1-Year Anniversary Giveaway (Patreon)

To mark one year of this channel, and to thank you all for your continued support, I am organizing a giveaway for both free and paid members. There are three prize tiers, with different entry requirements depending on your membership level.

Prizes include DCS World campaigns, membership upgrades, and several pieces of OEF-era memorabilia, including a photo poster taken during a sortie I flew over Afghanistan and an original evasion chart.

All members are invited to participate according to their tier.
Paid members may enter multiple tiers if eligible.

The giveaway is open until August 31, 2025 at 23:59Z.

How to Submit

Entries can be submitted through any of the following:

• A message in the dedicated Discord giveaway channel (preferred)

• A direct private message on Patreon

• An email at the temporary address one-year-giveway@yandex.com

Tier 1 – Open to All Members

Example of prizes for Tier 1

• Who can enter:

  • All Patreon members, free or paid

  • Submit your entry on Discord here

• Prizes (2 winners):

  • One paid campaign of your choice for DCS World

  • One free 1-year upgrade to the next membership tier

• How to enter:

  • Submit a short comment with feedback on either:

    • The content of this Patreon channel in general, e.g. what you like, don’t like, or want to see more of

      OR

    • One or both of the published DCS missions, e.g. what worked, what didn’t, how the mission went when you flew it, and what you would improve

• Selection:

  • One winner will be selected based on the most helpful or insightful comment

  • One winner will be chosen randomly from all valid entries

Tier 2 – Open to all Paid Members

Tier 2 winners will be able to choose any two OEF-era patches from the selection shown in this picture.

• Who can enter:

  • Paid members (any tier)

  • Submit your entry on Discord here

• Prizes (3 winners):

  • Two Afghanistan-era patches of your choice

  • One 30x40 cm original picture of a Mirage 2000D over Afghanistan, photographed by a WSO during in combat sortie during Operation Enduring Freedom

  • One free 1-year upgrade to the next membership tier

• How to enter:

  • Propose a new name for the channel. Include:

    • Your suggested name

    • A brief explanation of why you believe it fits

    • An optional but encouraged motto or tagline, i.e. a short phrase that summarizes the channel’s purpose

• Context:

  • The current name is strongly tied to the Afghanistan theater, but it may be too specific for what this project has become. I’m considering a new name that better reflects the broader goal: to create serious, useful content for DCS players who want to understand and apply real-world air-to-ground tactics, without limiting ourselves to one theater or era.

• Selection:

  • One winner selected based on the most relevant and fitting name + explanation

  • Two winners selected randomly from the remaining valid entries

Tier 3 – For Upper Tier Members

Tier 3 winners will receive this original Evasion Chart of south-east Afghanistan.

• Who can enter:

  • Upper tiers members only (Tanker Pilot and Combat Pilot)

  • Submit your entry on Discord here

• Prize (1 winner):

  • One original Afghanistan evasion chart

  • One original 60x80 cm picture of a Mirage 2000D over Afghanistan, photographed by a WSO during in combat sortie during Operation Enduring Freedom

  • One free 1-month upgrade to the new upper tier (launching in September)

• How to enter:

  • Submit one or more “Masterclass” topic suggestions. Each suggestion must include:

    • A proposed title

    • A short description of what the masterclass would cover

  • You may submit multiple proposals to increase your chances.

• Selection:

  • One winner selected based on the most valuable or relevant topic idea

Important Notes on Physical Prizes

• Physical prizes (patches, chart, poster) require you to share a valid postal address for delivery

• Shipping is dependent on the availability of mail service from Europe to your location

• If shipping is not possible or you prefer not to receive a physical item, the prize can be replaced by a paid campaign of your choice