The Shocking Reality of Infinite Flight Violations! - January 2025 Appeals Data


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🎯 Appeals Data – January 2025 Edition 📊✈️


As we soar into 2025, the Infinite Flight Appeals Team is back with another jaw-dropping data report! 📉 From unexpected pilot blunders to easily avoidable mistakes, we’ve seen it all this month! 😵‍💫

Are you guilty of the most common violations? Keep reading to find out what NOT to do and how to stay out of the appeals process! 🚀

A HUGE shoutout to the Infinite Flight Developers and IFATC controllers for keeping our virtual skies professional and safe! 🎉👏


🚦The 3 Most Common Violations – Are You at Risk? 😬

Ignoring ATC Instructions – The #1 reason for violations! ATC exists for a reason—listen and comply! 🎧

Taxiing Through Others – Cutting in line isn’t just rude; it’s a violation! Follow proper taxi procedures! 🏁

Ignoring Assigned Altitude/Heading – Flying your own route instead of what ATC assigns? That’s a direct path to a report! 📉

🤔 Think you’re a pro? Check the numbers below to see how many pilots got caught this month!


This report is based solely on cases where users reached out to the Appeals Team, Moderators, or Staff. Violations that were not appealed are not included. All names have been removed for privacy to ensure fairness, and the data is anonymized and shared for educational purposes only to help both pilots and controllers improve.

📊 January 2025 Appeals – The Hard Facts!
  • 📝 Total Appeals Submitted: 282 😲

  • ✅ Approved Appeals: 102 🎉

  • ❌ Denied Appeals: 180 😬

💥 That means more than half of pilots who appealed still got DENIED! 😱


📌 Violation Categories & Outcomes 📋

Below is a detailed breakdown of the violation categories, the number of appeals submitted, and the outcomes of those appeals:

Documented Appeals by Category


Violation Category Reversal / Approved Denied / Uphold Total Appeals
🚫 Not Following Instructions 30 45 75
📏Not following ATC assigned heading, altitude, or speed 22 37 59
🛬Crossing RWY w/o Permission 5 7 12
✈️Failure to Maintain Separation 1 2 3
Taxiing Through Others 3 11 14
Failure to exit RWY 2 3 5
Unresponsive while climbing, descending or manuvering 5 11 16
Aligned with the wrong runaway 1 4 5
🛫Takeoff/Landing Without Permission 3 7 10
Excessive Speed 4 11 15
Taxi without Permission 5 5 10
Failure To Complete Instrument Approach 3 7 10
🛑 Entering RWY w/o Permission 7 18 25
Failure to Divert 1 6 7
Other 10 6 16

🚨 These numbers show why you need to stay alert, follow ATC, and avoid costly mistakes!

Other Documentations


Additional comments and outcomes related to specific appeals during this period:

Remarks Quantity
No Response from Pilot 38
Controller Requested Removal 8
Simple Pilot Error 41
Deleted Replays 18
Controller Error 12
One Time Courtesy 46

⚠️ Pro Tip: If you delete your replay, you LOSE your chance to appeal! Always keep a copy! 🎥


📚 How to Avoid Getting Reported! 🤓

Listen to ATC Instructions Don’t argue, don’t hesitate just follow instructions! 🎧
Know the Expert Server Rules: You can’t claim ignorance when you break the rules! 🤷
Be Stable Internet Connection: Lag or connection drops can lead to unintentional violations.🛫

💡Pro Tip : A clean record shows professionalism and helps you avoid future appeals!


🛡️ Prevention Playbook: Expert Strategies

  • 👨‍✈️ Pilots: Most violations come from simple mistakes and distractions—pay attention and follow ATC commands! 🎯

  • 🗣️ Controllers: Giving clear and precise instructions is key to avoiding unnecessary violations! 📡

🚀 Pro Tip: Review the CommonCommon Expert Server Mistakes to improve your skills and stay violation-free! 🏆


📖 Must Read Guides for Pilots & ATC


📊 Check Out My Previous Appeals Data!

