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schroewo
Post subject: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:50 pm
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Hi,
this time I've only a question. Last time when flying a VFR flight I was not able to change the flight level by 1000'. I always get the response "Alpav 441 Unable at this time maintain ...". What's the logic behind flight level change?

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Wolfgang


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Dave March
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:00 pm
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10% chance your request will be denied.... also not allowed if you're flying at less than 5,000' AGL

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schroewo
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:58 pm
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Ok, now it's clear because my altitude was 3500'. Any chance to relax the 5000' limit so you can ask for a higher flight level? I ask because my original VFR altitude is most of the time between 3500' and 5500' and so I'm not able to fly over some mountain ridges with an altitude violation.

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Dave March
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:23 pm
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Done!

Don't know why that check was there anyway ;-)

Watch out for version 2.12.... due out this month

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WWTowers
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:07 am
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V2.12...yea!!!!


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schroewo
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:26 pm
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Thanks Dave! Looking forward to version 2.12

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schroewo
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:23 pm
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Hi,

with version 2.12 changing the altitude now works even if the altitude is lower than 5000'. Thanks!

But I think I've found a small rounding issue when changing the altitude on a VFR flight. My altitude was 3500' and I request to climb 1000' (H+1 key). But the new altitude I received was 5000' and not 4500' as expected. This rounding will be correct for IFR but I think not for VFR.

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Dave March
Post subject: Re: VFR and flight level change
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:57 pm
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Thanks Wolfgang.... that's noted

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