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PIA B777 diversion to EGSS

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:04:33 +0000

A PIA Boeing 777-300 has diverted to Stansted after two men attempted to get into the cockpit.

http://avherald.com/h?article=462c0ad4&opt=0

BAC 111 for fsx ?

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:52 +0000

I used to fly Dave Maltby`s BAC 111 in FS9 ---- can this be made to work in FSX ? And if so how please ?

I worked on the BBC soap Eldorado and the first time that I went down to South of Spain I was whisked off to Gatwick in chauffeur car and flown out in a BAC 111 . This is before 9/11 . I sent my license and a note up front and I was invited to ride the jump seat from taxi , throughout the entire flight and through to parking and shut down at Malaga airport . Absolutely fantastic --- the trouble is that since 9/11 we can`t get anywhere near the flight deck now . I was lucky because I flew a lot of jump seat flights before it was stopped . Happy memories .

And so , I would like to be able to fly the BAC 111 in fsx for the above reason and because I prefer the old steam instruments to the glass style panels . The more dials the better for me !!!

wycliffe --- if you read this have you tried the Old Poulteney ?

Downloads not working

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:27 +0000

just tried to download Plan G from the cix site and this is what I get

C:\Users\paul\Downloads|Plan-Gv3.0.4.59.zip

Application not found -- got the exact same for 3 freeware aircraft which I tried to download today

I can`t go forward for taking 8 steps back !!!!!!!!

Heathrow runway closed.

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:44 +0000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/10077861/Heathrow-runway-closed-and-three-injured-after-plane-on-fire-makes-emergency-landing.html

Synopsis:

Eyewitnesses reported seeing flames and a trail of smoke from the back of the British Airways plane, which was carrying 75 passengers and travelling to Oslo.
Three people are being treated for minor injuries following the incident.
Both runways were closed following the incident, which happened on a British Airways airbus A319. The southern runway has now been re-opened.

Dear god!!..

Happy Birthday!

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:08 +0000

Happy Birthday to our Philip Adams! Hope you have a good day

Regards,

headphones mike and speakers

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:48 +0000

how to get them to work at the same time

speakers are plugged into green

headset plugged into black

mike plugged into pink

as advised

speakers are working but the headphones and mike are not --- sound manager -- have ticked them ok but just not working

I have also tried a splitter plugged into green with headphones and speakers plugged in and the mike plugged into black because I was told by chillblast to put the mike in black but pc world told me today to put the mike into pink which is the colour on the jackplug ?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unable to be heard etc

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:39 +0000

just fired up fsx -- fired up fsinn --- switched on atc and could see who was there -- switched to birmingham ground frequency and I could hear him and other pliots but they could not hear me --- sent text message to birm and he said I was not on frequency ---- I checked servinfo and I was not showing there either COMPLETELY STUMPED -- checked fsinn settings and everything seemed in order --- totally baffled --- have not downloaded the new fsuipc or the new fsinn -- could that be the problem -- do we need fsuipc for fsinn to work ??

also when I try to load up fsinn in fsx I get the message -- new version of fsinn is available at http://www.mcdu.com but when I click the link it takes me on line to a window which says site cannot be found !!!!!!!

Flybe leaving Gatwick

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:06 +0000

I've only flown into Gatwick on Flybe (RW) once, but it's a shame to loose these regional flights into Gatwick.

http://www.flybe.com...ampaign=JN10455

[Pre-Exam] EGKK_TWR Friday 24th May at 17:30z

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:22:22 +0000

Hi All,

There will be a pre-exam tomorrow evening from 1730-1930z (1830-2030 local) on Gatwick Tower.

A good amount of traffic is required in order to test the candidate, both a large amount of IFR and a reasonable amount of VFR. Supporting control on KK_APP and London Control would also be appreciated.

No 'funny business' without permission from EGKK_M_TWR.

Good luck to the candidate.

James

Just isn't as simple as the NGX

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:10 +0000

Hi all,

I was doing a flight ten minutes ago and fancied flying the Airbus X Extended. On the NGX if a controller tells you to go direct, you scroll down your fmc, find it click it and put it at the top. Job done!

With the airbus X I can't figure out how you do this!? As a result my flight plan went lar lar!

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Leigh.

EGKK and zero wind, which runway?

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:48:07 +0000

Interesting situation last night. Basically departing from EGKK with no controller and wind at 0/0.

Previously people had been using RW 26L so decide I would use that however by the time I taxied to the holding point someone had lined up on RW 08R! Not a problem as I held and let them take off but I did wonder, how does an ATC decide which runway to use in this situation, roll of the dice?

[Images] EGSS AFCAD

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:06 +0000

Hello all!

I have completed an AFCAD file for Stansted based on the NATS charts. I created it because I noticed that there were lots of inaccuracies with the FSX default version of Stansted, and there are no up to date AFCAD files on the internet yet (at least until the UK2000 Stansted remake is completed), so I started to create my own using the NATS chart as a template. My new AFCAD for Stansted includes:

Accurate Holding Point Positions, and identifiers
Inner, middle and outer taxiways for aprons A, B, C, and Z.
Updated taxiway positions and layout
Updated building positions (these are basic default ones)
Taxi-signs with new taxiway identifiers
Updated runway numbering to 22/04 from 23/05
Correct parking space identifiers
Accurate apron positions and shapes

Here are some screenshots:

AFCAD File

The AFCAD file can be downloaded at the foot of this post. To install extract it from the .zip file and copy the EGSS folder into your Addon Scenery folder and activate it through the FSX scenery library.

Attached Files

EGSS.zip 33.91K 3 downloads

vfr usa chicago by horizon

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:09:15 +0000

how can I install this to fsx -- it was built for fs2004 --- I have managed to install pnw megascenery into fsx but I am now getting scenery cfg file error Invalid remote scenery path in scenery areas 199 through to 222

kind regards

paul woods

landing lights and cockpit lights

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:17 +0000

during daytime flights when there is cloud the instrument panel is quite dark and difficult to read --- tried shift L and the panel flashes quickly but the lights do not come up and my landing lights no longer work --- any ideas anyone -- or is it time to migrate to x plane now because i now have the familiar wave/stutter when looking out of the left window and my pc is top of the range ( or nearly ) 1 7 nvidia 670 gt 250 ssd 2 mt hard drive etc etc

kind regards

paul woods

a350 roll out

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:51:14 +0000

See the roll out of the A350 test bed?
nice looking bird!
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-first-flight-test-a350-emerges-in-full-colours-385779/

New Shanwick Controller

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:42:43 +0000

Please join me in congratulating Kieran Hardern who becomes our latest Shanwick validated controller after a successful session controlling the North Atlantic this evening

Well done!!

Thanks

UK2000 Luton

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:19 +0000

Hello!
If you haven't already seen it UK2000 released their Luton Extreme scenery four days ago. It can be found here http://www.uk2000scenery.com/newsite/My_Homepage_Files/Page43.html

Sam

BBC to broadcast from Heathrow Tower

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:40 +0000

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NATS air traffic control operations at Heathrow Airport will be in the spotlight in a new live TV event broadcast over four nights next month.
Presenter Dan Snow will be in the Heathrow Airport control tower for Airport Live as the BBC gets unrivalled access behind the scenes throughout the airport for the programme due to aired between 20:00-21:00hrs each evening 17–20 June.
Presenters Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani will also be airside, granted unparalleled access to get to grips with the extraordinary science, engineering and logistics that make air travel at one of the world’s busiest airports possible.
There will be a significant focus on the work of NATS’ air traffic controllers who manage around 1,400 aircraft movements each day, including access to the heart of the operation in the visual control room of the tower.
Dan Snow said: “Air travel has become an everyday luxury that we take for granted, but behind the scenes it’s a fascinating web of processes all precisely managed to maintain equilibrium.
“Over four nights we’ll get the chance to see how it all works. We’ll take a look at the complex choreography of air traffic control, learn to fly the world’s largest passenger jet, the A380, and discover how weather plays a crucial role in keeping the whole operation running smoothly. Airport Live will be a thrilling journey through the skies and a definitive account of modern air travel.”
NATS’ General Manager at Heathrow Jon Proudlove said the BBC programme would shine a light on an aspect of air travel that the public does not generally get to see.
“The work of the NATS air traffic controllers at Heathrow is crucial to the efficient running of the airport, ensuring that the runways that we have are used to their maximum capacity safely every day,” said Jon.
“This programme will show some of the challenges we face and the technology that we use to ensure we get the very most we can from what is available.”
The BBC said Airport Live would mark the most complete exploration of Heathrow’s grounds and skies and would feature a mix of live and pre-recorded footage that would explain how an airport worked.
BBC Two will go behind the scenes airside; into the heart of the air traffic control tower; onto the tarmac as a plane is turned around for departure; and into the hub of engineering to watch a service on a plane. Everything and everyone is on a deadline and BBC Two will be there to watch this daily race first hand.

