Angels of Caucasus [Helicopter Rescue Sandbox] - Single and Multiplayer

Update 2024-03-09: New location: Elbrus Alpine Operations

You are an 'Angel' - a member of one of the world's elite Search And Rescue airborne rescue squad.

Take to the skies (and bring up to 23 friends) in your Hind, Huey, Hip or Gazelle [Black Shark and Apache can join, but can't rescue], and rescue people all over beautiful Batumi or in the Elbrus alpine regions.

Angels of Caucasus
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Version 1.45 - 2024-03-09

Helicopter Rescue Sandbox

You are an "Angel", a member of the world's elite Air Rescue organization. Your task is to evacuate injured people fr om all over Batumi, and the alpine regions around mount Elbrus. Oncer rescued, return them to the nearest Hospital.

It's summertime. Batumi is big and as populous as it is popular, and the heat can take its toll on many, leading them to questionable decisions; also in summertime, adventurous souls heed the call of the mountains, making them climb wh ere they should better not have treaded. In short, there will always be more people requiring your assistance than you can provide - so bring a friend or two if you can: this mission is fully multiplayer capable, and keeps track of your accomplishments, even between mission restarts.

There are four slots available (two each hot and cold) for Hueys, Hips, Gazelles and Hinds), allowing for a maximum of 16 pilots simultaneously in Batumin, and there are an additinal 8 slots (one each hot and cold) at the alpine oprations center near Elbrus.

[There's also one slot each for the Apache and Black Shark, but those helicopters can't perform SAR]

You perform SARs by flying towards the evacuee (they all have locator devices for your ADF). Pearly Gates, your Command Authority can vector you towards your target. Once you get within 1km, help on the ground will mark the spot with smoke, and you'll be guided by your chief for the last 100m.

Land close enough to pick up the evacuee. If landing is not possible (rescue over open water, steep or inaccessible ground or forest in the mountains), you can attempt a winch rescue which requires you to hover within range and altitude for some 20 seconds. Once the evacuee is on board, you are to return them to the nearest hospital. Batumi Field Hospital is located at Batumi airfield, while the elbrus alpine evacuation center is located in Elbrus, some 5 km northwest of the Alpine Flight Center. Both hospitals are marked with red smoke.

On approach to Batumi, please be mindful of other traffic, both fixed-wing and - possibly - other Angels. When operating in the mountains, keep and eye on your dials. Up there, the air is rare, and won't carry as much weight as you expect. At over 5600m (18000ft) height, the twin peaks of mount Elbrus are no laughing matter, so take only as much fuel as you think you need.

Other notes:
If run on a server, this mission auto-restarts every 8 hours. It's an endless csar sandbox mission
This mission can persist all your accomplishments (landings, time, rescues) per airframe if you have persistence enabled (this requires that your DCS is 'de-sanitized').
If you also have one of the other "Angels" missions (e.g. "Angels of the Levant") and persistence is enabled, the missions share all player's accomplishments.

Acknowledgements
PearlyGates by ElevenLabs
Mission created by CFrag
Created with DML

Features
- Up to 23 Players, supporting the Hind, Huey, Hip and Gazelle
- rescue missions inside Batumi city proper, forest, over water (Batumi Harbor and bay) and the Elbrus alpine regions
- Dynamic Airfield Scenery (provided by stopGap)
- Persistent accomplishments
- "St. Peter's" Choir - persistent list of most heroic angels
- Civilian air traffic (fixed and rotary wing)
- Endless sandbox
- "dynamic scenery" for evacuees