FSE Newbie. Should I be flying to disused airfields?

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Dean33
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FSE Newbie. Should I be flying to disused airfields?

Post by Dean33 »

I've spent the weekend amassing my first $12,000 dollars and am hooked on FSE!

I intend staying within the Pilotedge coverage area (naturally) but am finding many flights available seem to be to disused or abandoned airfields e.g 43CA. This one doesn't even appear on Skyvector.

I understand the FSE database is based on FSX 2004 airfields?

Can I have some advice on whether experienced Pilotedge FSE pilots go to these places?

And - the obvious question - will our controllers recognise the locations if I fly on the Pilotedge network?

I note the excellent myflightroute database too.

Thanks

Dean
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wmburns
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Re: FSE Newbie. Should I be flying to disused airfields?

Post by wmburns »

I personally don't like FSE flights where it's difficult to locate the airfield on Skyvector. But hands down the most difficult case is the airfield that is the FS 2004 database but NOT in X-plane. To me it just ruins it landing at a GPS location and hitting "end flight".

But if think about it, the disused airfield will be handled ATC wise as an un-towered airfield. So other than maybe having difficulty finding the CTAF frequency, radio exchanges with ATC while in the pattern won't be happening anyway.

Bottom line, it's a personal choice. But I have learned the hard way the wisdom of always making sure there's fuel available at the destination. Or be aware of the lack of fuel before leaving.

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Re: FSE Newbie. Should I be flying to disused airfields?

Post by ridikamus »

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