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  1. J.D., Turns out that SkyVector does show at least the Melbourne VOR on 114.1 MHz. And below the SkyVector image is an au.gov website link which gives me the impression that VOR navigation is something you learn other ways than from a chart, unless they are on the WACS, which cover the country. https://vfrg.casa.gov.au/pre-flight-planning/preparation/charts/ More sites: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2538/where-can-i-find-ga-vfr-maps-for-australia# This says something about charts, but not what. Requires sign-up: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/naips/Account/Logon https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/naips/Documents/About Guide to WACs coverage and names: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/wac/World_Aeronautical_Charts.pdf Perhaps there are few enough VORs in Australia, that one learns them as needed by flight with the help of local knowledge, like the airport manager? That Airport guide didn't say anything about aids to navigation. I hope this helps. Sean Kelly -- Dad's airplane: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N33029.html
  2. Hi Everyone, Was hoping you guys could reply with links to "heroic" ATC videos: controllers saving the day, type of situations. Got any? Thanks, Sean
  3. Ah...possibly in Austria they call a tie-down at an airport a stall? Like a horse goes in? To be honest, I'm not even sure about the horse thing ;-) What ever it was, I do feel confident it was something done on the ground, so should be safe...like "after engine start, I practiced aggravated stalls starting at the edge of the apron and all along the taxiways leading to the active." Sean
  4. Flying to visit the Diamond factory(?) in Germany(?) or Austria(?); difficulty obtaining IFR clearance because destination airport is VFR only. Pilot stated this would not be a problem in the USA. THEY WON'T LET US LAND - DA62 & "My First Time" 236,076 views•Mar 2, 2018 Matt Guthmiller 169K subscribers We're running late, the airport closes at sunset, and we can't even file a flight plan. Stall the Diamond DA62 and tour the factory before a night on the town in Vienna.
  5. Yes, Mr. Zippy, how careless of me to forget that polite manners are more important depending on who you are talking to. Ah, but since you aren't the owner, but you shouted (caps), scolded, and used an exclamation point, interesting questions arise concerning how to answer... [grin]
  6. You mean like in a sexy courthouse drama kind of way? My main mistake was not realizing this was "real world aviation", which I have no authority to speak about. OTOH, if OP is IFR rated, why didn't he know the manual I found that in? From another country - that would be a good reason. Those manuals are long and tedious. There was a time during my "total realism" phase where I imagined myself hitting the books and trying to be Son of Bach, who knows ceconite and 10,000 other things about a/c and flying. Sadly, it never happened, but at least I had fun. For me, one subject of tremendous interest is to know the differences between what I fly, FS X SE and RL. But also for the other sims. I like the forum to be like a conversation, to be alive because the point of replies can change as the threads grow. Nobody likes to be called irrelevant, I'd be quick to point out that relevant questions often go unanswered here. Twitter is the same, I've learned not to ask questions there except for people I know who like me. The last IFR flight I did, KMHV to 99CL was to an uncontrolled field, and maybe when ATC was terminated, I was given the direction and distance to the airport along with the frequency. I can't remember if I was told to report airport in sight and then given frequency change approved, but it seems like an interesting enough proceedure that the 14 year old FS X might be doing "wrong". Here is an instructional video showing that even though I'm very out of practice, I'm still the "number one pilot":
  7. I didn't accuse, the question mark turned it into a question.
  8. While I agree with this notorious "answer two", material on the web (for USA) actually says different: Lemme see if adding the image worked...and here is the link to the Glossary: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/media/pcg_4-03-14.pdf This looks useful as well: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/index.html https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap_4.html Sean
  9. I've only filed IFR a few times, and in areas with little traffic. What I remember is "resume own navigation" usually comes with a direction to the airport as I'm some distance up to twenty miles out. Oh, sometimes the airport's frequency is given along with permission to change frequency.
  10. Is this what you're looking for? It's on page 29. http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/acaps/747_8.pdf
  11. Gang, Can I use a steering wheel and pedals to control one of the "car" airplanes in FS X? I'm using the Pajero ( fsx_paje.zip ) from the files section and it works well, although I want to decrease the yaw stability so it needs to be steered. Thanks, Sean
  12. Or, possibly, somebody working there recently got fired...
  13. Oh, and monitoring the emergency frequency is now "highly recommended". I've seen video of people who flew to close to the President and got an F-15 escort to an airport different than their own where they got to kiss the asphalt with the help of a large group of policemen waiting for them to park. that's a big change, to. "Flying" magazine once said all you had to do was tell them who your lawyer was after you were notified, you didn't need to make a statement even.
  14. If you are a ham radio operator, even without the license for the aviation radio, you are allowed to use any means at your disposal to attract attention to an emergency. Although, I personally would not call FEMA for help - they tend to throw the book even though the "relevant" (FCC) rules say you are right. But there is a hefty FCC fine for someone interfering with emergency communications. Do yourself a favor and buy the Personal Locator Beacon. Except the thing about using 121.5 in Alaska sounds correct. I know that GPS gets blocked by mountains there due to the angle from orbit to the high latitude, so they use the older LORAN system that isn't line-of-sight the way the PLB is. Be sure to register that PRB right away after you get it - it's so they know who to call if there is an alarm that happens to be false. Sean P.S.: A ham radio license is an easy way to get access to use the best communications gear available. Low cost and easy to study for.
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