Preparing for VATSIM
Business has finally started to slow down with the off season and so I have started getting back into FS9 and joined a VA called MetroAir. I really like the livery they have created and their fleet are models that I enjoy flying. So far it seems like a pretty good bunch of guys in general.
I feel like I’ve taken my flight simming as far as I can without making the jump onto VATSIM and their live ATC. I don’t just want to jump on and do VFR flights, I do not really need controllers to simulate VFR flying and in real life I’m comfortable with VFR through C and D airspace anyway. What I want is to start doing some live work out of, through, and into Class B airspace and airports.
To prepare myself for this though I need to get familiar and competent using SIDs and STARs and know how to set up my flights before I ever connect. I found four tutorials that are great resources and have been successfully flying accurate IFR procedures offline with Radar Contact 4 for a week now. I’m going to pick one route that I can do practically from memory and take the plunge onto VATSIM shortly.
Flight Simulation, MetroAir, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004/FSX/Acceleration, VATSIM
