Priority Handling or VIP Movement

If I use the callsign ‘Air Force One’ on Expert Server while flying the VC-25A, do I get priority over everyone? Or can I use ‘Air Force One’ and fly any aircraft and still get priority handling?

Sad to say that no one gets priorities no matter the callsign used. ATC will treat all aircraft equally, regardless of whether you use “Air Force One” or any other callsign in game.

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That’s what I thought. Pretty amazing when I totally understand that I was essentially the third to pushback, and as soon as ‘Air Force One’ pulls up… they get a request to pushback, permission given within seconds, request to taxi, followed by a quick clearance all before the other two aircraft ahead of me.

If they are in the clear, I don’t see why they can’t get clearance to push and taxi immediately.

The only VIP movement is when Dan is doing stream and he (and other staff) will be prioritized

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ATC is in the business of providing Quality, Efficient, Safe and Expeditious service to our pilots, not preferential treatment.
Here’s an example:
I’m controlling ground and tower at LFPG (Paris Charles de Gaulle airport)

Aircraft A (A380) requested pushback and taxi to RWY 26R
Aircraft B (B737) also requested pushback and taxi to RWY 26R

Me as the ground controller would most likely have Aircraft A taxi full length for the departure (because of the size of the aircraft)

Aircraft B would most likely get an intersection departure taxi (because in this scenario aircraft B doesn’t need the full length of the runway to depart)

In this scenario I am not giving preferential treatment to Aircraft B, nor is Aircraft B skipping the departure queue. it’s just a more efficient traffic flow while expeditiously getting pilots into the air.

If my example is off the mark or incorrect somebody please correct me 🤣😂
@Ronni_Fuentes

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No. Nobody it’s getting priority. That would be quite chaotic for everyone if on a busy airspace, for example. It’s a flight simulator after all, a game. It’s not real life, which is quite chaotic already. ;)

Either way, most of the users I’ve seen using the AF1 callsign end up breaking the Expert Server rules (especially going crazy with fighters) and therebefore, being reported lol.

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