i've heard multiple times where a pilot may request runway 17 but if 30L is the norm than that request would be denied even if traffic permitted. If traffic permits and a pilot wants a opposite direction approach or departure why not grant it?

No, I'm not going to give you your choice of runway immediately nor acquiesce to your ridiculous deviation request right off the bat regardless of if I have 1 airplane or 100 airplanes.

The first thing I imagined, I've seen controllers follow real world runway flow even though the wind has changed in favor of the opposite runway and they don't change it in real world because of the traffic levels. So if the pilot isn't comfortable with the 10 kts tailwind, why not give the opposite runway? Or another case, where the wind is calm. But I agree that in most cases pilot should be able to comply with routine instructions. I once read about a case where a group flight requested a runway that would result in 30-40kts gusting tailwind "for fun". Now that's something I'd not support.

The historic moment: USA1R lining up 17L.



More pictures at https://imgur.com/a/G86Zo

I particularly enjoyed the AF1 flight that also claimed to have Mark on board.  Knowing he was in two places at once made me chuckle.

Tower asked me about the same thing. I told him it was classified information.

Haha, when you attend an event for the banner

Hope to see you there!

Even AF1?
Seriously though, thanks for starting 2 h earlier! That's a lot!

let see of we can get you to do at least one holding pattern at every VOR along your route ..

Come on guys, don't overdo it The flight is long enough already and the event runs 1 a.m. - 5 a.m. for me

The remark about flying within scheduled departure time was in the first post.

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I was not able to fly with my booked callsign as somebody else had taken it, so I put it in the remarks.

Thanks for another great event in Minneapolis!

Thanks. Converting from USA timezones is always a pain. I asked my mom to help me with the conversion. She asked, is this really the most difficult thing out of everything you do there? I said, yes, this is the most difficult thing out of everything I do there.

Usually Real ops is done with booking of real world flights. At least in Europe.