Nellis closed?

[damien]

I was flying out of Nellis last night as an uncontrolled field and the controller indicated that Nellis Creech and one other military base were now full service and I could use all frequencies. Today I attempted to fly VFR Army helicopter out of Nellis and a different controller told me Nellis (and Creech) were closed to all traffic on server and I could not fly out of Nellis at all. The controller stated Nellis and Creech are a test bed for DCS World only and in beta and by invitation only and closed to all other traffic.

So my questions....

Are Nellis (and Creech) now open and full service military fields?

If not, can we still fly them as uncontrolled fields, or are they closed to all traffic?

If these fields are closed to traffic, for how long?

If I have DCS how can I get invited to test in beta?

Why can P3D and DCS traffic not interact and coexist?

Will there be more military fields open in the future?

Will I have to use DCS to enjoy flying military aircraft and using military fields in the future, or can I continue to use P3D and/or FSX? I have a full home cockpit and DCS is not fully integrated and compatible with all components as of yet so I prefer P3D.


Thanks for any insight and answers.

[Peter Grey]

Hello,

It sounds like there was some confusion between you and the couple of controllers you interacted with.

Here is how LSV, INS, and TNX work on PE. Like in the real world these are military only airports, your initial attempt today to fly out of Nellis was in a civilian aircraft which was why that was denied. This is what would happen in the real world. These military airports are not open to civilian aircraft.

Once you switched to a military aircraft the controller indicated he would be able to provide service. Based on what he said and this post it sounds like the message was misinterpreted on the way. The controller was correct in saying that opening the airspace was done to provide support to DCS, however we ARE providing service to military type operations on all platforms.

To answer the specific questions:

Are Nellis (and Creech) now open and full service military fields?

Yes, with no civilian aircraft allowed. KTNX (Tonopah Test Range) is also open.

If I have DCS how can I get invited to test in beta?

We currently don't have an invitation process for the beta. It is very early in it's implementation so we are keeping the list of users small.

Will there be more military fields open in the future?

Not at this time. If DCS expands to more military airports within the PE area we will consider it. At this time no such announcement has been made or is expected.

Will I have to use DCS to enjoy flying military aircraft and using military fields in the future, or can I continue to use P3D and/or FSX?

All platforms are welcome.

The other questions don't apply as they assume DCS only operations (which isn't the case).

Please let me know if you have any questions. I've address the miscommunication with the controller involved to prevent any further misunderstandings.

[damien]

thanks!