Recent content by Andrew

Excellent info guys - thanks. FWIW I took my IR written a few years ago, and just after finishing flight requirements, the plane I used for training went into the shop, then again, for about 5 months. Which led into the pandemic... Long story short, just getting back into it now. I have to take...

When controllers are trained, they learn, somewhere, that they can assign altitudes other than published at certain times. From a pilot's perspective, this translates to what they might expect, or what not to be surprised by, when an assigned altitude doesn't match up with what's on a chart...

Where can we find information regarding the altitude variance allowances for ATC? thanks

Side question: can I make my images smaller here, or do I have to reduce them before linking? Could have sworn I saw something here somewhere.

Thanks everyone - Just to clarify: I'm referencing devices as viewing devices, not as data providers. Interesting that on FF it draws it differently for different transitions, though with otherwise identical flight paths. Some devices show the HILPT, some don't. Here's how it appears on my...

Thanks Mark- KMYF > CWARD2.SLI > KSNA ILS RWY 20R SAGER transition vs. SLI transition.

Thanks Mark - interesting, someone else trying it out with FF didn't get that. I'll double check with them to see which data cycle they had.

Hi all, Running a simulator (using current Navigraph and Navigraph Charts) as well as Foreflight and Garmin Pilot. RWY 20R into KSNA. Routing is via SLI, but not specifically with the SLI transition. When using the ILS approach, SLI transition, devices show the HILPT. However, when...

The tests also like to mix in things with the content being pretty hard to read. See below, question refers to 27R. Because of course it does. It's got to be intentional. I really like the Jeppesen charts, especially the correct scale (mostly), but can't justify the cost. One could subscribe...

Resolved. I was OK in maintaining my current altitude.

I have. Awaiting a response. Not a huge deal at the moment, since I passed this sim "test" a few years ago, albeit in a much slower, lower plane.

He noted that I "should be climbing for the SID" and that I was unable to continue for this particular test (i.e. failed), though I wasn't actually taking the test, which he quickly realized.

Thanks! Will do.

Hi Jim - Noted. FWIW the service is a paid service, and I believe the controllers are actual controllers. (Everyone makes mistakes sometimes...) I also don't mistake my simulator for conveying the "feel" of the planes, which some people LOVE to complain about. If it's close, I'm fine with it...

Thanks Larry - I went back to the recording. The directions were: "right turn to 340, when able direct RAYVE, resume departure, climb via SID." When busted, I asked about it, and the description from the controller had "maintain FL210" added into it. It clearly wasn't there the first time, but...