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Hi Dan! As far as your first question goes, “Clearance on request” means the controller has acknowledged your request for clearance, but cannot immediately provide it to you because he/she is dealing with higher priority issues at the moment. They will get back to you as soon as they can. If you have been waiting for 10 minutes or so, you may need to request clearance again as they may have forgotten you. For your second question, if VMC, do just like you said. Treat the situation as if you either canceled IFR in the air and are now VFR -or- as if you were cleared for a visual approach. If IMC, you would have to pick an approach and fly it. In real world there would be separation because once the controller realizes comms were lost, he/she will clear the area. When I file IFR real world, I like to make my last point in the flight plan an IF/IAF for a given approach into the field. That way, the controller knows where I am going if comms are lost. Hope this helps, Matt

Following an operational review of Divisions and vACCs in the Region, it was decided to move the Moldova vACC from the Russian-speaking division of VATSIM (VATRUS) to VATSIM Europe (VATEUD), and will be integrated in the Romania vACC (members will still officially be part of the Moldova vACC, but all operational tasks and the staff team will be taken care of by Romania). The move has been agreed in consultation with both Division Directors, members of the Moldova vACC and members of the Romania vACC. All current airspace standing agreements and LOAs will remain in place. The move was done effective 0001z on the 6th November 2022 and will be subject to a 3 monthly review by VP Regions (EMEA) and the Division Directors of VATEUD and VATRUS.