Source=http://www.nats.co.uk/news/bbc-to-broadcast-nats-air-traffic-control-operations-from-heathrow-tower/?fb_source=pubv1

Travelling on the M6

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:07:10 +0000

Hi all,
Basically, I am in commuting regularly from Chester to Birmingham and back to Chester which means I spend a lot of time on the M6 from junction 20 (for the M56) and 8 (for the M5). On Friday 31st May I have to stay in Chester later then usual which means I may have to leave Chester at 2200 local time with an ETA of the Junction 8 at about 2300. I was wondering if anyone knows or has an idea of what traffic conditions will be. I am fairly used to traveling at obscure times but I have never driven back on a friday night.
Best,
E

megascenery

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:53 +0000

Am trying to load megascenery pnw onto my new pc windows 7

originally made for 2004

instructions to make it work in fsx

once loaded go to fsx / settings / scenery library

add scenery --- find pnw which is on my i drive ( second drive ) double click on pnw until the file folders are shown as a list

capeDi e
cape Fi e
etc etc

double click on each file folder

then what shows is

scenery
textures

what I saw on one forum was that you press ok and then click in the white box under scenery and texture and this takes you back to scenery files / add scenery box and repeat the process

if I double click on scenery or textures it will say no items match your search

when i have added all of the file folders the library updates and then when I fly out of tacoma the airport is fine but the scenery is worse than default ---- so what is happening --- it seems that the scenery and textures elements are not copying across into the library

I tried their autoinstaller and it didn`t work so then i found that all my other horizon scenery etc had disappeared from the fsx library and I had to do a restore to the point before I had been trying to install pnw

have sent two e mails to megascenery ------ no reply since the first one was sent two weeks ago

pity because I like flying with megascenery -- just managed to install florida again and it is quite awesome and I am not too bothered about lack of autogen etc -- i happen to like photographic scenery

regards to one and all

Paul Woods

Happy Birthday!

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:41:11 +0000

Happy birthday to our very own Chris Pawley!

Gelukkige Verjaardag!

Iron Mike Results 13/5/13-19/5/13

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:52:56 +0000

Congratulations to EGKK_TWR (8th), EGGD_TWR (10th), EGSS_TWR(12th), EGJJ_TWR(16th), EGKK_APP(16th), and London control (4th) this week!

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Well done to this weeks winners!

Congrats to:

Dallas Love Field Tower

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (TWR scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-05-13 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-19 23:59:59
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#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   DAL     Dallas Love Field TX           61:53:20   36.8%
2   SY      Sydney Intl                           60:33:44   36.0%
3   ABE     Allentown Intl PA                47:19:47   28.2%
4   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA     42:06:37   25.1%
5   OPKC    Karachi                             34:50:21   20.7%
6   EDDF    Frankfurt                           31:24:31   18.7%
7   DEN     Denver Intl CO                   28:15:02   16.8%
8   EGKK    London-Gatwick               28:00:16   16.7%
9   PDX     Portland Intl OR                 25:55:04   15.4%
10   EGGD    Bristol                            25:09:30   15.0%
11   EDDL    Dusseldorf                      21:50:41   13.0%
12   EGSS    London-Stansted           21:20:15   12.7%
13   TAPA    Vc Bird Intl Antigua        20:35:32   12.3%
14   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy        20:32:56   12.2%
15   ULLI    St. Petersburg (Pulkovo) 20:31:23   12.2%
16   EGJJ    Jersey                             20:17:44   12.1%
17   NZAA    Auckland                        19:15:42   11.5%
18   SEQM    Mariscal Sucre             18:47:13   11.2%
19   SBGR    Guarulhos                      18:26:21   11.0%
20   LROP    Bucuresti-Otopeni          17:01:25   10.1%
============================================================

Seattle-Tacoma Approach

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (APP/DEP scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-05-13 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-19 23:59:59
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#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA         53:35:20   31.9%
2   EDBB    Berlin                                  48:56:19   29.1%
3   LCLK    Larnaca                              45:28:23   27.1%
4   EGPF    Glasgow                            33:31:46   20.0%
5   RJFF    Fukuoka                             30:53:29   18.4%
6   EGJJ    Jersey                                30:31:38   18.2%
7   REG     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX   29:50:54   17.8%
8   EPWA    Warszawa-Okecie           28:20:11   16.9%
9   MEM     Memphis Intl TN               26:04:32   15.5%
10   EKCH    Copenhagen                   25:10:10   15.0%
11   SBXP    Sao Paulo                       24:26:53   14.6%
12   PDX     Portland Intl OR               23:51:32   14.2%
13   DTW     Detroit Metropolitan Wayne 23:35:03   14.0%
14   EPKK    Krakow                           22:05:55   13.2%
15   EGGD    Bristol                            21:45:44   13.0%
16   EGKK    London-Gatwick            21:41:55   12.9%
17   KJFK    New York Kennedy Intl NY   21:06:23   12.6%
18   EDDL    Dusseldorf                     20:53:33   12.4%
19   SY      Sydney Intl                       20:26:23   12.2%
20   ESSA    Stockholm-Arlanda       20:12:11   12.0%
============================================================

Memphis Centre

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Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (CTR scoring)
From: 2013-05-13 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-19 23:59:59
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#     ID   ARTCC/FIR name                    Uptime    Up %
--   ----   ----------------------------   ---------   -----
1   KZME   Memphis                         57:18:32   34.1%
2   LCCC   Nicosia                           45:11:40   26.9%
3   LRBB   Bucharest                       35:33:31   21.2%
4   EGTT   London                           33:39:14   20.0%
5   KZMP   Minneapolis                   32:45:33   19.5%
6   KZID   Indianapolis                     31:31:28   18.8%
7   VVTS   Ho-Chi-Minh                  27:12:02   16.2%
8   KZLA   Los Angeles                  27:10:08   16.2%
9   EDWW   Bremen                      26:48:48   16.0%
10   KZTL   Atlanta                         26:01:50   15.5%
11   RJTG   Tokyo                           24:46:15   14.7%
12   RKRR   Incheon                      24:33:13   14.6%
13   EDGG   Langen Radar               23:53:49   14.2%
14   KZJX   Jacksonville                    23:50:55   14.2%
15   KZFW   Fort Worth                      22:46:01   13.6%
16   KZNY   New York                        22:33:04   13.4%
17   MYNN   Nassau                          21:48:11   13.0%
18   SVZM   Maiquetia                       21:26:08   12.8%
19   USCC   Chelyabinsk                   20:56:08   12.5%
20   KZAU   Chicago                         20:10:10   12.0%
============================================================

Cranfield

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:28 +0000

Hi Guys,

Quick Question, Is Cranfield apart of Essex rts?

I fly at EGTC in the real world and was hoping to control there. In the real world it has a Tower and Approach however tower is now rarely opened.

If anyone has controlled here are there any 'better' sector files for it sitting around?

Just to fill you all in in case you don't already know:

Runway Orientation: 03/21

App freq: 122.850
Tower freq: 134.925

[Appointment] Pilot Training Director

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:13:22 +0000

Good Evening,

Please join me in congratulating Nayan Mehta who has accepted the position of Pilot Training Director. Nayan is known to a number of you already from his work as Flight Training Instructor and he will be handing over from Callum in the next few days.

Thanks again Callum for the hard work you have put into Pilots and congratulations Nayan!

Kris

[24 May 2013 | 19:00 - 21:30z ] ITALY - Focus on Napoli (LIRN)

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:24 +0000

VATITA is organizing a new step of our "Focus on..." events' series, featuring a fully staffed medium sized-airport, realistic procedures and much fun for everyone!

This time we'll focus on Napoli (LIRN)

Friday, 24th May
21.00 - 23:30 CEST (19.00 - 21.30 zulu)

Freeware Sceneries(Free registration required):
FS2004, FS-X, Prepar3d, X-Plane

Charts:
www.vatita.net or www.enav.it

VATSIM Global Conference 2014 in Vienna

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:45 +0000

Press release below:

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VATSIM is proud to announce that Vienna, Austria has been selected as the venue for the next VATSIM Global Conference (W14).  Scheduled to take place 9 – 11 May 2014, the organisers have been able to secure one of Vienna’s premier locations for this conference.  The main conference activities will be conducted from the comfort and luxury of the Sky Stage and The Multimedia Stage at the prestigious venue “The Stage”.  The Stage offers breathtaking panoramic views, modern architecture, excellent transport connections, state of the art technology equipment and much more.
The conference includes a banquet awards-dinner on Saturday night within the relaxing atmosphere of the Luftburg restaurant.  The restaurant Luftburg is situated in the green heart of Vienna’s Prater, alongside its interesting and fun attractions in the historic amusement park. The Luftburg is well known for its traditional Austrian food and depending upon the weather, we may optionally dine outside in the beautiful garden area or indoors within the comfortable confines of the restaurant.
The team behind the organising of this great event have been able to obtain special rates at several of the major hotels in the area, all offering their own level of comfort and service with excellent access to the conference venue.  Members wishing to attend the VATSIM Vienna (W14) global conference will need to book their own accommodation, booking forms and web links to suggested hotels can be found on the conference website, www.w14.me.

