Hi Dave, I hope everything is OK with you again, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Firstly, thankyou for pointing me in the right direction to upgrade from version 2.6 to 2.11, a lot of the earlier problems I encountered with 2.6 have been resolved with 2.11.1, particularly with PFE Display, an invaluable tool for me.
A couple of questions, I am not sure whether they are PFE Display specific or not, but here goes.
1) Departure frequencies does not include ATIS (if available at the airport).
2) Landing at the destination airport, Tower instructs me to exit runway at next taxiway, then contact Tower if no Ground frequency is available. There is no option to request Taxi to terminal or designated parking spot on the Tower PFE Display.
3) Nice to have on PFE Display would be colour coded options for VFR only, IFR only, or General commands, as a very obvious novice, I am confused at times as to what response ATC is expecting from me.
4) Nice to have on PFE Display would be to be able to minimize the screen, I run REX2 with PFE and can no longer see REX weather screen as it runs behind everything else.
If I may move away from PFE Display, a more general ATC question.
What rules govern handover from one controller to another?
Example 1, Flying IFR from EGPL to EGPE at a cruise altitude of FL09, a distance of 110 miles with 2 intermediate waypoints, RONAR at 55mls and GARVA at 93mls, having been handed over from EGPL tower to EGPL departure on clearing EGPL runway, I am still under EGPL departure on reaching GARVA, then handed over to EGPE tower, even though EGPL approach frequency is available.
Example 2, Flying IFR from ELPG to EGCC a distance of 323mls, The climb out and cruise functions of the flight occur as expected, until the beginning of the descent, I am instructed to descend from FL26 to FL 18 by London Control, then I here nothing until 10mls from EGCC, London Control hands me over to EGCC Tower at FL18.
Are the Control areas' governed by FSX or PFE, and can these areas be configured to be more realistic, bearing in mind I no nothing technically about this?
I hope I am not sounding negative about PFE, I do love the concept and am just trying to get the best from it.
Best regards and good luck for the future,
Alan