Say I wanted to fly Los Angele-Hongkong or Los Angeles-Heathrow, would I be flying in/out of VATSIM area and if so can this be arranged? I am assuming VATSIM is USA only but if I am wrong please correct me. Also I wonder if it is possible to use VATSIM services while flying such long haul flights in pieces (using save utility). Saving and later restarting the fligt where I left off. Thanks.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2

>Say I wanted to fly Los Angele-Hongkong or Los>Angeles-Heathrow, would I be flying in/out of VATSIM area and>if so can this be arranged? I am assuming VATSIM is USA only>but if I am wrong please correct me. No. VATSIM is worldwide. Have a look on ServInfo now and again for areas outside the US, in particular Europe. If you plan your flight to arrive at Heathrow between 1900z and 2100z on a Thursday, you'll have more ATC than you can shake a stick at!>>Also I wonder if it is possible to use VATSIM services while>flying such long haul flights in pieces (using save utility).>Saving and later restarting the fligt where I left off.As long as you're not within controlled airspace when you reconnect to the network, no one will mind. You'll need to refile your flight plan each time you reconnect though.Bruce Kilby BAW689Senior CaptainBritish Airways Virtual

>Say I wanted to fly Los Angele-Hongkong or Los>Angeles-Heathrow, would I be flying in/out of VATSIM area and>if so can this be arranged? I am assuming VATSIM is USA only>but if I am wrong please correct me. >What's there to be arranged ?You fly along and if there is ATC they will serve you, if not maintain a watch on unicom frequency 122.80Make sure you are able to respond to text comm's or else supervisors monitoring the network may disconnect you. You must be able to respond within 30minutes of the call.>Also I wonder if it is possible to use VATSIM services while>flying such long haul flights in pieces (using save utility).>Saving and later restarting the fligt where I left off.>Thanks.>Yes it is. Just do not reconnect inside really busy airspace (arround airports etc.). Just reconnect and resnd your Flight Plan and you are all set.Kyprianos Biris :-cool[link:avsim.com/greece/hvacc]Hellenic vACChttp://vateud.org/images/vatsim-eurs.gifhttp://vatsim.pilotmedia.fi/statusindicato...tor=OD1&a=a.jpg

Just keep in mind that there is a 1/2 hour maximum period for unattended flights. That means that is not a good idea to leave FS connected to VATSIM and go to sleep etc since you have this time to answer to a supervisor call. There are also special provisions in some regions for x2-x16 flights.Jos

Thanks for all the answers. I see it is easier than I thought.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2