Airbase Ops
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if i’m VFR, I’m responsible for deconfliction.
I use my eyes, sensors, AFIS and Sa to see who is in the pattern, about to take off or following vectorswhat do your AI flight members do?
I fly MP, my flight members are human
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BMS really stands out for its ATC system. It really works, and since the very first Falcon 4.0 it was, for me, a very nice and realistic touch.
It woudl be great if the ATC could use the published approach and departure procedures, so you could merge following charts and ATC.For now I follow the charts sometimes, other times I follow ATC. I enjoy both
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I don’t think I’ve ever used vectors. Even in 4.32 I simply ignored the instructions and flew the overhead in VMC or flew the plates in IMC.
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If the airport for landing has published charts, always by them. A good attention to the ATC for inbound/outbound traffic as also attention to instruments for possible near flights.
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If you ignore ore vectors and land without permission, does it affect mission rating etc?
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I’ve never seen such a consistently close poll…
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The only problem with autonomous approach is during the Campaign. When you come back from a large package, if you do an autonomous approach most likely you’ll be asked to do missed approach because there are so many flights taking off / landing. They clear you in and once you get close they abort. Sometimes getting vectors is easier to get down.
Not sure if it reflects mission rating, I don’t think so.
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It woudl be great if the ATC could use the published approach and departure procedures, so you could merge following charts and ATC.
This will be effective post 4.33.x …
If you ignore ore vectors and land without permission, does it affect mission rating etc?
Would be a good idea …
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This will be effective post 4.33.x …
Yummy!
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If it’s IFR: vectors to final for an ILS. Doing a full approach isn’t worth the effort
VFR then to initial for the overhead.
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The only problem with autonomous approach is during the Campaign. When you come back from a large package, if you do an autonomous approach most likely you’ll be asked to do missed approach because there are so many flights taking off / landing. They clear you in and once you get close they abort. Sometimes getting vectors is easier to get down.
Not sure if it reflects mission rating, I don’t think so.
Yup, and the AI flight members freak out to. I was at 32nm out, and I requested an approach. Tower said I was too far out and to contact them at 30nm. As soon as I hit 30nm, #2 decided to request landing and turn immediately right, causing a colission and explosion. It was after an other very successfully mission, so I was not impressed! haha
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1. I don’t usually fly with AI
2. If I do, I get them to RTB once we’re close to base
3. I then land behind them or if clear, declare an emergency
4. If I can’t be bothered, I just do an OHB. I get told off by tower so often it’s like a “welcome back!” message -
1. I don’t usually fly with AI
2. If I do, I get them to RTB once we’re close to base
3. I then land behind them or if clear, declare an emergency
4. If I can’t be bothered, I just do an OHB. I get told off by tower so often it’s like a “welcome back!” messageThis basically defines the concerns, or rather queries, I had about the tower and AI. Hopefully future releases may make these work better together
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Yup, and the AI flight members freak out to. I was at 32nm out, and I requested an approach. Tower said I was too far out and to contact them at 30nm. As soon as I hit 30nm, #2 decided to request landing and turn immediately right, causing a colission and explosion. It was after an other very successfully mission, so I was not impressed! haha
P, what I do may help with that , at least. When I hit 30 miles I’ll tell the AI wingie to RTB. Then after he/she does it’s thing I’ll call approach. I generally go autonomous as I fly Hornets and the Pattern is something I like to practice.
I have noticed, fairly frequently, that as I am doing so ATC is calling missed approach on others behind me. I assume I’m bumping AI out of the pattern. However, as I believe DJ wrote, I take responsibility to watch traffic around me.