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Author:  awralls [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:45 am ]
Post subject:  Position Reports
These appear to be completely opposite to the way that are supposed to work in reality. A position report is delivered by the aircraft to a ground controller, usually when passing a waypoint. PF3 (and PFE before it) instead provide a position check by the ground controller to the aircraft. Either option 9 under Centre needs to be changed to read Position Check Request, or the verbiage needs to change so that it to something like <call sign> passing waypoint <waypoint> at <Zulu time>, flight level <level>, <waypoint> next.

I suspect that because all the voices are recorded and can't be easily changed in practise, the former option is the most likely.

Not a big deal but it's been bugging me for about the last six years! :)

Andy
Author:  Dave March [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
Well I must remember to try that next time I get a chance to fly because I always thought when chatting to Centre the position report did exactly as you would expect. :shock:
Author:  ThomasAH [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
dmarch wrote:
Well I must remember to try that next time I get a chance to fly because I always thought when chatting to Centre the position report did exactly as you would expect. :shock:
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FS Screen :  E-L Approach J-Bird 1608 Position Report IFR
FS Screen :  E-T J-Bird 1608 15 miles from Hotel Mike Mike at 1129 local
So it is ATC that answers, not the pilot.

If this should mimic real-life ATC, it should be the other way round. I'll add something to the wish list.
Author:  Dave March [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
ThomasAH wrote:
dmarch wrote:
Well I must remember to try that next time I get a chance to fly because I always thought when chatting to Centre the position report did exactly as you would expect. :shock:
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FS Screen :  E-L Approach J-Bird 1608 Position Report IFR
FS Screen :  E-T J-Bird 1608 15 miles from Hotel Mike Mike at 1129 local
So it is ATC that answers, not the pilot.

If this should mimic real-life ATC, it should be the other way round. I'll add something to the wish list.
Yes I know it works like that when you contact Approach but for Centre it is different and as the OP suggested it should be
Author:  ThomasAH [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
dmarch wrote:
Yes I know it works like that when you contact Approach but for Centre it is different and as the OP suggested it should be
No difference:
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15/01/2016 17:59:40: 810 - FS Screen :  E-L BERLIN RADAR J-Bird 1608 Position Report IFR
15/01/2016 17:59:49: 230 - FS Screen :  M-D J-Bird 1608 10 miles from X-Ray X-Ray X-Ray at 1129 local
(the triple-X issue has been fixed during Beta, that's why I did not want to use this example)
Author:  Dave March [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
Position reports have been corrected in 3.1.3
Author:  awralls [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Position Reports
Thanks muchly, Dave.

Andy
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