ATC comms with real people - VFR Flight Following - 04 - OnAir Thunder - Microsoft Flight Simulator
111The weather has finally turned! It's a great day to fly VFR and enjoy the scenery. Let's connect to VATSIM and try our hand at requesting for a VFR Flight Following to our destination.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Flight plan
04:18 - Script for VFR flight following request
05:08 - Boot-up sequence for glass panels now shows properly
07:20 - Connecting to VATSIM and filing a VFR flight plan
11:45 - Takeoff
12:48 - Question: How do you announce to CTAF when you've left the airport?
14:11 - Thank you for all the amazing feedback!
16:07 - Requesting VFR flight following from Atlanta Center
17:33 - Question: What the heck is that weird clicking sound?
18:13 - Analyzing my mistake with the request (current position)
20:05 - Question: How do you lean the mixture during climb?
21:22 - Lowering RPM / Leaning mixture for cruise
22:47 - OnAir resume flight feature
23:50 - Promising free weather plugin - Unreal Weather
27:08 - Little Navmap elevation profile
28:18 - Changing VFR cruising altitude and communicating with ATC
29:30 - Little Navmap tip on getting used to the tool
33:13 - ATC confirming my destination
34:53 - Little Navmap different map overlays
36:20 - Departure briefing
43:13 - Landing clearance
47:50 - Landing
Note: Sorry for the background noise and sudden cut of the vid guys. Mrs. Clumsy and I had a miscommunication and our calls got mixed up. I had to end the vid earlier. ✌😅
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