FSX is trying to replicate reality, but like a lot of the ATC behaviors, takes it to an extreme.

 

In real aviation, you often fly through a Class C or Class B airspace sector. So, since they are served by what are called approach controllers, you will be flying in center airspace and get switched to the approach controller, and then once you fly through the Class B or C airspace, get switched back to the same center controller you had before.

 

It works like this example: Flying with Houston Center, you are on a westerly heading. You then approach the east side of Lubbock Approach's Class C airspace. So, Houston Center switches you to Lubbock Approach. You then fly from the eastern sector to the western sector of Lubbock Approach, and so you get switched to the west sector approach controller. Then, you exit Lubbock's Class C airspace on the west side and get switched back to Houston Center, or perhaps even directly to Albuquerque Center.

 

Now, in the real world, depending upon traffic volume on that given day, you may get a break and have one approach controller take you all the way through, especially if your flightpath just nicks some other sector but you stay on the radar scope of the dude you're working with. Many times, ATC won't switch you for such a quick period of time, but in the FSX world, rules are rules and so even if you're in the sector for ten seconds you get switched. Yes, it's stupid. But, it's the same unreality as having a controller change your heading by a degree or two non-stop to keep you within a tenth of a mile on some perceived track that the ATC software in FSX demands you stay on.

 

If the world had been blessed with another version of FS, I would have liked to see a more realistic ATC interface. But, alas, not to be!

 

Ken

 

 

Thanks for your info. That may just be the case. But it feels like a bug for me when they switch me back and forth for 10-15 times... I don´t think that happens in reality?

It doesnt. The built in ATC is completely unrealistic in almost every way. Its a toy really. I recommend flying online with humans as ATC if you want a realistic ATC experience