William Wood Posted January 14, 2022 at 11:29 PM Posted January 14, 2022 at 11:29 PM Diving back into flight sim after a few years hiatus. Vatsim looks like a ton of fun. Flying a bit offline just to get my skills back up first. I have a question about the ATC. On the map it looks like the USA has great coverage for enroute centers at the moment. But what if I have to fly through an area with no coverage? There's planes doing it right now. What's the procedure? Who do you contact with your intentions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMurdo Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:06 AM Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:06 AM The short answer is use UNICOM by tuning your radio to 122.8, listen out for other aircraft in your area and announce your intentions...for a more detailed explaination, I suggest watching this video though. Welcome to the community and hope you have many a happy flight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Wood Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:09 AM Author Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:09 AM @John McMurdo Thank you! I'll check out the video. I was watching some of his other stuff too. He's great Going through the new member orientation now and it just mentioned UNICOM as well. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMurdo Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:11 AM Posted January 15, 2022 at 12:11 AM Your welcome. Yes his channel is great, I have watched a lot of his videos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john charles Posted January 17, 2022 at 05:31 PM Posted January 17, 2022 at 05:31 PM if you depart with no service and encounter no centre on route its unicom and give yourself a ident in f/plan..If service becomes active they can identify quickly..This is my routine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john charles Posted January 17, 2022 at 05:35 PM Posted January 17, 2022 at 05:35 PM upon charlie/bravo or any airspaces, transmit intentions and also a e.t.a will help a lot for guys ready to depart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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