In addition to all these comments.....Taxiing around Heathrow at night is like having the "hot pink line" in MSFS.Taxi instructions are just "Follow the greens to stand XXX".The green lights are dynamic and you will see them highlighting the centerline of the taxiway ATC want you to take all the way to stand.Every so often you get a red stop bar and you must stop.Simple as that, I've never got lost around Heathrow at night ... now by day it's a different matter, fortunately between the Captain and I we can figure it out.Hope this helps,Ian

>I have been wondering how do you read the Taxi way signs that>supposed to help you find your way.http://www.atlasaviation.com/AviationLibra...t_markings6.htmhttp://flighttraining.aopa.org/student_pil...dStudyGuide.pdfYou should know that byheart... like you understand road signs.Then keep an airport diagram (that has all the taxiways markings. like A, B, C, X, BC, etcThe ground countroler would give you taxi clearence something like."Cessna taxi to runway 7R via taxiway Siera, Bravo, X-ray" From where you are, you should be able to get on taxiway S, then when you see taxiway B (Bravo) turn in there, then that would take you to taxiway X, which would take you to BC, thence runway 7R.http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/directline_issues/dl3_taxi.htmhttp://www.aopa.org/asf/asfarticles/sp9508.htmlhttp://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=...X98IA261&akey=1Manny

Robert:The short answer is that ALL pilots flying into a complex airport MUST have Terminal Charts at his / her disposal. There are many free sources on the web for terminal charts. ATC always assumes that you have this with you just like they assume that if you are in a non-EFIS equipped aircraft that you have the appropriate Enroute Charts with you also. Remember that the safe operation of the aircraft is the responsibility of the PIC at all times, irrespective of ATC.

Yeah. If I build a kit, I may put glass in it just to save on weight. I'm mostly a VFR pilot though, so I may just stick with a few basic "steam" gauges. Time will only tell.Just so long as things don't progress to complete automation or else all the fun will be sapped from it for me. I hate to sit and watch. Just ask anyone that made the mistake of taking me to a movie. :-hah----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach

Thanks everyone for your reply, Simming has gotten so realistic that i know find enjoyment just in the preperation before flight, i was always wondering what were the procedures, and now i know , thanks.Oh and i cant wait to go to the convention in september:)Thanks......................Robert