The conference ticket includes lunch on Saturday, the Saturday evening banquet, and transport from the Conference venue to the restaurant. While participants will organise their own travel arrangements to/from Vienna, with a 12-month period of advance notice they may benefit from reduced pricing and options typically available through advance purchase discounts. Full information on the conference package and agenda can be found on the conference website www.w14.me.

VATSIM members are warmly invited to meet new and old acquaintances, to be entertained by lively conference presentations, hear the latest from the Board of Governors, preview some of the newest products from our sponsors, and enjoy much more during the weekend at “W14” … but most importantly, to join in this unique gathering of friends from our community.
We look forward to meeting everyone in Vienna, let’s bring the hills alive with the sound of aviation simulation

[ 1 June 2013 | 17:30 - 20:30z ] Eindhoven - Berlin City Pair

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:20:28 +0000

VATSIM Germany and the Dutch VACC are excited to announce the latest city pair between Berlin Tegel (EDDT) and Eindhoven Airport (EHEH). This event takes place on Saturday, the 1st of June between 17:30 and 20:30 UTC and will give pilots the chance to experience some great ATC in some of the regions most important (regional) airports. Flights between the 2 cities take slightly over an hour giving you the chance to fly both legs. The airports will be fully staffed on the night. We look forward to seeing you.

Marcel Zwitser
http://www.dutchvacc.nl

Happy Birthday!

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:57 +0000

Very happy birthday to Matthew Wilson.. Hope you have a great day!

[Images] Oggy Likes Looking At Things

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:28:43 +0000

Oggy is the Official Mascot of SWRTS, he is a Cornish Pasty (made by Dave Birch's Boss) and he loves to Look At Things. This weekend Oggy has been Looking At helicopters. To start with Oggy decided to Look At some undercarriage

Oggy also Looked At trying to fly a helicopter...

But then found a bigger helicopter to Look At, he found a Merlin...

He got rather exhausted Looking At a Royal Flight Wessex...

But got very excited when he Looked At firing a gun...

Before deciding that Looking At being a rocket is a lot more exciting...

But eventually decided that German stick grenades were the bestest things for him to Look At

Oggy has travelled the world to represent the SWRTS thanks to an EasyJet pilot he knows who took him to Tel Aviv last week. If you've seen Oggy Looking At Things perhaps you could add some pictures to this thread?

South West Overload event (FSC Weston) - London West split

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:36:52 +0000

Please note the following additional London Control sector that may be used during the South West Overload event taking place this weekend (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May).

London West - Brecon sector

133.60 LON_WN_CTR: Brecon sector (S23, S5, S8 and S35, all levels)
126.07 LON_W_CTR: West operates as normal, covering the southern part of the usual West sector. LON_W_CTR is also responsible for all of West's top-down responsibilities.

Happy Birthday!

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:48:40 +0000

Happy birthday, Jamie Fox! Have a fab day

US Airways Dash 8-100 Belly Landing at KEWR

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:34 +0000

Afternoon,

This one hot off the press.

At aprox 0900z (10am BST, 5am US time) this morning a US Airways Dash 8-100 operated by Piedmont Airlines has performed a belly landing at KEWR (Newark Liberty Intl). All occupants were unharmed and evacuated on the runway where they were later bussed to the Terminal.

WARNING: The video below shows the incident.

The comment feed below is full of News programmes asking for permission to use the video.

Thanks,
Ben

Forum Problem

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:56 +0000

Nothing serious, but I am unable to extend to the next line when typing a message. When I press RETURN(ENTER) for a carriage return nothing happens, I am stuck with all my text on one line until it automatically scrolls to the next line. Any form of layout is impossible. Anyone have any idea how to cure this ? Thanks Don

Some pics of gliding this week. RAF Syerston

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:58:32 +0000

Thought I'd share a few pics from my weeks flying.

Air Cadets Central Gliding School (ACCGS) part of RAF 3FTS Based at RAF Syerston near Newark

Excuse the look on my face in the first video. First time I've ever done aerobatics in anything! Was in awe!! Also it was quite a rough day in the second vid so excuse the bumpy camera!

Shoreham crib sheet (planes) finished...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:16 +0000

Hi,

Have been working on two crib sheets for Shoreham...1xplane and 1xhelicopter...turned into an exercise in creativity!

East Midlands EGNX approach!

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:11 +0000

Hi all,

I fly into east mids all the time, however you fly in via the PIGOT arrival and the FMC brings you in a very strange way.

Anyone have the correct arrival procedure? Or if there is a way to fly in without turning 5 times.

PS saying fly manually defeats the object.

EGLK Blackbushe Procedures

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:27 +0000

Hi, Due to Blink Air (BKK) setting their operational base at Blackbushe airport (Just North of Farnborough) I shall probably be using this airport quite often when flying my Cessna Citation Mustang (small twin jet ). Blink Air reportedly have approx 45 of this aircraft using them as a taxi service around Europe. I would like to learn the procedures used by Blink when arriving and departing this airport. Which waypoints to use when climbing and joining London S control and which way London would route me when inbound. Thanks for your input. ian w.

BA A380 at EGMH

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:42:41 +0000

British Airways have announced that they will be conducting training at Manston in Kent with their new A380.

Full story here:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ba-to-use-manston-for-a380-training-385162/

Controlling At 2 RTS'?

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:16:27 +0000

Hey guys,
Just got accepted into SERTS and am really looking forward to my training.
Just wondering but I'd sort of like to control at my home airport as well as the likes of Gatwick so is there anyway I am able to be in 2 RTS'? I see the visit feature....can I be trained on both?
Thanks

[Pre-exam] THAMES_APP - Friday 17th May 1930z (2030L)

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:38 +0000

All,

There will be a pre-exam on Friday evening from 1930z (2030L) until 2100z (2200L) on Thames Radar.

Typically the Thames area struggles for IFR inbounds and this is the main thing we need for a successful pre-exam. With that in mind anyone that can fly in (or that can convince some other pilots to fly in) would be appreciated. (I also don't mind people coming in more than once... hint hint )

Thames also handles most EGLC and all EGKB outbounds - though not always for a long time... southbound departures from EGLC (LYD, DVR, SAM) are most useful. Southend traffic to the south (in or out) is also handled by Thames Radar for a short period, so are the London CTR helicopter routes. As always, a bit of ATSOCAS is required - though not too much .

Supporting control is always appreciated.

No special duties without the permission of EGLC_M_APP.

See you there!

Euroscope - Range rings & Regions

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:05:35 +0000

Can someone remind me please of the program, and also how to do the range rings again for a specific airport.

Also in the regions how can you change specific areas of the background, instead of using the "Active & Inactive sector" background. Something with the regions, all I remember it's somewhat easier to use VRC for the coordinates

Thanks in advance,

Harry.

New Signature Images Service

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:02:17 +0000

I'm looking for people to BETA test my new signature image service - which I have cunningly (or obviously) titled VATSIMdicators!

Here's the marketing spiel I'm using elsewhere to get people interested in testing it - and now I want you to help me!

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Would you be interested in using the most flexible and customisable VATSIM Indicator service available - by using a unique blend of technology and user interaction to allow you to create your own personal indicator images that dynamically update based on pretty much anything you want them to? Want a different indicator for when you are flying than when you are ATC? No problem. Want to show off your favourite screenshots when you fly your favourite aircraft, and tag them in a pretty pink font? No problem! Route details, aircraft info, airline names, airport names, position decoding, and information about every single aspect of your connection is available to use!

Some of the core features include a library of public indicator images, as well as the ability to upload your own images. Dynamic text allows your indicators to display things exactly as you want them, when you want them to display - and in any language you want them!

There's also the ability to advertise for your VA / vACC / RTS by displaying text or image adverts right on your banner - or replacing it entirely with adverts for your vACC or VA when you are offline! Advertise your group flights, ATC events, and exams quickly and easily.

The possibilities truly are endless! Just to give you a taster - in the last few days, testers have uploaded over 30 new background images for you to use in your signature images - and that's just with the handful of testers we have right now! Uploading is done in just a few clicks - no nasty prompts or dialogs. 10 seconds (or less, if you have a fast connection!) and your image is available to use!

We have over 600 different font families available for use, in over 16 million different colours and shades. We have access to a wide variety of data about you, your flight or ATC position, and more is being added every day! Come and get involved!

Feel free to sign up and take a look - http://vi.skenmy.com/ is the URL for the BETA test! Post here with questions or queries, or catch me on TS, or private message, or whatever!

I strongly suggest you read the Help section to get yourself started!

It's key to note that this is 100% definitely a BETA test. Things can, and will, and do, break, and not everything is ready for use yet. Please let me know if you break something so I can fix it - the sheer complexity of this system is something that leaves me unable to test every single aspect myself! Also let me know what you want to see in a signature image service - do you want live maps tracking your flight? Route plans? Animated gifs? Arrival clocks? All of these things are possible (I think...) - I just need to know what people actually want!

