It sounds like the mission tonight could be the last test before they go live in a few days or so.
The times are usually 8:30 cst and the last couple have been mostly us trying to get a bit familiar with the map, setting rally points, etc, We've had a bit of fun fighting too and there should be some really cool stuff going on.
I swear I can't catch up with Chukar, but Pepper and I both have talked about making the offer to him to fly with us in TUSA as well as in GS as he's able.
So, if you see this Chukar, drop by and say hi over at the GS forums:
http://www.ghostskies.com/forum/index.php