Michael Ryan 1286383 Posted October 10, 2021 at 12:01 AM Posted October 10, 2021 at 12:01 AM (edited) Hi all, I’ve had this happen more than once unfortunately, and just had it happen again tonight. Was flying IFR with departure and then center. Had just absolutely awesome ATC service (I’m a RW pilot and just thoroughly enjoyed it), I’m approaching my destination, request an approach from center, he approves, I click the Activate Approach button in my GPS and… yuck. Straight CTD. I was quite disappointed , but most disappointed in not being able to the thank the controller for his awesome service. Which brought me to the question: when that happens, what’s the protocol? As I was flying tonight I heard the controller say “radar contact lost” to another plane and figured that’s probably what happened to him as well. Anyway, Boston Center (@Jamsheed), you were amazing tonight. Edited October 10, 2021 at 12:02 AM by Michael Ryan 1286383 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted October 10, 2021 at 12:24 AM Posted October 10, 2021 at 12:24 AM Jamsheed livestreams on Twitch.tv as "Sh3ed" in case you want to tell him yourself. Otherwise, there's no protocol. Unlike the real world, the planes on our scopes go suddenly and inexplicably missing sometimes. We note it and move on. Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Dammers Posted October 10, 2021 at 11:47 AM Posted October 10, 2021 at 11:47 AM If possible, I give the controller a heads-up when that happens, either on voice (if that still works), or on text; most seem to appreciate knowing what happened. But after that, I disconnect quickly, because if you don't, your aircraft will appear hanging in the air, and that's much more disruptive than just disappearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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