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The Flight Deck / Newbie Pilot Questions
« on: October 23, 2011, 07:27:08 AM »
Quote from: Ryan Geckler
Wrong on that front.. I'm an I1 (C1) and I could log onto DTW_DEL if I felt like it. All rating does is prove proficiency in the en-route environment, plus all of the knowledge below it.

What is the deal?  I have 3 whole posts on this entire forum, one of which I am giving to the community, and both have been met with some sort of snobby reply??

You have mentioned nothing of the other portion of the post.  You have not contributed to the discussion, but to only add some snotty reply to a statement that I made, which by the way, was followed by the word "usually".

Is there some reason you couldn't have added more information to the original poster's question?  Thus, providing additional information to 2 new VATSIM members?

I have put off becoming part of this organization for many years, and will not hesitate to leave if this is how the it follows its own Code of Conduct!

MAN! not a welcome to the community, nothing!

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The Flight Deck / Newbie Pilot Questions
« on: October 21, 2011, 11:48:51 PM »
Oh yeah....

Here is the hierarchy of ATC, on the VATSIM network:

Center --|
          App/Dep --|
                      Tower --| (<-- Usually ATIS, too)
                             Ground/Clr_Del

When a C1-3 (Center rated Controller), logs on, they are required to take that position, usually.  They are then, if the only one logged on, responsible for everything under them, down to Clr_Del.

This is not the case in the real world, as there is some one there, unless otherwise specified.

So if you log on and center is the only one on, you need to contact them for your Clr_Del, Taxi, Take off, Center, Departure and if in the same area, Approach, Landing, and again Taxi...

If there is Center AND App/Dep, then contact App/Dep... etc, etc...

Hope that helps!  (a bit further)

Happy Landings...

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The Flight Deck / Newbie Pilot Questions
« on: October 21, 2011, 11:36:45 PM »
Quote from: Steven Tarry
Is it normal on VATSIM for the tower at the primary airport in class B airspace to have arriving VFR aircraft contact them for a clearance into the airspace, kinda like if it were class D?  I had a tower controller ask me to do that that yesterday.  It's more fun that way, but was unexpected.  At the time, neither approach nor center were online and I didn't think the tower would have jurisdiction over the class B.

Steve


I don't understand why, and sorry I am a bit new too, this (following my statement) is not given to pilots?  There is no section for new pilots (on VATSIM), so it is left up to controllers to teach them?!?!  Nobody is born knowing....

Steven, the best way to be a pilot...  Is to understand what it is like to be ATC.  VATUSA.NET has a great introduction to becoming ATC section called: "Training".  It is located under a dropdown, on hover, on the VATUSA.NET homepage, when you hover over "VATUSA HQ".

This is meant for ATC that want to start training.  When you visit, the VATSIM.net website, they mention, in the pilot area, that there are no training modules for pilots.  However, if you just simply, skim over the "ATC Training Material", it will give a better idea of how, and more specifically what, ATC is asking; what they want, etc, etc...

To specifically answer your question:  YOU MUST HAVE CERTAIN MODULES and COMMUNICATIONS within CERTAIN AIRSPACES, in your aircraft, BEFORE you ENTER their airspace (sorry, not yelling, trying to clarify)!

*** EDIT - WRONG LINK ***
Here is an example, from the same area I just told you about: USA Airspaces

It explains ALL airspaces in the USA, and what is required to enter each.  Further reading, will only give you a better understanding of what ATC expects, and will tell you to do.  Thus, giving YOU a better understanding of the same...

I hope this helps, and is no way construed as being "out of line"!  

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The Flight Deck / ALL PILOTS: KORD Update (FREE)
« on: October 18, 2011, 11:09:52 PM »
All fixed!   , I know what happened!  A couple weeks ago I was messing with our Gallery, and messed something up, so I restored the website.  Obviously the wrong restore point...  

But there...  It is fixed now, and EVERYONE may download and use it ( without registration), as per the original post's terms...  

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The Flight Deck / ALL PILOTS: KORD Update (FREE)
« on: October 18, 2011, 11:05:19 PM »
Quote from: Don Desfosse
Having to register to get it, though, is not often appreciated in this community.

Well, my apologies, I thought that I had changed that?!?!  If you had to register to get it I would have mentioned that, but seeing as I am GIVING it to the flight sim/vatsim community, I would not have those restrictions put on there...  

Stand by, I will fix the link...

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The Flight Deck / ALL PILOTS: KORD Update (FREE)
« on: October 18, 2011, 10:36:02 AM »
Hello Everyone!

I have noticed a significant amount of pilots and controllers that are frustrated when it comes to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.  When Flight Simulator X, and FS2004:ACOF (a.k.a - FS9), was released everything was fine, however, several months later Chicago began its O'Hare "Modernization Plan1".  What is this?

Good Question!  This is to improve traffic, both in the air and on the ground, at KORD.  ORD was built back in 1942-43 and was originally built for the construction of Douglas C-54's during WWII2.  By the early 60's ORD became what Microsoft Flight Simulator has depicted.  This was fine for the operation of ORD, but has very quickly become very dangerous, as the amount of traffic and general size of aircraft have grown in the last couple years.

Following experimental airport design, at Atlanta's Hartsfield International, Chicago began to modernize ORD.  This is where the problems begin.  All pilots and controllers trying to follow real world procedures and charts, find it difficult to do so, as MS FS, still depicts the old airport layout.

For this reason, I have updated KORD, and give it to the Flight Simulation community for FREE!  The only thing I ask, is to be credited for the work, and if used commercially, to be contacted and credited for the work.

As of the update, RWY 32L had its ILS system removed, as the crews were moving it to its new position.  Current IAPs now, again, show that RWY 32L does indeed have an ILS approach.  I will fix this in several days.  For now, everything else is current as of 1210.  Including all Terminal Way points, taxiways, RNAV, ILS and Transitions.  All frequencies and map changes reflect in the GPS, as well.

The file has its own installer, so all you need to do is run it from the link.  If anyone has any questions, or spots errors in the airport, please feel free to contact me via email, PM, my forums or this post.

PLEASE NOTE - THIS FILE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED ON FS9!  IT WAS UPDATED FOR FSX ONLY!  HOWEVER IT SHOULD WORK ON FS9!  IF FS9 USERS COULD TRY IT, AND REPORT BACK, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

FILE LOCATION
KORD UPDATE - MAKE SURE YOU CLICK THE LINK FOR KORD UPDATE.  THE OTHER LINK DOES NOT INCLUDE KORD!

Jon Bowles - 1207409
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1 & 2 - www.wikipedia.org - KORD

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