The Golden Rule: If you break it, tell me how you did it!

S2 - re: rejoining SERTS, controlling TWR @ EGKA...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Hi all,

I would like to rejoin SERTS as an S2 - TWR controller.

I am interested in controlling Shoreham (EGKA) (local) as I now have time to regularly commit on a weekly basis...and get back in the "hot seat."

I also think it would be good to see a smaller airport manned more often for VFR.

I have set up Euroscope for EGKA, and have been reading all the MATS, and other documents I can get my hands on (lots of info!).

Would someone please kindly make this possible?

Thanks for your help,

Chris
CID: 963493

[EVENT] Expressions of Interest - 19/05/2013 1700z-2100z Liverpool - Belfast City Hopping

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:31 +0000

The SCONI and Northern RTSs are proud to announce the latest in a group of exciting events - The Liverpool/Belfast Aldergrove City Hop On Sunday the 19th of May from 1700z-2000z.

Test out your latest Dash 8 addon or your trusty Airbus or 737 for this short flight between the two airports. You should be able to fly multiple legs.

We look forward to seeing you on on the 19th of May!!!

Routes

EGGP-EGAA - WAL L10 IOM NELBO P6 BEL

EGAA-EGGP - LISBO L603 PEPOD L15 MAKUX

To express your interest use form below:

https://docs.google.com/a/vatsim-uk.co.uk/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE02WFJiY095bzNDbDhuajBNZGFKalE6MQ

Deadline for expressing the interest is Saturday, 18th of May 2013 at time 23:59. Interest submitted after this date wont be considered to the final roster.

Best regards,

Iron Mike Results 6/5/13 - 12/5/13

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:33:09 +0000

Congrtatulations to Stansted Tower (4th), Jersey Tower (8tlh), Gatwick Tower (12th), Gatwick Approach (7th), and those staffing London Control (16th) this week!

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Well done to this weeks winners!

Congrats to:

Pulkovo Tower

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (TWR scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-05-06 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-12 23:59:59
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#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   ULLI    St. Petersburg (Pulkovo)       49:06:12   29.2%
2   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA       39:48:02   23.7%
3   EDDT    Berlin                                  37:46:52   22.5%
4   EGSS    London-Stansted                32:04:58   19.1%
5   ABE     Allentown Intl PA                  30:11:46   18.0%
6   OPKC    Karachi                               29:18:19   17.4%
7   DAL     Dallas Love Field TX           28:43:20   17.1%
8   EGJJ    Jersey                                26:40:01   15.9%
9   MKE     Milwaukee General Mitchell 26:20:19   15.7%
10   LOWW    Vienna                           26:02:43   15.5%
11   DEN     Denver Intl CO                 25:27:55   15.2%
12   EGKK    London-Gatwick             25:24:21   15.1%
13   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy         24:31:25   14.6%
14   EDDF    Frankfurt                         24:08:22   14.4%
15   MDW     Chicago Midway IL         23:57:05   14.3%
16   PDX     Portland Intl OR               21:15:18   12.7%
17   SEQM    Mariscal Sucre              20:03:58   11.9%
18   MKK     Kaunakakai Molokai HI   19:18:00   11.5%
19   BOS     Boston Logan Intl MA     19:02:26   11.3%
20   ENGM    Oslo-Gardermoen         17:50:39   10.6%
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Berlin Approach

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (APP/DEP scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-05-06 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-12 23:59:59
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#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   EDBB    Berlin                                    55:12:13   32.9%
2   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA         45:49:23   27.3%
3   REG     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX       38:29:25   22.9%
4   KJFK    New York Kennedy Intl NY    36:18:33   21.6%
5   MEM     Memphis Intl TN                    32:08:35   19.1%
6   BNA     Ballina                                    31:41:39   18.9%
7   EGKK    London-Gatwick                   28:39:45   17.1%
8   EPWA    Warszawa-Okecie               27:30:53   16.4%
9   USCC    Chelyabinsk (Balandino)     26:28:46   15.8%
10   OMDB    Dubai Intl                           24:32:32   14.6%.
11   ESSA    Stockholm-Arlanda             24:01:23   14.3%
12   EDDF    Frankfurt                            23:21:09   13.9%
13   EKCH    Copenhagen                     22:48:17   13.6%
14   RJFF    Fukuoka                             22:09:36   13.2%
15   EDDK    Cologne-Bonn                   21:15:21   12.7%
16   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy            21:09:33   12.6%
17   KEWR    Newark Intl NJ                 20:25:31   12.2%
18   MKJS    Montego Bay-Sangster     19:53:40   11.8%
19   ENGM    Oslo-Gardermoen            19:44:40   11.8%
20   EDDM    Munich                             19:18:25   11.5%
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Chisinau Centre

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (CTR scoring)
From: 2013-05-06 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-12 23:59:59
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#     ID   ARTCC/FIR name                    Uptime    Up %
--   ----   ----------------------------   ---------   -----
1   LUUU   Chisinau                           71:28:53   42.5%
2   EDWW   Bremen                          59:58:52   35.7%
3   KZME   Memphis                          56:21:47   33.5%
4   USCC   Chelyabinsk                     45:39:32   27.2%
5   EDGG   Langen Radar                 45:26:55   27.1%
6   KZAU   Chicago                           41:12:35   24.5%
7   LCCC   Nicosia                            39:02:13   23.2%
8   OMAE   Emirates                         38:38:30   23.0%
9   KZLA   Los Angeles                     37:27:26   22.3%
10   KZID   Indianapolis                     37:25:14   22.3%
11   RJTG   Tokyo                             35:00:53   20.8%
12   KZMP   Minneapolis                   31:03:59   18.5%
13   ESAA   Sweden (Suecia) Low   26:27:30   15.7%
14   KZTL   Atlanta                           26:26:11   15.7%
15   MYNN   Nassau                        26:14:25   15.6%
16   EGTT   London                          25:09:14   15.0%
17   KZOB   Cleveland                       24:51:14   14.8%
18   EDMM   Munich                          23:33:22   14.0%
19   KZHU   Houston                         22:34:00   13.4%
20   KZJX   Jacksonville                    22:08:14   13.2%
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Well Hello There!

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:01:45 +0000

Hello there!
I thought I would quickly introduce myself and just make a quick hello to my fellow aviators!
This could sound so cocky but ah well, might as well make my hello!

Maybe a bit about myself outside of the virtual cockpit? OK

My name is Calum, I'm 14 and live in the UK!

Hobbies. What do I do? I am a keen fencer (the stabbing kind) and also enjoy refereeing Sunday league kids football - I am a qualified FA referee . I am also an audio snob. I do tech at school and do a little for a Scouting Theatre Production. Speaking of scouting, I am involved actively in it

I am a bit of a geek at heart and enjoy anything relating to computing and technology. Here is my current setup:

Intel Core i5 CPU 3rd Gen
8GB RAM
1GB nVidia Graphics Card
2 Monitor Setup
Running Windows 7 Ultimate

Behringer Xenyx 2442USB
MXL 990 Cardioid Microphone

iPad 4th Gen for Skype and Stuff

I am also a big gamer. I mostly play Call of Duty (specifically Black Ops 2 at the moment) and I use the Xbox 360. I am not a fanboy. Lets get that clear. I am happy to criticize Xbox and any company in general. I use the Xbox for its early release dates for DLC's, games and reliable XBOX Live service.

Inside of the cockpit, I have been flying using FSX since about the age of 11. Upon Gamespy closing, I took a break as flying by myself with just the sound of the automated ATC can get pretty annoying and boring. I have been told time and time again to join VATSIM by friends but always found the setup difficult. I thought screw it. I'll read everything, sign up and here I am!

I am looking to be a controller at Gatwick (SERTS) and have passed my theory and am awaiting a message regarding that! I hope to become a pilot later on too!

Anyway, I won't bore you anymore, nice to be here and I hope to meet some awesome people!
(Daniel Plumb - top guy, got me all setup with Euroscope. Patience of a saint. Deserves a medal!)

AVSIM HACK

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:03:07 +0000

It's just over 4 yrs ago that AVSIM was hacked and we all thought that they by their own admission would not come back. Just read a very detailed post on the AVSIM forum which is full of the detail of what happened and who the attacker was.

I was somewhat surprised to find out the hacker was from the UK.

Cest la vie

Wycliffe

OBS>S1 Theory Exam Passed. RTS Acceptance into South East?

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:15:03 +0000

Hi there,
Yesterday I completed my S1 Theory Exam after completing the e-Learning Course, and chose to transfer to the South East RTS. It says I am still pending. Is there any chance that you will be able to give me an approximate time, in which I will be accepted into the RTS, so I can then book my practical exam and training?

Thanks so much!

Fsuipc upgrade

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:45:30 +0000

With the event of having to download the new version does this mean all the keys and functions will have to be remapped?

Edinburgh Radar online !

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:59:55 +0000

As usual I would like to invite all of you tonight to visit Edinburgh Airport from 1800UTC - 2100UTC. All types of flights are welcomed VFR,IFR so feel free to flight.

