ATC schedule

[Philip McNiel 1282687]

Hi! I've just started really learning to use vRoute, and I notice that when I select a route, I can see a schedule that shows 1) which areas have ATC coverage along my route, 2) which areas have scheduled ATC coverage along my route, and 3) what percentage of the time I can expect ATC along my route at given times of day.

 

Is there any way to get this sort of information (particularly pre-scheduled ATC coverage) for various areas without first selecting a vRoute flight plan that goes through said area?

[Don Desfosse]

No, not universally on VATSIM. Some divisions use that system, some don't. It's been written about many times in the forums if you want to read the gory details. TL;DR: Some see the value in scheduling shifts, and some don't want to feel tied down to a shift and/or they just pop on when they have the available time.

[Philip McNiel 1282687]

Yeah, I understand that, and vRoute has ways of displaying both. I just wish there were a list of the people who do want to prearrange time slots.

[Wygene Chong 1089621]

You can always look to local facility websites, which display bookings on their front page. You often also find events too. For example:

 

VATSIM-UK: https://vatsim.uk/

VATSIM Scandinavia: http://vatsim-scandinavia.org/

VATFrance: http://vatfrance.org/

 

These systems all synchronise with vRoute hence why you see them when you are flight planning there.

[Andreas Fuchs]

Hi Philip,

 

just download the freeware tool Qutescoop: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qutescoop/

 

After starting it, just hit CTRL-F8 and you'll get a tabular display of ATC-reservations of the set date, starting-time and time-range. Change the starting-time (GMT, zulu) to what your normal flying time is and you'll get an updated list. Then hit the butting "warp to" on the top-right corner of the booking-interface and you'll get all those stations shown on the world-display. It is pretty neat and intuitive.