12 March 2020 - Episode 12: Ever wonder what its like to fly 50,000 parts flying in close formation? Do you enjoy beating the air into submission? Well move over you boring fixed-wing guys, cause the real pilot's are here!  Join friends of the show - Moose, Hell Gato, and Chris Stewart - as they kidnap our normal hosts and take over for this rotary wing episode of the Alert 5 Podcast.  They discuss their personal experiences with helicopters, how they got into flying them, and how DCS shapes...

11 February 2020 - Scramble 06: Join us while we discuss all things Kiowa with Sven from Polychop Simulations.  We also have special guest host Moose, a real-world commercial helicopter pilot, to help keep us fixed wing guys honest.  Stay Alert! iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean    Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact Us! Email | Twitter | Facebook   Come Watch Us on Twitch and YouTube: Tricker | Sport | Dut Link Dump: Poly Chop Simulations Website Polychop Discord

22 January 2020 - Episode 11: Welcome to 2020 pilots, it's good to be back!  Sport, Dutt, & Tricker catch up with everything that has been going on in their lives and launch into the new year with discussions on DCS and IL2.  Included on this episode are discussions on the F-16, F-18, A-10C, IL-2, and a special review of the F-16 from Dutt himself.  Pardon the clipping on Trickers microphone, the issue has been addressed for future episodes.  Stay Alert!   iTunes | Spotify | Overcast |...

16 October 2019 - Scramble 05: Dutt & Tricker bring you a quick Scramble talking about the newly released F-16 by Eagle Dynamics for Digital Combat Simulator.  We also go into depth about the new G-tolerance that was announced as well as the release of IL-2's Battle of Bodenplatte.  Apologies for Tricker's microphone, seemed to be clipping (will fix asap).  As always, Stay Alert!   iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact...

17 September 2019 - Episode 10: Well here we are, at the end of a fantastic summer, and the guys are playing catch-up again with each other, and the latest news going on in the combat flight sim community.  Its been a busy summer so we all want to thank our loyal listeners for sticking with us, and are excited for more content to start coming down the pipe!  As always, Stay Alert!   iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact Us! Email |...

11 July 2019 - Episode 9: Summertime is upon us and while the overall news has been slow in the world of combat flight simulation, Tricker, Sport and Dut, are back to get you up to speed on some exciting module development, updates, and some real-world stories.  As always, Stay Alert!   iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact Us! Email | Twitter | Facebook   Come Watch Us on Twitch and YouTube: Tricker | Sport | Dut   Time...

3 May 2019 - Episode 8:  The guys are back at it (finally!)  In this episode, they catch up with each other on their lives, cover the mountain of news over the last month, and talk about some of the exciting things coming to DCS, IL2, and more. Thanks for listening and Stay Alert! iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact Us! Email | Twitter | Facebook   Come Watch Us on Twitch and YouTube: Tricker | Sport | Dut   Time Stamps: 16:00...

12 March 2019 - Briefing Room Episode 01:  Sport reviews the Heatblur F-14 Tomcat for DCS with a special appearance by Heatblur Simulations founder and CEO Nicholas Dackard.  The F-14 Tomcat was a 4th generation two-seat, twin engine interceptor designed around the role of fleet defense for the US Navy.  The module, loaded with new technologies for DCS is nothing short of spectacular!  Thanks for listening and Stay Alert! iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our...

11 March 2019 - Scramble 04: On this Scramble the guys bring to you one of the biggest names in DCS World, Matt “Wags” Wagner, Executive Producer at Eagle Dynamics. He sits down with Tricker, Sport, and Dut to discuss how he got started at Eagle Dynamics, a little bit of DCS history, and some exciting development plans for 2019! iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | Google Play | Podbean     Join our Discord! Alert 5 Discord   Contact Us! Email | Twitter | Facebook   Come Watch Us on Twitch and...

05 March 2019 - Episode 07: On this Episode, the guys discuss a huge update that brings eagerly awaited changes to the DCS F/A-18 Hornet along with a release date for the DCS F-14 Tomcat! There are some very interesting changes coming to IL-2! They also have an exciting interview with one of the best campaign makers in DCS, Baltic Dragon, and talk to him about the in’s and out’s of campaign making and an exciting opportunity to work with a former guest of the show, Vincent “Jell-o” Aiello....