If this report piqued your interest, check out my previous appeals data projects:


🔮 Violation Forecast: February Predictions

Based on historical trends, we expect:

  • 12% ↑ in landing pattern violations (holiday new pilots)
  • 9% ↓ in ATC disregard (after this report’s publication)

💥 Final Thoughts - Will YOU Be on Next Month’s Report?

🚀 Want to stay violation-free? Then learn from these mistakes and fly smarter!

💡 Pilots: Pay attention, follow ATC, and review the rules!
💬 Controllers: Keep instructions clear and maintain professionalism!

🚨 Let’s make Infinite Flight a safer and more professional experience for everyone! 🌍✈️


🔴 What surprised you most? Let’s discuss below!" 👇💬

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Interesting how there were more appeals than December despite there being fewer pilots on the server on a day-to-day basis from the holidays being over, etc…

sigh…

These two still being the top two reasons is…concerning tbh…

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I’m surprised by the number of successful appeals especially in the Level 3 violation areas (entering runway w/o permission, takeoff w/o permission, etc). Since these are quite serious infractions, do the successful appeals mean a mistake in reporting by the controller? Also leads up to the question of ‘are most of successful appeals due to controller mistake OR leniency by the appeals team?

Good data once again Daeng! Nice animation up top as well 😄

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Yea many people ignore atc and it keeps the rest of us aggitated and trying to get out of wherever we are going

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More great data, nice one @Daeng-E and Appeals team!

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It’s that time of the month again! 👏👏

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Fascinating data, very nicely presented too.

The number of appeals that are awarded is, frankly, alarming. One can’t help but wonder if this is due to an increase in IFATC mistakes, having itchy fingers perhaps or lacking situational awareness… Or, an increase in misunderstandings created by the ATC system itself. The ever-increasing amount of traffic in the IF skies surely plays a roll too. However, In a perfect system the appeals awarded should be close to nil. Obviously people make mistakes, that’s perfectly natural. But 30-50% of appeals being reports being overturned is slightly alarming to me and suggests there may be something else going on here…

Potentially worth an investigation. I’m sure IFATC management have a far better picture of what’s going on, but it’s certainly food for thought.

Thanks again for this, really interesting!

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I mean, I totally understand what you are saying @A_Hippopotamus, but this is only the numbers of violations that were appealed. The actual number of violations given are probably so much higher. And people don’t typically appeal unless they think there’s a chance it will go through. So technically, I’d rather like to see a high percentage of appeals going through successfully with low amounts of them being filed, as that would indicate that the majority of violations were issued correctly and taken well by the community.

Then again, I may totally be wrong on this, that’s just my two cents

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I mentioned this in a previous month and they basically said that they just use this as a learning experience for the pilots who go through the effort of reaching out. It makes sense, most people playing are probably like 13-16 so being super super harsh probably isn’t a good business practice.

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Appreciate your thoughts! Some successful appeals come down to clear replay evidence, occasional miscommunication, or rare one-time courtesy cases, but most reports are still justified. Thanks for checking out the data! 😄✈️

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This was a fun read, well put together!

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This is so interesting

Nice Data here! If your connection is unstable, which leads to a violation. Would that be appealed? I didn’t do this, just a question :)

Also take into account that 46 were ‘one time courtesy’. This suggests there were grounds for the violation but the Appeals team possibly accepted a mitigating arguement or a full admission of a mistake and allowed it to slide for 1 time only.

As an IFATC Officer myself, i only ever issue a violation if it is absolutely necessary, i.e. the pilot in question is affecting other users experience or blatantly causing conflicts (it happens!).

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I think one thing to consider is that the main goal of the entire appeal system is to educate, not necessarily to punish. This explains why “one time courtesy” are even a thing. I’m pretty sure the Appeals Team exercises these courtesies if the pilots fully understands the infraction and shows a willingness to not repeat them.

And of course, we also have to keep in mind that there are varying degrees of pilot non-compliance. Pushing back in the wrong direction carries less weight than entering a runway without permission (hence the distinction of level 2 and 3 vios).

At the end of the day, Infinite Flight is a business, and people are paying real money to fly multiplayer on the ES. There has to be a balancing act between upholding the ES standards and “pleasing” (for a lack of a better word) the flying population (who are customers) through appeals.

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Judgement Day💀