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by mats77
Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:51 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: switching to ground after landing
Replies: 8
Views: 3620

Re: switchiing to ground after landing

Thanks Keith for filling in on some more details!
by mats77
Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:57 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: switching to ground after landing
Replies: 8
Views: 3620

Re: switchiing to ground after landing

Keith Smith wrote:the only time you would call in with just your callsign is if you intend to follow up with a long or otherwise non standard request.

Other than that, just come out with it on the first call :)
Ahh, got it!

Thanks! :)
by mats77
Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:46 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: switching to ground after landing
Replies: 8
Views: 3620

Re: switchiing to ground after landing

This comes up nearly every day on the network. While it's acceptable to swap from ground to tower when approaching the departure runway, the opposite is not true when you land. Here's more information from today's pilot tip from PilotWorkshops: http://www.pilotworkshop.com/tips/atc_contacting ...
by mats77
Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:06 am
Forum: X-Plane
Topic: KVCV (Victorville): X-Plane scenery?
Replies: 2
Views: 2521

Re: KVCV (Victorville): X-Plane scenery?

sronayne96 wrote:I've gotta say I've not found any for that airport either. It seems to me that scenery simply does not yet exist for Victorville on X-Plane 10 but if anyone knows otherwise I'd love to know.
Okay, got it. Thanks for filling in!
by mats77
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:25 pm
Forum: X-Plane
Topic: KVCV (Victorville): X-Plane scenery?
Replies: 2
Views: 2521

KVCV (Victorville): X-Plane scenery?

I'm flying quite a lot at or near KVCV (Victorville). I'm wondering if there is an X-Plane 10 airport scenery available for this airport?

I have not found any - not here, not on x-plane.org or in a general Google search (except one for X-Plane 6 something). In the default X-Plane 10 installation ...
by mats77
Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:35 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 4
Views: 2894

Re: Merry Christmas

Happy New Year! :D

And a BIG thank you to PilotEdge! What a wonderful service. I'm not flight simming without PE anymore. It's simply not fun without it.
by mats77
Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:59 am
Forum: ATC Recordings
Topic: Critique my V3 flight?
Replies: 16
Views: 18513

Re: Critique my V3 flight?

In Sweden, there is an extra five hours of training required for a VFR night qualification. Almost a necessity here, since the sun sets already at 3:30pm in the winter time! ;)
by mats77
Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Wishing PE was a little bigger, a little sooner
Replies: 23
Views: 12175

Re: Wishing PE was a little bigger, a little sooner

Keith Smith wrote:Funnily enough, your sample flight from a non-towered flight to a Class D airport is the 2nd flight in this new series of 11 that we're building :)
Haha, so now when I have been training that kind of flight on my own, I should dare to try the new VFR training program when it has been released! ;)
by mats77
Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Wishing PE was a little bigger, a little sooner
Replies: 23
Views: 12175

Re: Wishing PE was a little bigger, a little sooner

I think the PE coverage is just perfect in size. And I find the area of choice very interesting.

This is my story, and the reasons behind the above statements:

I'm currently working on my Private Pilot License. I have been a flight simulation enthusiast for most of my life, so doing all kinds of ...
by mats77
Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:22 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Four basic radio phraseology questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3620

Re: Four basic radio phraseology questions

Thanks a lot Anthony for all this! Very much appreciated.

Best regards,
Mats