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OTS-3

December 5, 2026 · 16:00 UTC · Live Broadcast
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Champion Purse $10,000
Entry Open Now
Qualifying October 13 to
November 3

Your Path to OTS-3

Register
OpenAlways
Create your SFL competitor account. Once, ever.
  • Verify your email, Discord and DCS ID
  • The UCID-Verify Tool is a small Windows download
Register to compete → Open Now
Enter
OpenedOctober 2, 2026
ClosesNo close date
Click Enter OTS-3 at the top of your account page.
  • Your profile aircraft is locked for this OTS
  • Accept the SFL Pilot Terms at Enter
Go to the pilot portal → Open Now
Practice
OpenedOctober 13, 2026SFL servers
Practice on SFL servers. It all runs from the SFL Virtual Pilot Kit (VPK).
  • The VPK puts you in your aircraft on the server automatically
  • Automated targeting calls in Precision, and real-time scoring
  • Official and ranked scoring happens only on SFL servers
  • Prefer home? Download the mission files and mods from the Pilot Portal. No automation, no scoring.
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Qualify
OpenedOctober 13, 2026
ClosesNovember 3, 202600:00 UTC
Book and fly one qual run per Trial.
  • That run is your official score
  • A run you've flown can't be re-flown
  • Missed your slot? Book that Trial again while slots remain
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Compete
Event DayDecember 5, 202616:00 UTC
Your three qual runs add up to your Trials Ranking. The top eight advance to the Dogfight bracket.
  • The Trials Ranking sets the bracket seeding
  • Live on YouTube and Twitch
Upcoming

How It's Won

Phase 1
Trials Phase
Qualifying WindowSFL Servers
  • Speed TrialA timed run through a course of air gates. Missed gates cost time.
  • Precision TrialA fast, low-level circuit that attacks three ground target sets.
  • Accuracy TrialGate to gate through three target areas, engaging aircraft in orbit.
One qual run per Trial. Your three scores add up to the Trials Ranking.
Phase 2
Dogfight Phase
Broadcast LiveDecember 5, 2026
  • Top EightThe Trials Ranking seeds the bracket: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5.
  • Single EliminationEvery match is best two of three sets. The winner advances.
  • LiveOn YouTube and Twitch from 16:00 UTC. The last pilot standing is champion.
OTS-3 is broadcast live, with highlights from the Trials.
What You Need
  • DCS World with the F-16C or F/A-18C
  • A Windows 10 or 11 PC
  • A Discord account, in the SFL Discord
  • The SFL Virtual Pilot Kit (VPK), for practice and qualifying on SFL servers
  • A webcam, if you advance to the live broadcast
Rules
Help
Past Champions Trigger · OTS-2 Viper · OTS-1
Partners & Beneficiaries View All Partners
Bleeding Fingers Esho Sound The Guitammer Company Study Hall ID PR Dogfights Project Recover The Wingman Foundation Winglore Spirits Co.