircraft. The winner of the Squadron Maintenance competition is RPNW Marines’ Wraith Squadron (F-35B)!

Round 2 of the fighter pilot head-to-head competition was held on Thursday, with the 4 top pilots advancing to the final on Friday. Each pilot flew 3 missions, and at the end of the day the winner was clear. The 2025 Top Dogfighter is Pilot #4 of NC’s No 409 Squadron in a CF-21!

[chrisswim]

Congratulations to all participants and winners.
AAOC speaking at the awards is quoted, “ you are all winners. Each and everyone of you are a true, living winner. You should all be proud of your success, to effort to try, to be the best. The very best. I know you will take your winning psychological dimensions into the world to make it a better place, I trust a much better place than it is now.”

NC should really delighted! Isn’t that two years in a row? Congratulations!!

[MechCommander]

This is the first time in New Canada's and indeed POP History that we ever won the Top Dog Award. This will Give Avro Canada and the CF-21 Fighter the recognition it deserves. The CEO and the Design Team are celebrating this crowning achievement.

[redleg]

If I am not mistaken, a KDF pilot won last year. I will verify when I get home tonight.

[MechCommander]

it was a SU-30 from the KDF's 7th Air Brigade A flight.

[redleg]

Here are the Top Dogfighter winners going back to 2016.

[MechCommander]

Who is the BSDF? that won the rodeo in 2017?