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Thanks Anthony and Ryan,

I think I've learned that the general procedure is to "not make an introductory call" although dependant on the respective situation sometimes it can be appropiate.

Here in Germany it is usual (and mandatory) to make an "Introductory Call" so maybe this is Country-specific ...

Hi all,

since my last flight yesterday evening I am wondering if it's not recommended to make an "Introduction call" (at least on the very first contact).

When I contact Tower (or Clearance) for the very first time I've learned to do it like so:

"John Wayne Clearance Delivery (Tower) , N351E ...

Thank you Jeff N, MervA and Keith for your opinions.

I understand my Idea of using a "non-standard transition, which is generally not done at airports which have published transitions" caused confusion by the Controllers and also by myself.

And it is great to learn such things by Simulating them ...

Hi to all of you,

since it's been a while since my last flight on PE I moved on practising VFR flights these days.

So I went from KSNA (John Wayne) to KTOA (Torrance) and planned on going KTOA to KOXR (Oxnard) afterwards.

As I parked at KTOA at the ramp planning my further flight to KOXR a ...

Thank you Mark,

the Videos are gorgeous!

They will help me a lot and also encourage me to master the V03.

Although I already understand most of the US aviation rules and procedures (I am German) and the differences compared to the european airspace (which I am fairly familiar with), it is still ...

Hi punder,

thank you for the hint, but I already had an 2013 AFCAD file for KSNA installed and verified it is the same layout as on the AD Chart for KSNA.

I also passed the V-01 already and plan on flying the V-02.

Now installing bluesky california scenery first, it looks awesome.

See you in the ...

Thank you punder and hello Texfly,

it's good to know I am not the only one having "some Problems"..:-)

But I am sure that the time will come when we both will be much more relaxed and sound (and act) more proficient than today.

I have the feeling that after each flight on PE I'm a bit more ...

Hello to all,

my Name is Robert, 51 years old, i am from Germany and I would like to introduce myself as a "newbie" to PE. (signed up a couple of days ago and did 3 flights already on PE until now).

In real-life I am a (low-time) hobby-Pilot, starting in 1999 when I began to live "the dream" with ...