The 63rd Panthers are interested in pilots who are dedicated to becoming the best virtual combat pilot possible, who want to be a member of a tight knit highly trained team, and can commit to flying our scheduled combat and training flights every week. Currently the Panthers weekly official SQ flight is on Saturdays at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), 1:00AM GMT. The Panthers also have a regularly scheduled training flight at least once a week. No experience is required to join our ranks. We look for dedication, loyalty, a good attitude, focus, willingness to train hard, and above all a friendly personality. All new applicants will go through an initial trial period to see if you're the type of Pilot we're looking for. Again this process has nothing to do with experience level, but everything to do with your desire to fly realistically and train hard, compatibilty with our group, and your desire to learn to be among the best virtual fighter pilots in the world by learning your aircrafts flight capabilities, it's systems, and how to skillfully attack both on the ground and in the air. This is a process that takes many months and years of hard work and dedication.

    While training is not required to be able to fly in the 56th VFW, the Panthers have a rigorous voluntary training program. We take training very seriously. As a group the Panthers have decided to set goals for ourselves that include striving to be the best virtual Viper drivers and all round combat pilots possible. We train very hard to meet those goals. As mentioned previously this training is voluntary for all Panthers, however your likelyhood of being added to our roster is directly related to your desire to train.

    The 63rd uses Open Falcon 4.3 as our patch of choice for official SQ flights. However, most of us have multiple installs using everything from SP4 BMS2 to Falcon 4.0 Allied Force. 56th VFW Squadrons use a custom version of OF 4.3. For details contact Thumpper, or your SQ CO/XO. We can help you get installed with whatever you need to fly, and I promise you it's not all that difficult of a process once you know what you're doing. We're here to fly and have fun and we'll help get you up to speed as painlessly as possible for some of the most stable flying anywhere on the net.

    More information about the 56th & 63rd can be found in the 56th New Recruits Guide. Team Speak download/setup, ICQ #'s, and leadership contact info as well as a wealth of other info can be found in this guide. If you are up to the challenge, feel you have what it takes, are a dedicated Falcon pilot or are new to, and are serious about learning to fly in Falcon 4.0, and would like to join the 63rd Panthers, then please get in touch with us by clicking on my name below and sending me an e-mail with the following information.

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You can also submit an application to any of the 56th VFW's other SQ's by clicking on the 56th Recruitment Page link below and e-mailing the CO for the SQ that you would like to apply to.