May 17, 201412 yr Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, figured it was the best out of all the options. I've noticed a number of times on VATSIM seeing certain people filing T/xxxx/x or B/xxxx/x. Until now, I've only known of H/ which of course is "heavy" and after doing some reasearch found that T/ is for TCAS and B/ is for both Heavy and TCAS. What I can't seem to find out is which if any, equipment suffixes mean you already have TCAS which then would mean there is no point in filing T/, or if just a general rule of thumb, should you file T/ if you have TCAS either way??
May 17, 201412 yr Hi. I think this link might help you. http://flightaware.com/about/faq_aircraft_flight_plan_suffix.rvt Regards.
May 17, 201412 yr I know all about the equipment suffixes, what I was asking was about the suffixes before the aircraft type i.e. T/ B/ H/ which are... T - TCAS H - Heavy B - Both I'm just not sure if I fly /L if that idicates already that I have TCAS or not, or if I should file T/B738/L also to indicate that I have TCAS
May 17, 201412 yr In the United States, H/XXX/X is for a heavy aircraft. There are no other prefixes attached to the aircraft type. The suffix might be VATSIM specific denoting the pilot can use "text" only. Jared Listinsky
May 17, 201412 yr I was just asking because I came across this post originally.. http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?t=730 and if you look on VatSpy or ServInfo or whatever you use, you will find multiple people that file T/XXXX/X or B/XXXX/X and if you look at their flight plan alot of them say they are voice capable. I guess next time I'm online I'll just ask someone who's filed that what it means and why
May 17, 201412 yr It must be something VATSIM specific then. The "H" prefix is common for a heavy aircraft. In all of my time behind the scope (real world), H/XXX/X is all that I've seen. Jared Listinsky
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