* it is not an event

First Training Session

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:46:56 +0000

Hi Guys,
Well I have finally got around to finding some time for my first training session on GND, and was wondering if anyone had any tips to help me not make a complete fool of myself also just wanted to say a quick thanks to James Mack for picking up my first session for next week .

I have managed to get ES set up using the SERTS controller pack and have observed a few sessions on EGKK GND (thanks to those I watched for letting me spy on you while you where controlling!) and I do have a few questions already which I'm sure will be answered in my mentoring session but I thought I would ask here too!

On the SMD file for EGKK the taxiway hold points and gates are all marked however there are no taxiway markings, is this normal? Currently I'm using a printed copy of the aerodrome chart to allow me to identify the different taxiways but is this how everyone else does things or is there a way to get the taxiway markings / labels on the ES display?

That's all for now but I'm sure I will have more questions as i get into controlling

See you all soon
Ash

Controlling Again

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:41:20 +0000

Hi all,

I controlled at EGSS a year and a half or so ago, unfortunately life outside Vatsim got quite busy and i've been meaning to put some time back into becoming a controller again as it was great fun.

From memory, i was well on my way to S2, but would most likely have to start from (near-ish) the beginning, or at minimum some refreshment time.

It looks like i've also been removed from the Essex RTS. If possible i'd like to go back to Stansted as it's what i'm most familiar with.

Just wondering if someone could recommend best course of action going forward, cheers!

Oceanic Checklist

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:59:10 +0000

Hi folks,

A few years ago when I was regularly crossing the Atlantic there used to be an Oceanic Checklist that you could download, which had spaces to write down all your waypoints and the details for sending position reports....altitude, mach, ETA crossing and next etc. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy any more and I'm struggling to find it. Does anyone know if it's still available and if so point me in the right direction please

Cheers
Steve

California Airlines Fly-In

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:43:31 +0000

Hello all,

California Airlines VA are having a Fly-In on Sunday, 26th May, at 1500z, departing Newcastle for Paris CDG. Would it be possible to have any ATC out of EGNT for the departure, and possibly en-route as well. Also, I cannot get in touch with anyone from VATFrance, so if you know anyone that could provide ATC for the arrival, please could you let them know and ask the same question. For the flight, we currently have 5 definite pilots, however, a few more may turn up on the day.

Many thanks,
Ben Sinclair, Online Events Co-ordinator.
http://www.californiaair.net

Dubai Madness - Virgin Virtual Group

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:41:08 +0000

Guys,

Virgin Virtual Group (VVG) will be hosting an event on the 18th of May 2013 from London Heathrow to Dubai and ATC in London would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Shane Pinheiro
Human Resources Manager (VVG)

Yep...I'm Lost...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:50:59 +0000

Hey guys!
I'm new to VATSIM and I am really confused to be honest on where to even start.
I've downloaded EuroScope but that is as far as I have gotten to be honest. I have tried following the 30 minute setup guide but I just seem to get lost. Voice servers?
I managed to get myself onto Teamspeak so thats good.
Could anyone help me just get my EuroScope setup and tell me what my next step is as an aspiring controller.
Thanks!

Edit: My display name looks like it should have my surname in it. Can someone with the rights to do so change it to Calum Towers please?

[25 MAY 13] British Airways Virtual Presents OverNighter 13

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:40:37 +0000

- British Airways Virtual presents -

========>   OVN 13 - HEATHROW TO DUBAI - AN ARABIAN ADVENTURE !   <========

British Airways Virtual is proud to present our next major OverNighter Fly-In Event - OVN 13 - Heathrow to Dubai.

For our thirteenth OverNighter long haul event, we will be flying a somewhat shorter overnight service out of London, heading for the Jewel of the Middle East - Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.   The BA105 service departs London at around 9:30pm UK time, climbing out over Western Europe for the seven hour haul through the darkness to arrive in time for an early breakfast in that amazing oasis in the sand that is Dubai in the UAE!

Our pilots will takeoff from Heathrow under full Air Traffic Control, online with VATSIM, with scheduled departures beginning at 20:00z (21:00 UK time).   As with other OverNighter events, there will be slotted departures for three hours with the last departure scheduled for 23:00z (midnight UK time).   All being well, flights will arrive into Dubai, again under full Air Traffic Control, some seven hours later as the sun begins to rise over the desert.

Departure slots will be available for booking by BAV pilots from 20:00z until 23:00z on the day of departure on the VATSIM on-line flying network to allow our pilots to fly the trip online and gain the flight hours for the flight on their roster.   British Airways Virtual pilots will depart London Heathrow Airport on the evening of Saturday 25th MAY 2013 having booked one of the 37 available departure slots scheduled over the three-hour time window of the Event.   ATC will be provided on VATSIM for the departure out of Heathrow by VATSIM UK. In addition, ATC will be provided on VATSIM for the arrival into Dubai some seven hours later by the newly created VATSIM Emirates Division.

Will we all make it?   Can we all stay alert through seven hours of darkness and into the early hours to make a safe landing at the end?   How many of you can rise to the challenge?
We'll see what happens ........

*********************************************************************

As you can see by the above, British Airways Virtual would be very grateful if you chaps can provide ATC at Heathrow and out over the London area on the day of this event.   Here's thanking you all in advance!

Kind regards,

Lee James
Senior Captain
British Airways Virtual
Events Manager/Organiser

ATIS (Information)

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:14:52 +0000

Afternoon Vatsim,

I have recently had to re-boot all my PC and that meant that I had to redownload Euroscope and set up all my ASR again etc to control. At the moment I am having trouble with my ATIS in that the ATIS Maker URL and Extracted URL are out of date and showing wrong information. Can someone help provide me with the latest links please?

Any help would be appreciated

Kind Regards

Struggling with Concorde?

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:59:43 +0000

Take a look at this:

It's a pretty good video explaining how to fly the FSLabs version.

Liverpool Belfast City Hopping - LON Availability

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:43:26 +0000

Liverpool Belfast City Hopping

Gooooood morning,

This event is taking place on Sunday 19th May between 1700z and 2100z.

The Northern RTS has offered to roster this event for us, and will be covering the following positions:

AC North (LONN)
MAN West (MANW)

If you are available and would like to control for this event, please give Barrie your availability HERE.

Thank you.

Let's kick some...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:58:27 +0000

Thank you for your attention.

As most of your are aware FSC Weston is looming on the doorstep and I think we're all quite excited, either that or Alex J has had far too much Lucozade. Now, it has been suggested that we market ourselves a bit more on the VATSIM network (no, not in that way Bradley) in preparation for Weston by way of achieving at least one Iron Mic.

I can already see quite a few bookings for next week which is really pleasing to see, however, if I may provide some encouragement and ask that as many people control as possible and try and achieve an Iron Mic that would be wonderful. It will probably help blow the cobwebs away as well and remind you of some of fantastic procedures in the South West, whilst preparing you to wow Joe Public with your outrageous amount of knowledge and nerdyness.

Additionally, if you think you've forgotten a procedure and can't find it in a VMATs, CAP493 or VatUK website, then send us a quick message using the link in my signature and we'll explain it in the best way possible, giving examples where appropriate, etc. And please don't be afraid to do this as the last thing we want is for you to turn up to Weston and feel embarrassed in front of everyone because you have forgotten something.

Ta,
G.

[19/05/2013 1700z-2100z] Liverpool - Belfast City Hopping

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:31:42 +0000

BA B763

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:01 +0000

Something interesting today...

http://www.flightrad.../BAW234/13eaf00

and from about an hour later...

To promote a little discussion about things that appear out of the ordinary...what are your thoughts gents? Was this possible? Website error?

Oddities of the MD-80

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:43:17 +0000

Evening,

I know a person who is currently an F/O for American Airlines onf the 757/767. Up until last month he was commanding the MD80 on domestic routes for a year. He does a blog type thing on video, he does a post related to the video, of which you can find in the video description. His latest video is probably my favourite, showing some of the odd features of the Maddog... enjoy

Ben

PMDG confirm Xplane work

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:21:46 +0000

This is exciting news and real confirmation of what many of us want. Watch the first video.

http://xsimreviews.com/

Wycliffe

[EXAM] EGKK_TWR, Wednesday 15th May 1830Z

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:35:19 +0000

There will be an exam on Gatwick Tower (EGKK_TWR) on Wednesday commencing at 1830Z (7.30pm local time).

A good supply of VFR and IFR traffic, both inbound and outbound, will be required to complete the exam.

Supporting ATC from APP and London would also be much appreciated.

Please fly or control to support the exam if you can. As always, no funny business without permission from EGKK_X_TWR.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Own Post Editing Function Gone ?

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:30:05 +0000

Have been trying to replace one of the screenshots with a new link in one of my own posts - have just found that the edit function has gone, can it please be made available again in order for me to do this ?

This has only happened recently.

