ATC tutorial: Difference between revisions

→‎Lining up and taking off: Added remark about enroute mandatory reporting points
(→‎IFR vs VFR flights: Remark by ludomotico - VFR == see and be seen, the "sky clear of clouds" requirement applies only when taking off/landing and in other similar situations)
(→‎Lining up and taking off: Added remark about enroute mandatory reporting points)
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* '''BAW1542:''' Resuming our own navigation, frequency change approved, Speedbird one five four two, bye!
* '''BAW1542:''' Resuming our own navigation, frequency change approved, Speedbird one five four two, bye!


We're now free to follow our flightplan - it's a good practice to keep an eye on the multiplayer map to check for traffic, though.
We're now free to follow our flightplan - it's a good practice to keep an eye on the multiplayer map to check for traffic and to announce altitude changes/turns on text chat if other pilots are nearby.<ref>In real world flying, we would be handed off to center controllers and we would report our position over special points, marked as black triangles in the charts. Since center controllers are not common in FlightGear, this is not usually done.</ref>


==== Approaching the destination airport ====
==== Approaching the destination airport ====
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