When doing the departure clearance for the airport you are controlling, for the squawk code, do you just give a random set of numbers or is it determined by something ..read more

Hi all, First of all, I'm not a controller. I'm assuming, that this topic is more likely to get a reply from a Controller, than a pilot, which is why I posted in this in 'Controller Talk' forum. I'm working on a file, which can help me plan my flight, so that the Vatsim ATC coverage is as complete as possible, at the given time of my departure and arrival. For this, I'm using data from: https://statsim.net/atc A prerequisite for this, is that a fair quantity of Controllers are actually booking their session on this website. I have close to none insight in how a Controller is supposed to act wh ..read more

Hello all, I'm posting to let everyone know with as much advanced notice as possible, that I have begun planning for the eventual retirement of VRC. I have not done any new feature development for VRC in many years, mainly because VRC was written in a programming language that I haven't used since 2004, and I simply don't consider myself fluent in that language. (I really never did ... VRC is the only application I ever wrote in C++.) As such, I have no desire nor motivation to work on it, and any development time that I have available gets put into vPilot, vERAM, and vSTARS. So, as of today ..read more

Good Morning Does anyone have a contact for the ATC side of world flight as would like to offer my services, where needed.     ..read more

Quote from Skybrary.aero for European flights: "If an aircraft is transferred from an ATS unit where CPDLC is not available to an ATS unit where CPDLC is available, the aircraft uses DLIC to log on to the unit that is CPDLC equipped. The procedures and timings are detailed in the respective AIP. If both adjacent ATS units are using CPDLC the transfer of voice communications and CPDLC commences concurrently. The transferring unit being the Current data authority (CDA) designates the receiving unit as Next data authority (NDA). The purpose of this designation is to reduce the possibility of logg ..read more

Dear friends, In our ATC clients, we have the .break command to alert adjacent controllers that we are on break - i.e. not accepting handoffs, about to close, or going AFK for a short moment. Once the .break command is used, the controller is highlighted in the ATC's controller list as being on break. I was wondering if there would be value in making this highlighted state also visible to pilots in their pilot clients, that way pilots might know not to call at that very moment, or at least have an idea why they are not receiving a response to their call (especially on, say, a 30-60 second bath ..read more

So according to developer FSHud it is normal to give a local qnh when cleared to a flight level? Like: KLM745 climb to FL220 qnh 1016 According to me this is totally wrong! It should be just: KLM745 climb to FL220 without qnh. What are your opinions, maybe some reallife controllers can tell what is right? Read here the whole topic: https://www.simforums.com/forums/topic65082_post419689.html#419689 Gr. Robert Koolstr ..read more

Hello,I am a OBS training to become a S1 at ZOB   Saturday morning,I will have my eighth session...I been struggling with one thing...IFR clearances.   Surpisingly,I am good at VFR clearances Tips ..read more

I just finished all of the acaademy lessons and the system told me I was good to control small field to get used to the software. I tried to connect, but my ratings haven't updated yet. Can someone update those please? Thank you ..read more

HitSquad Applications for the 2022 Eastbound edition are now open. Once again we are looking for experienced air traffic controllers to join our HitSquad team for our upcoming edition of Cross the Land to aid with areas in the Middle East and as such that need additional manpower. Note to members: Only members with a rating of S3 and above who have consolidated their rating (50 hours minimum (excluding ATIS + OBS hours) + 90 days since rating issue) are eligible to submit their applications. Members who hold an S1 or S2 rating are not eligible to apply. Members may apply by clicking here ..read more