IFR in Europe

[hobby]

Does anyone know of a method or file known to work in such a way that US definitions of VFR are not applied to MS ATC controlled flights in Europe? Of course the one sure method is not to load a flightplan into Fs9 and avoid calling up anyone in the tower!

I almost got into very serious trouble on my last VA flight into Manchester after dark today when MS insisted that the Approach was to be VFR and my weather ASv6.5 had produced 3SM visibilty on the approach.

Did an ATC controlled go round and disregarding the MS ATC idiot program finally landed with 75lbs fuel (approx. 10mins flying time) remaining in the tanks!

[PeteP]

Does anyone know of a method or file known to work in such a way that US definitions of VFR are not applied to MS ATC controlled flights in Europe?

As luck would have it, I know exactly the file you need to solve your problem - it's name is rcv4.exe and you can get it from http://www.jdtllc.com/. I gurantee it'll solve this problem and many others caused by trying to use MS ATC for flights in Europe.
PP

[ianhind]

I almost replied "wait until PeteP checks in"

And I've never used MS ATC since I got RC3, and then RC4.

[DanKH]

So the 44 buck are well spend?

[Charlie Bravo]

I was also going to say RC4

[hobby]

Thanks Pete.

Can RC4 be used successfully in combination with FlyNET and ASv6.5 on our VA. Most of my flying seems to be with the CBF VA at present?

If this can be done I shall certainly purchase a copy.

[DaveB]

Hi James,

Yes it can My assistant manager bought it a few weeks ago and is now (for the most part) successfully getting from A to B under the control of RC4. Don't be put off by the 300-page manual!! :shock: He uses either FSBuild or FSNavigator to compile his flightplans and knowing you have FSN.. that's one thing you don't have to worry about.

My only comment on the program is that the voices are not as good as I'd thought they were going to be (they sound a little more synthesized than I'd expected) but Lee is happy with it (I think) and that's what matters He uses FSMeteo for wx generation but there shouldn't be a problem using AS6

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[hobby]

Thanks Dave

"Action this day!" WSC often 1939-45

[Effoh]

Hi James,

I use RC4 with FlyNet, FSnav and Activesky with no problems. Yes, the voices are not quite as smooth as the default (but not far away IMHO) but the realistic procedures and the other things the programme brings like regionalised background chatter more than make up for it.


Rgds,

Colin

[nigelb]

There are a lot of callsigns, models etc not in the original MS voicepack files that are available if you have EditVoicepack and you can also add your own once you get the hang of it.

So I am curious if Radar Contact works with EditVoicepack (or visa versa.)