As you can see, there was no real trend for the first 3 hours. It was all ups and downs. Near the last 2 hours of controlling, the data trended upward a bit. Although I did end up getting more traffic by then end, this isn’t enough to convince me that longer time controlling = more traffic. So in conclusion, the longer you control doesn’t necessarily mean more traffic. It just depends on when you control, and if there is lots of activity on the server or not. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your day!
I like to stay open longer than the minimum time (30 minutes or 1 hour) whenever I can.
To generate traffic, some strategies, such as staying longer, work but not always.
I try to have a plan. Following the ATC schedule is good as pilots know that there is most likely to be active control there, so you have a chance of generating traffic. Having radar frequencies (approach/departure/center) open along with tower/gound helps, but not always.
My main plan is to open some airport preferably that provides regional flights close to a busy HUB (something like 1 to 2 flight hours away). That’s when the ‘marathon’ begins. Whenever I can I wait for that aircraft arriving in 20 minutes. Even if it’s just one, because while it arrives, others may be heading to your airport. For that I track traffic and if I can wait, I will wait.
Opening some airports with specific procedures helps not to get bored while waiting for traffic.
If you see me controlling the Expert Server I’ll basically be following that. As I said, it doesn’t always work, but maybe the persistence in waiting for the pilots whenever you can, will make you recognized as the controller that will be there when I fly to your airport.
Congrats on what you’ve achieved!
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I agree, everytime I see you controlling on the ES I can count on you that you remain open, while I make my flight to your airport. (Mostly doing short-midhaul)
