FlorianR Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I was flying from philadelphia to washington in the Eadt x737 today, and during landing the ATC told me to descend and maintain 4000 feet. I did, but after i reached exactly 4000 feet the ATC continued to tell me to please descend and hold 4000 feet, even though is I was very close (if not exactly) at 4000 feet. Am i doing something wrong or is the ATC just reminding me of what to do? Thanks in advance!FlorianR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAX698 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 When he told you to descend did you read back the instructions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZatcboy Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 is this the in sim ATC or vatsim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH-60 Blackhawk Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Knowing how stupid the default ATC is, probably the sim. The sim's ATC is pretty much only good for ILS frequencies and vectors directly to airports. Try Vatsim, X-Flightserver, IVAO, or PilotEdge, those have human ATC, though not on 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorianR Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 yes, this is x-planes default ATC. also, there is no way to read back the message. i'll probably try a sim network soon, this ATC has gotten on my nerves. thanks for the help though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samen Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 It once told me to descend below 2000 ft while the airport elevation was 2048 ft. Artificial Dumbness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 It once told me to descend below 2000 ft while the airport elevation was 2048 ft. Artificial DumbnessAnd all that will hopefully be improved in X-Plane X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorianR Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 yes, i heard Austin hired a real-life ATC. lets hope for the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH-60 Blackhawk Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Exactly, there will be times when there are no ATC on the networks, and that is when it comes in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samen Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I remember HeliCharly's ATC plugin. It was great although now I think he has dropped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven winslow Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Smith Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Chris Serio is doing the X-Plane 10 ATC implementation. He holds a commercial pilot certificate, but is not an Air Traffic Controller.The built-in ATC in XP10 appears to hold MUCH promise. I've heard that it might be missing a few things on the day 1 release, but it can be upgraded as time goes on without a complete rewrite.Anything that gets ppl interested in learning the right procedures can only be a good thing. I can't wait to see it in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendygirljp Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Just a quick thought - when given your particular altitude from anything above FL140 down to 4,000 ft, did you readjust your altimeter from 29.92 to the current altimeter setting? If not, the ATC simulation will see it as per the local altitude by current altimeter settings, NOT at standard barometric pressure.Let me know if this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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