ThomasAH, I think you nailed one issue: when asked to connect to departure after take off, the moment I switch to the departure freq the controller starts giving instructions without waiting to be contacted first. This is I think since 3.1.7 and happens to me every flight. I even stopped calling departure after take off, just dial in the freq and wait for the instructions to come.
ThomasAH wrote: The next one indicates that you are using a COM1 without standby frequency, so while switching to Tower 118.1 you had dialed in Departure 118.6 for a second.
PF3 starts talking to you as soon as it sees you on the Departure frequency for a moment, even if you did not tell them that you are on that frequency.
(Dave, this is a bug. Should I file separately it in the beta forum?) -- Edit: I just filed it as "departure talks to rvm33 before making checkin"
You were right, I flew the DC9 which has no standby com1.
I picked up 3 good advice, to use vcp mode to 3, to set PTT delay to 5-10 seconds and use PTT button.
At this last one I am a bit confused: I see the option in the hotkey definition for the PTT button (the default setting is "ESC") but it seems impossbile to define a joystick button to it. Principally the same button I use to talk to mce.
I will fly the same flightplan again right now but this time with the GCTimeout=5 and vcp mode to 3 and report back.
ThomasAH wrote: So I think the main problem was not doing the proper check-in with Departure due to PF3's bug of letting Departure talk to you before check-in.
The followup error was trying to work around this problem by requesting a higher altitude while PF3 was already confused.
I will refrain from asking a new flight level.
Regarding the SID problem, that start SID is always the last waypoint I will try and replicate it. I will insert after JUICE which will remain start SID waypoint another two, AVAKI and LESOR.
Thank you for the link to the vfr map. I chose this flight plan because flying the DC9 and testing PF3 I needed at the end of B520 a VOR and a course in order to navigate by radio. When flying to TNCM there is PMJ 113.0 with course 112 at the end of B520 and when flying to TIST there is STT 108.60 with course 295. Uncomplicated to navigate, maybe not true to real life.
vololiberista wrote: A note regarding the original fpl. There appears to be only one departure from TIST: the PALCO 6 Departure. When I ran the fpl through routefinder it picked this up as well. Also routefinder created a slightly different route. Routing via A638 I suspect to avoid some of the airspace restrictions. http://vfrmap.com/?type=vfrc&lat=18.337 ... 73&zoom=10
TIST-->PALCO-->STT-->GUYRO-->SLUGO-->TNCM.
Sorry for the error in the previous post, the set flight level is 190 and not 170 as I previously stated.