Jonathan Fong Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:40 PM Author Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:40 PM Pilots would then have to search for the correct CTAF frequency and use it Jonathan, this relates to a voice CTAF proposal that was formulated in another thread and that I recently submitted to the BoG for consideration. Using real-world CTAF frequencies is central to the proposal. I'm curious why you think it's a bad thing for pilots to have to use the correct frequency. If you ask me, requiring pilots to read charts and use the right frequency is realistic and serves VATSIM's goal of being a learning environment. Can you elaborate on why you think it would be a bad thing? Oh no, it's not that I'm against realism. I'm just afraid that there would be a chance that perhaps some frequencies online might be outdated, meaning some pilots would try one frequency and others might try another, leading to a bit of confusion. Also, as I stated in my earlier post, as far as I know some airports like Heathrow or Gatwick don't have CTAF frequencies in real life due to being under constant ATC control, meaning any online searches would come up with nothing and that frequencies would have to be made, checked for conflicts and then distributed to pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Nicholas Cavacini Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:47 PM Board of Governors Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:47 PM In cases of towers closing IRL, typically the tower frequency becomes CTAF. NickVice President - SupervisorsVATSIM Board of Governors Contact the Supervisor Team | Could you be a Supervisor? Unless otherwise stated, opinions are my own and not representative of the official opinion of the VATSIM Board of Governors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:57 PM Posted October 6, 2016 at 04:57 PM Oh no, it's not that I'm against realism. I'm just afraid that there would be a chance that perhaps some frequencies online might be outdated, meaning some pilots would try one frequency and others might try another, leading to a bit of confusion. Also, as I stated in my earlier post, as far as I know some airports like Heathrow or Gatwick don't have CTAF frequencies in real life due to being under constant ATC control, meaning any online searches would come up with nothing and that frequencies would have to be made, checked for conflicts and then distributed to pilots. Jonathan, would you mind if I cross-posted this to the other thread where the voice CTAF proposal was created? I believe that proposal addresses both of your concerns, and discussing it further would be more on-topic in that thread. The thread I'm referring to, where I'll cross post your concerns (or you can re-post your concerns there, if you wish) is here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=70437 Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Richters Posted October 6, 2016 at 09:37 PM Posted October 6, 2016 at 09:37 PM So this was already achieved in Australia using FSInn. If you were in range of the airfield, then you would connect the CTAF using the RL frequency. If there were close airports, in the RL they would probably be using the same CTAF frequency anyway. Then for those who would normally be staffed H24, we used the 122.8 Unicom. Joel Richters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Harrison Posted October 6, 2016 at 09:56 PM Posted October 6, 2016 at 09:56 PM Joel, last time this was raised we were told that vatpac is breaking the rules with our CTAF policy. So Hangon for the comments. Sean C1/O P3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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