21 February 2019 - Scramble 03: Hey pilots!  This is a special episode with our friends from Heatblur.  Join us as we head into the ready room and discuss the F-14 Jester AI/Iceman with IronMike, Swither, & Graywo1f(Jester).  Heatblur discusses with us how to use Jester AI, some human factors aspects of Jester, funny incidents in creating Jester, as well as how to use Iceman and other various topics on the F-14.  You won't want to miss this one!  Stay Alert!   Join our...

1 February 2019 - Scramble 02: Pilots! On this Alert 5 Scramble we talk with our friend and real world rotorcraft instructor, Moose!  We discuss his Air Force career and experience in Iraq. Also he chats with us about DCS and his civilian aviation experience with a surprise story about the F-16. Hope you enjoy! Join our Discord!https://discord.gg/3wDMSSb Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/AlertPodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alertfivepodcast/ Come...

Episode 06 - Interview with Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello from the Fighter Pilot Podcast 24 January 2019 - Episode 06:  Pilots! We’re excited to bring you a special interview with Jell-O from the Fighter Pilot Podcast.  We discuss his Naval career as a Hornet Pilot, Viper Pilot, Top Gun Instructor, and what he’s doing now.  We also go into the latest DCS news with the HARM, Christen Eagle 2, MIG-19P, and Corsair. Hope you enjoy! Time Stamps01:40 Introduction 08:00 F18 AGM 88C HARM09:00 Missions of...

16 January 2019 - Scramble 01: Hey pilots! We are here to introduce Alert 5 Scrambles. When interviews and news happen in-between podcasts, we will scramble to bring it to you!  Our objective is to keep the community informed and in our first Scramble, we talk to Moltar about the upcoming Heatblur Top Gun Event. We also discuss the upcoming SATAL season and future events in the works.  Make sure you check out the event on 19 January at 1400 zulu. We welcome your feedback!   Join our...

10 January 2019 - Episode 05:  We're back!  The guys are excited to be back and over the New Year's hangover, catching up on the exciting happenings of the holidays and what is to come for the New Year.  In the news, Dutt finally got IL-2, some interesting updates coming to the DCS F/A-18, and an exciting module announcement from Eagle Dynamics.  No interview today, but the guys chat about VR, their personal home control setups, as well as their choices for flying when they're on the road! We...

07 December 2018 - Episode 04:  Today the guys talk about some of the news that has been released for DCS and IL2 over the last few weeks, including some exciting updates to the DCS: F/A-18 Hornet, AJS-37 Viggen, as well as the early-access release of IL2: Battle of Bodenplatte.  This week’s interview is once again with Heatblur, talking about the powerful weapon system users will be enjoying in the F-14 Tomcat!   We welcome your feedback!   Join our...

13 November 2018 - Episode 03: On the podcast today, the guys discuss the latest news and changes to DCS World and IL-2. We discuss changes to the F-18 as well as future modules and changes from Razbam. We sit down for EXCLUSIVE interview with Heatblur and ask Swither, GrayWolf, 104th_Iron Mike and Akondonnell about some of the exciting upcoming features to the highly-anticipated F-14 Tomcat module! The Alert 5 Podcast is now available to iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Overcast! Time...

23 October 2018 - Episode 02: On the podcast today, the guys discuss the latest news and changes to DCS World, including the new MiG-29 professional flight model, work in progress details of the upcoming improvements to the overall damage model, and we had an EXCLUSIVE interview with Merker and Plusnine, two of the devs behind the highly-anticipated Community A-4E mod!     We welcome your feedback!   Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/3wDMSSb Contact...

09 OCTOBER 2018 - EPISODE 1: Welcome to the inaugural Alert 5 Podcast! In today’s episode, Tricker, Sport, and Dut introduce ourselves to the community and talk about the latest DCS changelog, upcoming DCS news, an interview with our friend Sawmurai who worked on F-14's during Desert Storm, and of course, the reveal of Heatblur’s F-14 Tomcat! We welcome your feedback! Join Our Discord!https://discord.gg/3wDMSSb Contact Us!Email: [email protected]:...