Thanks
David

[ 14 MAY | 17:30 - 20:00z } Europa League Final 2013 Fly-in

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:57:08 +0000

This years final of the Europa League, a prestigious and exciting battle between Chelsea and Benfica, is played in the Amsterdam ArenA stadium. Football supporters from all around the continent have to be flown in. The Dutch VACC invites you to pick your favourite charter flight and fly into Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one night before the match. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 14th between 17:30 and 20:00 UTC. Amsterdam will be fully staffed!

Marcel Zwitser
http://www.dutchvacc.nl

Introductions

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:32:16 +0000

As most of you are probably aware by now, at the end of last week I was appointed the as the new South West RTS Manager.
I have had a couple of busy days learning the ropes and familiarising myself with the new systems, and so now I thought it was about time I say hello from my official capacity.

Over the next few weeks I intend to speak to everyone who is currently involved with the RTS in one way or another, finding out where you are in terms of training (if applicable), what you like about the way things are at the moment, what you don’t like and what you would like to see happen short or long term in the RTS.

So, what is next for the RTS? Well, I understand that this is a subject that is being widely talked about at the moment. Please rest assured that the RTS as a whole is not going to change, short or long term.

One of the biggest issues that I am aware of within the RTS is the mentor to student ratio. My plan to correct this initially is by utilising current mentor capacity and in coordination with the ATC training department, to conduct group sessions. Using this method I hope to be able to give each student a group mentoring session once a fortnight, dependant on mentor availability. Independent of these group sessions students will still receive individual sessions, which I hope will also be conducted once a fortnight. Members who have completed their training will be invited to the group sessions should they wish to update their knowledge.

The greatly talked about 'South West Controller Pack' is also high on my list of things I would like to address; I am aware that there currently isn't a standard setup that new members can download, open Euroscope and be ready to control with, some setup is still required. I am due to speak to the relevant individuals about the progress of the pack later this week and from then I will know how long it will take to finish.

Next up... Events, events, events!! There are a large number events that run with a great deal of traffic in the UK on an annual basis and the South West RTS has a share of this with a resounding success on each occasion - of course the upcoming FSC Weston is a perfect example of this (I'll come back to the details of this next). Here in the South West, we have some very interesting airports with unusual procedures and when combined with our friendly and knowledgable controllers, I know we can increase the the awareness of these stunning characteristics and promote just how great we are. Of course the secondary effects this is to increase the overall traffic levels that controllers experience on a day to day basis.
The controllers of Gatwick have shown that by significantly manning the airport at peak times they can generate a constant flow of medium to high traffic levels for their controllers to enjoy. Yesterday (Monday) was a perfect example that if you man the airport aircraft will come, however, I have noticed that we do not receive a lot a traffic from other countries like we used to and this is a market that I would like to target with our events. I'm not talking big events that go on for a whole day and require a huge amount of planning; I'm talking about for example a small 'city hopper' - why not fly your new amazing Dash 8 from Bristol to Charles de Gaulle one evening and enjoy full enroute ATC the whole way? And yes before you ask this is a real world route operated by Flybe (I've done my homework). This is just one example, we could even arrange a VFR experience night between the channel islands and somewhere just off the northern coast of France or Belgium. In terms of frequency I wouldn't be looking to do this very often, maybe three or four times a year - I'd be more than happy to organise more if you wanted.

I would just like to say a quick word about FSC Weston while I have your attention. This is, in my opinion, one of the most important events on the Vatsim calendar as it is one of very few events where members of the public get to see 'the other chap' do his thing and the best bit is they left us in charge of running the whole thing!
We are representing the Vatsim network and every year that we attend we have done a stunning job, this year is going to be no exception as a result of Bradley and Callum's hard work in particular. So although I am happy for anyone to come to me with any questions you may have, and I have been briefed on a couple of things so I should be able to help, this is their show and ultimately I'm just there to look pretty (their words not mine).

One final note, I would just like to say that I like to think of myself as a very approachable person. If you have a problem, want to let off steam or have just had a really boring day at work and want to tell someone about it, I'm all ears! The best way to get hold of me is using the link in my forum signature as I will get notifications on my phone and will be able to respond as soon as I can. Obviously if I'm in Teamspeak then just grab me or send me a message saying you want a chat and I'll come and speak to you as soon as I can.
I don't want to dwell on this point, but I would also like to say that in light of recent events I would like to run an open RTS where any major changes that I am looking to make, where possible, will be asked to the members for their opinion first, after all it is your RTS!

And... If you haven't heard yet, we do have a twitter feed, it's @southwestrts. So feel free to follow and tweet us!

George.

Iron Mike Results 29-4-13 to 5-5-13

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:44:04 +0000

Congratulations to everyone who staffed EGGD_TWR, EGKK_TWR, EGKK_APP, and LON_CTR positions this week!

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Well done to this weeks winners!

Congrats to:

Altenburg Tower

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (TWR scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-04-29 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-05 23:59:59
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#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   EDAC    Altenburg                             105:59:55   63.1%
2   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA         44:20:07   26.4%
3   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy              43:41:08   26.0%
4   EDDF    Frankfurt                              33:18:50   19.8%
5   DFW     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX      31:55:39   19.0%
6   EGGD    Bristol                                  31:37:41   18.8%
7   ABE     Allentown Intl PA                   31:30:03   18.8%
8   EDDT    Berlin                                   31:27:11   18.7%
9   STL     St Louis Intl MO                     30:54:38   18.4%
10   SBGR    Guarulhos                          28:24:13   16.9%
11   EGKK    London-Gatwick                 25:33:08   15.2%
12   OPKC    Karachi                              24:59:19   14.9%
13   EWR     Newark Intl NJ                    21:07:12   12.6%
14   OMDB    Dubai Intl                          20:55:32   12.5%
15   UNWW    Novokuznetsk (Spichenkovo)     20:55:32   12.5%
16   DAL     Dallas Love Field TX           20:37:57   12.3%
17   PDX     Portland Intl OR                  19:21:06   11.5%
18   IAH     Houston Intercont. TX          19:13:19   11.4%
19   SCEL    Arturo Merino Benitez Int   18:30:46   11.0%
20   URRR    Rostov-na-Donu                18:19:19   10.9%
============================================================

Tallinn Approach

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (APP/DEP scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2013-04-29 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-05 23:59:59
============================================================
#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   EETN    Tallinn                                   86:16:58   51.4%
2   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA         61:24:12   36.5%
3   EDBB    Berlin                                   56:51:02   33.8%
4   EFHK    Helsinki                                54:18:02   32.3%
5   REG     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX      49:07:44   29.2%
6   MEM     Memphis Intl TN                   29:50:32   17.8%
7   USCC    Chelyabinsk (Balandino)     26:52:07   16.0%
8   SFO     San Francisco Intl CA           24:59:38   14.9%
9   LAS     Las Vegas Mc Carran Intl NV  24:28:38   14.6%
10   KLGA    New York La Guardia NY  23:35:22   14.0%
11   SBXP    Sao Paulo                          23:05:32   13.7%
12   KEWR    Newark Intl NJ                  22:51:15   13.6%
13   SECU    Cuenca-Mariscal Lamar    22:37:13   13.5%
14   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy            21:39:58   12.9%
15   BNA     Ballina                                20:54:08   12.4%
16   EPWA    Warszawa-Okecie           20:44:28   12.3%
17   EDDF    Frankfurt                          20:27:03   12.2%
18   KPHL    Philadelphia Intl PA         20:25:13   12.2%
19   EGKK    London-Gatwick             19:54:36   11.9%
20   ENGM    Oslo-Gardermoen          19:30:11   11.6%
============================================================

Chelyabinsk Centre

Top 20 Iron Mic Winners (CTR scoring)
From: 2013-04-29 00:00:01    /    Until: 2013-05-05 23:59:59
============================================================
#     ID   ARTCC/FIR name                    Uptime    Up %
--   ----   ----------------------------   ---------   -----
1   USCC   Chelyabinsk                     62:09:00   37.0%
2   EDWW   Bremen                          60:10:31   35.8%
3   LUUU   Chisinau                          41:21:31   24.6%
4   KZLA   Los Angeles                     37:15:56   22.2%
5   KZID   Indianapolis                      35:11:48   21.0%
6   ZBPE   Beijing                             34:31:24   20.5%
7   MMEX   Mexico                           33:56:30   20.2%
8   KZAU   Chicago                          31:15:47   18.6%
9   RJTG   Tokyo                              31:10:17   18.6%
10   KZKC   Kansas City                   30:44:08   18.3%
11   KZME   Memphis                       29:14:39   17.4%
12   EGTT   London                          27:29:30   16.4%
13   EDGG   Langen Radar              27:09:43   16.2%
14   KZFW   Fort Worth                    26:39:23   15.9%
15   EPWW   Warszawa                   26:35:03   15.8%
16   SVZM   Maiquetia                      26:18:16   15.7%
17   KZOA   Oakland                        26:14:45   15.6%
18   LPPC   Lisboa                           25:50:52   15.4%
19   KZHU   Houston                        25:50:42   15.4%
20   KZSE   Seattle                           25:19:02   15.1%
============================================================

[12 MAY 2013 | EDDT - LFPG] City Link Berlin Paris

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:26:19 +0000

Am 12.Mai 2013 freuen sich die VACC Germany und VACC France euch ein gemeinsames Event präsentieren zu dürfen. Zwischen Berlin-Tegel (EDDT) und Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) bieten wir euch vom Boden bis zum Center durchgehend ATC-Service von 1800 bis 2200z.

