Arthur Bickel Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:14 AM Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:14 AM I'm new to VatSim. I tried connecting to the server at Pafos, Cypress (LCPE), using the Ramp Start Location on X-plane. This seemed to take me to the end of RWY 11, not to a ramp. Indeed, the x-plane version of this airport only shows a taxiway and a runway -- no ramp at all. So I moved the plane to the taxiway to get it off the runway. However, the controller still objected and told me not to connect while on the runway. I told him there wasn't any ramp on my x-plane airport diagram (unlike the real airport), but I don't think he believed me. In the end I just gave up and disconnected. As a new user, have I missed something, or perhaps this is a known problem with X-plane at certain non-US locations? ASB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Glottmann Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:34 AM Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:34 AM Most of XP's "Ramps" are holding short of the runway or something similar. I would recommend that you find some form of scenery (freeware works fine) and then start up on an actual ramp/gate/stand. If you can't find any way of starting at the airport and not being on the runway, your easiest fix is not to connect until you are off a runway and/or taxiway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Sutcliffe Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:54 PM Posted April 19, 2015 at 06:54 PM Welcome to Vatsim. There are just a few rules, to make sure everyone can enjoy the network. It's your responsibility to make sure you're not on a runway before connecting to the network, and not just trust what some software tells you. If your simulator can only place you on a runway, that's not really an excuse, as you can just taxi to a different position before you connect. (Or, in X-Plane's "local map", drag the airplane symbol to reposition/slew.) Many smaller airports in X-Plane's default scenery just have the runways and some fictional parallel taxiways. In those cases, the so-called "ramp start" will put you in the middle of the longest runway. swift - Developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Michaels 1137645 Posted April 19, 2015 at 08:47 PM Posted April 19, 2015 at 08:47 PM And worst case, after you start X-Plane and get to your airport, bring up the map...zoom in...and move the aircraft. May need to "reset" it after, but once you are not in the middle of a taxiway or runway, then connect to VATSIM and you should be all set. -Fred Deputy Air Traffic Manager Miami vARTCC - United States Division (I1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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