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These are the other topics that may be of use if you are flying in Expert Server

Common Mistakes: How to Fix Them!

Do you find that, when controlling, your airspace is crowded and confusing, and doesn’t feel like it’s as efficient as it could be? Fret not, there is probably a way to improve that! Within this topic, I’d like to cover some things such as departure sequencing, upwind incursions, and ground conflicts, with an example based approach to all situations to ensure that understanding is met. Let’s get started! Please note, these tips are opinion based. If you have questions about the logic behind t…

Fighter Aircraft Etiquette

We now have autopilot for fighters. Surely you’ll want to fly them too, so what’s expected of you on the Expert Server? December 2017 update is cleared for takeoff. There is currently no system limit on speeds for fighter aircraft, however a reasonable speed should always be maintained when in a controlled airspace, whether tower or approach. As a general rule 250-300kts should never be exceeded when under the control of ATC. The following are a good rule of thumb and the recommended milit…

Center ATC - Pilot tips, do's and don'ts

Tips for flying while on Center frequency Center ATC provides services in two ways: (1) helping to ensure separation in the skies and (2) assisting Approach and Departure ATCs. The tips you see below are based on common mistakes and great practices we see happening in IF and I hope they contribute to provide some more clarity. Reference info: Tyler’s Center ATC tutorial IFATC manual, Center section. Approach Procedures Tutorial (part 3) Pilots, please do File a flight plan. It’s a good …

Don't quit when you get Please follow instructions

Over the past months I see more pilots quit their flight after I sent him a ‘Please follow instructions’ or ‘Check help pages’. Some contact me here and ask me why I sent them this, and then they tell me, that they quit because they were afraid to get ghosted. With the new expert server requirements, the fear of being ghosted is there; I realise that. But to those pilots, the serious ones who visit this community regularly, learn about the rules and try to contribute to good game-play, to thos…

Showing Airmanship towards ATC and pilots

With the massive increase in pilots due to lockdowns and isolations, it is important to show some care towards ATC and other pilots. Below is a rundown of things you should be doing to show good airmanship. Before you fly expert, I want you to ask yourself: Am I in a rush? Will I be able to maintain concentration until cruise? If you answer no to either of these question, don’t fly expert. Before takeoff Departure Cruise Descent & Approach After landing Thanks for having a read, …

Most Common TS Habits You Should Leave There Upon Joining Expert

What this is: With long-haul flights bringing more and more pilots to Expert quicker, a simple list of habits picked up on TS that should be left behind. What this is not: A thread to rehash every nuisance encountered on TS; every picture of a plane passing through another, etc.; a tutorial (those should, however, be read if you’d don’t want your first and second sessions on Expert to be a week apart; as always, this is not a callout thread or a roll call of who ‘does it right’. Stand By Rece…

What the ATIS commands mean to a pilot?

As a pilot, you should understand what the various ATIS remarks/commands mean and how you should respond as a pilot. ATIS Remarks ATC Intention Actions as a Pilot No Intersection Departures The ATC would like pilots to use the full length of the runway Proceed to hold short at the end of the runway Intersection Departures OK ATC will allow pilots to take off from intersections If your plane does not require the full length, you may hold short at an intersection and ask for takeoff N…