At Sunday, the 12th May 2013, VACC Germany and VACC France looking forward to present you an Shuttle-Event between Berlin-Tegel (EDDT) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG). Between this two airports we will provide you with ATC service from the Ground to the Center from 1800 to 2200z.

Le dimanche 12 mai 2013, VATSIM Germany et VAT France sont heureux de vous proposer une navette ( shuttle ) entre Berlin-Tegel (EDDT) et Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG). Un service ATC complet sera assuré entre ces deux plateformes entre 1800 et 2200z.

Charts and Sceneries :

LFPG
Charts: https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/
AEROSOFT Payware [FSX / FS9]: http://en.shop.aerosoft.com/eshop.php?ac…plier_aid=10233
FREEWARE [FSX / P3D]: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=9243096
FREEWARE [Xplane]: http://xpfr.org/?body=scene_accueil&sc=109

EDDT
Charts: http://www.vacc-sag.org/airport/EDDT
AEROSOFT Payware [FSX / FS9]: http://www.aerosoft.de/cgi-local/rd/ibos…4230120,FS01903
FREEWARE [FSX / FS9]: http://aviation-design.de/index.php?opti…ct&id=2&lang=de
FREEWARE [Xplane]: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=…&showfile=12662

Bristol GND and TWR

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:20:39 +0000

Afternoon guys Me and Jordan Howe this morning were controlling Bristol for a five hours between us both. We didnt expect it but had lots and lots of traffic with a good mix of VFR and IFR. I would like to thank all the members that flown for us today and just say that it was much appreciated as it also gave GND the chance to practise his Clearances.
Thanks again all

Reinstall Horizon in seconds

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:23:15 +0000

We've all been there, wanting to do a fresh FSX install/reinstall and being totally put off by the thought of feeding in a big stack of Horizon scenery DVDs or manually adding hundreds of Areas to Scenery Library. Well, you don't have to, this takes seconds to reinstall the whole lot. I recently did this for my laptop to take to Weston FSC and completed the job in less than half a cup of coffee.

All you need is a backup copy of your Horizon Simulation folder with the all the installed files in it. Yes it's a HUGE folder but can easily be dumped onto an external HDD or put on a NAS drive. Just a straight copy of your existing one (assuming you have one!). Put your copy of it wherever you want to on your HDD's, mine's on my D:\ drive with the rest of FSX stuff on C:\  having copied it from my NAS to the laptop. Yeah, ok that bit takes a while but you can cut the grass while it copies.

Then you need a copy of Scenery Config Editor, a free utility http://fs-sceditor.sourceforge.net/  . If you've never used this then you don't know what you're missing, it basically takes all the hard work out of editing your scenery.cfg allowing you to use drag'n'drop for groups of files when re-ordering your scenery library. It also identifies any errors therein, dupe layer numbers, dupe file names etc etc.

The wonderful trick with Scenery Config Editor and  Horizon is that SCE contains a tool called "Generate from Directory", you just point it at each Horizon volume's top level folder i.e. Vol1, Vol2 and Vol3 in my case. It will then find all the subfolders with Scenery & Texture in them and instantly create the hundreds of required entries for scenery.cfg. Once you've done that you can drag'n'drop everything to put it all in the correct order and that's it.

Job done. Happy Camper

FSUIPC will stop working today and update required

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:33:24 +0000

This is the post on the FSUIPC website..........

http://forum.simflig...l-user-systems/

Bristol FUN!

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:25:02 +0000

Morning Everyone,

Bristol TWR is booked this morning by myself as from 11:00-12:30GMT however, I am controlling as of now, lets get Bristol packed with aircraft and have some fun!

You can do either:
VFR
IFR
VFR CCT
IFR CCT
Non Standards it is your choice, lets enjoy the weather ;D

FSUICE WSAECONNRESET

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:47:29 +0000

Hello,

I've been having this issue for about two days now. Every 10 minnutes or so .. I keep getting disconnect from VATSIM. I did A LOT of research online and read other post about this, and I've concluded that it is the UPnP settings that must be disable. Which I did disable it ... However, still no luck. Can anyone please help fix this problem? Thank you very much in advance!

Attached Thumbnails

Setting the record straight

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:06:47 +0000

Hi All,

Dont panic!

Please could all SERTS members & mentors take a few minutes to have a look at the following topic http://community.vatsim-uk.co.uk/topic/25554-serts-student-mentor-groupings/ and check they are in the correct group. If this requires updating please e-mail us at se[at]vatsim-uk.co.uk

Thanks
James

New South West RTS Manager

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:03:00 +0000

I am delighted to announce that George Complin has been appointed as South West RTS Manager. In addition to his activity in the South West, George brings with him experience of mentoring at Heathrow and in the South East. I am very much looking forward to working with him.

Please join me in congratulating him on this appointment!

Hiding own posts

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:51:13 +0000

Why don't they bring back the remove post function? At this present time no one can delete their own posts..

Practical Suggestion - contentious content

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:07:18 +0000

A thought....

Whilst the onus is on the author to decide if content is suitable there are always going to be some types of videos or other media that might upset someone for a variety of reasons, particularly where "shock value" is a factor.  In such cases the text you write around the media partly sets the perception of the audience.

Our forum software contains many useful features, some of which could perhaps assist us in these situations.  The spoiler feature I particularly like.  Whilst I cannot speak for the moderation team, I would imagine that if you wished to post something that could be taken in a negative way and you made use of features to protect the audience from shock value for an open discussion then you would stand a good chance of the post remaining in place...

As always, it is open to interpretation, but perhaps could be used by mods as well as members in "50/50" scenarios?

As an example: -

-----------------------------------------------------------------

I found this video on youtube about a very routine landing at EGBB of a 737.  I thought the touchdown was ok but found the PA by the cabin crew to have a high pitch whistle that they should fix.
If you are easily shocked then please do not watch this video

Spoiler

Majestic Q400 and Holding Patterns - workaround

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:31:45 +0000

For those who don't read the Majestic forum a couple of us have been querying how this aircraft does (or rather doesn't) Hold properly, it's now confirmed as a buggette. I discovered a workaround which now appears to be the 'official' way around the problem.

What happens is when having setup a Hold it will, if it's done right, happily enter the Hold and then complete one lap. It then heads off out of the pattern on the inbound heading with a "leg extended" message. (There's another issue with it sometimes shooting off on a wrong heading, more on that at the end of this).

What you need to do for now is enter the Holding Fix into the Flight Plan page TWICE (the bug is that it should do that automagically when you define the Hold, it doesn't). You define the holding pattern on the SECOND entry of the fix so a simple FP I've tested is EGGD BRI EGGD. If you want to Hold at the BRI you enter the FP as EGGD BRI BRI EGGD and define the Hold on the second BRI. Once the Hold is Armed you should ensure your NAV page now shows From: EGGD To: BRI Nx: HOLD. Once in the Hold it will change to From: BRI To: HOLD Nx: HOLD and will stay in the pattern for as long as you want it to. Job done. The same workaround applies to longer FP's so if you're on a Stira1A into EGPF and expecting a Stira Hold you would enter STIRA twice in the FMC and define the hold on the second instance.

The second issue is related to the definition of the Hold. It doesn't at all like you setting 1 minute legs, you'll note the default is a Distance of 5 miles. Using the above example and setting 1 minute legs instead of a distance then it may start it's first outbound turn but never complete it and head off on a heading of 000/360. This doesn't happen every time but quite often it does and it can't be trusted! I've found that using the default Distance will always achieve a complete pattern albeit it a slightly bigger pattern than normal. Having resolved the first problem of it only doing one lap I'm now testing how sensitive that Distance or Time setting is and whether shorter distances can be used to try and get closer to a normal sized hold. In the meantime leaving it at the default 5 miles will achieve a successful hold should you need it.

Hope this helps!

Only on VATSIM

Fri, 03 May 2013 23:01:07 +0000

So after spending a few nights earlier in the week learning the Feelthere ERJ 145 I thought I'd do a flight on VATSIM, From LSGG to EGGD as Bristol is where I like to fly a lot, especially when learning something new.

Was a bit gutted when I saw approach and tower disappear not long into my flight but then halfway through a mentoring session came to life and also 4 hawks came along and started flying circuits. I tuned early to let Jordan (TWR) know I was coming in on BRI1C for a ILS RW27 approach and he handled it like a pro. Flew my arrival and approach whilst the guys in the hawks were vectored around and landed nicely although still got to get that landing sussed right, it's not a P51 or Citation X!

Only VATSIM can give you that unexpected experience with real people flying about and it made for an awesome end to the flight, so thanks guys for a great evening from an appreciative pilot.

FMC not reconising airports

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:50:58 +0000

Hello all,
Quick problem relating to the Wilco E-Jets FMC (or MCDU or whatever it is called these days). The basic issue is when I attempt to input an airports ICAO code, it simply comes back with invalid entry. I know I haven't given much information but any help would be appreciated.
E

[TFC Request] EGPH_TWR

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:35:40 +0000

Hi all,

Currently a mentoring session on Edinburgh Tower, I know it's late notice but all traffic would be kindly appreciated especially VFR (:

Regards

Apollo moving map

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:31:19 +0000

Got a new pc and used the apollo moving map which I think is absolutely incredible .
How do I transfer this to my new pc from my old one when I can`t find the original disc -- unless it was just a download.
Apollo have sent me an e mail for download again and it doesn`t work !! So the easiest thing is to somehow copy from my old pc perhaps ??

servinfo

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:19:48 +0000

I went on line yesterday with fsinn . I had placed myself at Cardiff Airport but when I looked at servinfo to see if any controllers were on duty I was shown at st Athene ( think it was spelled that way ) and not at Cardiff Airport .
On Vatspy it was showing me correctly at Cardiff . Can anyone throw any light on this ?
I also remember a few weeks ago I was flying on line at Bristol and I was on approach descending on finals from about 600 ft and the controller was showing me at something like 2000 ft and on downwind I was at 1000 ft and he had me at about 3500 ft or something like that ?????????

kind regards

Paul Woods .

Glasgow UFO

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:39:15 +0000

Seen this a few days ago and found it rather interesting:

''THE A320 PILOT reports descending on final descent into Glasgow, operating under IFR in VMC with a RCS from Glasgow APP. The landing lights were selected on, as was the SSR transponder with Modes A, C and S; the ac was fitted with an ACAS. Passing altitude 4000ft (QNH 1015hPa), in clear conditions with the sun behind them, both he and the PNF saw an object ‘loom ahead’ at a range of about 100m. The object passed directly beneath before either of the crew had time to take avoiding action or had ‘really registered it’ although they were both agreed that it appeared blue and yellow (or silver) in colour with a small frontal area but that it was ‘bigger than a balloon’. The estimated mis-distance was 300ft.
He assessed the risk of collision as ‘High’....''

For full report go to: http://www.airproxbo...3.03Reports.pdf
Or find the report attached and go to page 42

Related and constructive opinions are welcome.

Enjoy,

Attached Files

20130320-2013.03Reports.pdf 1.81MB 11 downloads

Aerial Photos - KJFK

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:59:32 +0000

Link= Daily Mail cover of KJFK captured by New York based photographer and pilot, Jeffrey Milstein.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318173/Flying-high-Photographer-captures-different-view-New-Yorks-JFK-airport-takes-skies-shoot-above.html

this made me lol

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:34:49 +0000

it really did make me lol & rofl & lmao

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-behave-on-an-internet-forum

trolololol

Rocketroute

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:22:25 +0000

hello together

The website Rocketroute provides a basic version that is for free. Here are also many charts from the UK AIP, Civil Aviation Authority AMDT 12/12.

And who signed up is activated for 14 days in the "pro version". There you will find a flight-planning-tool wich is really good; with flightplanns validated by Euro Control, including any ammendments, Quadrantal rule (Grosbritanien) Semicircular / hemispheric rule and RVSM.

Look here: EGLL-LSZH: DVR UL9 KONAN UL607 REMBA UM624 DIK UN852 493123N0062130E/N0450F200 UN852 SUTAL/N0450F190 N852 GTQ V17 LUPEN/N0450F230 Y711 NATOR T723 RILAX

Also an app exsist. Then you will have all the charts in your pants bag.

If someone has already presented this website somewhere else, I apologize

PS: My mother tongue is Swiss German, excuse my stupid english

HELP! Graphics Card Driver Update Killed FSX...

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:11:14 +0000

I just updated the driver for my graphics card, which was recommended by Microsoft (it's an NVIDIA card). I then ran FSX and here is the result... Other than uninstalling the updates/system restore - does anyone have any fixes? Thanks!

And apologies, I don't know to remove the download link but ignore that

Training Update

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:51 +0000

Hey Guys,

Not had an update from me for awhile so I thought it about time to fill you in with whats happening training wise.

There were 41 mentoring sessions over March and April and whilst no student was forwarded for a pre-exam many are making excellent progress. My thanks to the mentors for their continued efforts.

The training places were reviewed in the second week of April to as follows:

Stansted Tower: 5 Places
Essex Radar: 3 Places
Luton Tower: 3 Places

If you were given a training place then you should have received an email from me. Please also email me with any comments that you have. For instance if you are going to be unavailable for a month then let me know and your training place can be shared with someone else.

Whilst many students are making good progress I would ask that you keep your availability up as much as possible. We do have a good number of mentors now and what I am seeing is students getting very near pre exam stage and then disappear for a month. Perfectly understandable as this is a hobby but I just wanted to make sure you understand that it will effect your progress as we will have to go over a few things again and get you back up to speed with handling large amounts of traffic.

My thanks to Paul Williams for his Cheat Sheets and other resources that he has kindly produced for the RTS.

The new Luton vMATS is in the works and should be out in the not so distant future.

I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone undertaking Exams soon the very best of Luck.

That's it from me - any questions, comments, queries then please get in touch.

Cheers,
Martin

New PC question

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:32:23 +0000

Hi all

We have just moved house and got a bit of compo from the council , my wife has let me (you guessed it she is in control of the compensation money dohh) use upto £470 for a new PC , now I don't want Windows 8 and saw a PC with an AMD 6300 CPU ..AMD 6670 GPU 4gig ram and Windows 7 on EBay for about that kind of money , does that sound ok ? Is any one using the AMD 6300 ? ...I saw a few others in there I'm looking at as well ...not sure how it would run FSX but it would run FS9 maxed (even my lappy does or near as dam it ) I would imagine .

Thanks
Rich

Kim Jong-Un | What plane is he sat in (last pic in link)

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:50:03 +0000

As per thread title. What plane is he in?

http://kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com/

Just Wanted to Say Thanks!

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:09:44 +0000

Hi All

Think I am into my 4th VATSIM flight now and just wanted to say thanks to all the UK ATC (especially Stansted and Heathrow) I have encountered. Very friendly, helpful and with a touch of humour too which always helps .

Thanks!

Bristol VRP - Clifton suspension bridge

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:44:50 +0000

Add to EGTT.ESE,

N051.26.56.439:W002.37.39.944:EGGD VRPs:Clifton Suspension Bridge
N051.26.56.439:W002.37.39.944:EGFF VRPs:Clifton Suspension Bridge

Hicks Gate Roundabout no longer in use

Transferable IVAO rating to VATSIM

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:47 +0000

Good afternoon ladies and gents.

Just a quick question regarding ATC ratings. I tried to open a ticket but having difficulties creating an account on the ticket system.

I am currently An aerodrome controller on the IVAO UK network, after having a practical exam and have been for over a year, and have gained over 300 hours.

I have links to validate this.

Is there anyway you can transfer your rating over to the vatsim network, or have some leeway on getting rated?

Cheers guys.

Ryan

G-TUIA 787

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:10:09 +0000

http://www.airliners...iner/2256914/L/

The Dreamliner looks so nice I'm just hoping it does the crew training at EMA (or is that just me been really biased ) first before it actually enters doing long haul flights from the 2nd week in July.

Tom

Free Speech

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:32:55 +0000

If you were ever in any doubt about the stifling of free speech on VATSIM, then you need no longer be following the lockdown of the recent topic "What now for the South-West?". Who felt they had the arbitrary right to hinder the broadcast of members' opinions? Who is afraid of vigorous discussion and the examination of policies that affect our hobby? This latest denial of free argument was precipitous in its appearance, discourteous to those who wished to add their opinions and reflects the very worst excesses of that type of mindset which George Orwell described as belonging to the Thought Police.

Why was the topic locked and what are you afraid of, whoever you are? You should be ashamed.

Monitor "Out Of Range"

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:07:49 +0000

Hi All,

Had a little problem develop completely out of the blue today.
I had to leave the computer briefly earlier and as I was turning off the monitors I knocked the "Image Auto Adjust" button..
This then resulted, after the adjustment had been completed, in an "Out Of Range" warning being displayed on a black screen on my second monitor.

I have no idea why the monitor won't now work. I can take the frequency down (23Hz is the only one other than 60 Windows allows), or the resolution down below native (1920x1080 is native) and the monitor will work, but at 60Hz and 1920x1080 resolution the monitor keeps telling me it is out of range.

I've tried swapping cables around, changing the graphics card outputs etc but to no avail. My primary monitor (which is an identical model to the secondary) works perfectly at native resolution in either GPU output.

Both my monitors are Viewsonic VA2413wm models.

Any thoughts?

Cheers in advance,

Andy