September 30, 20205 yr I'd like to request direct to a waypoint in an approach (it's an IF). Tried it but denied. Can this be done? H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
September 30, 20205 yr Author 7 hours ago, Dave-Pilot2ATC said: No, ATC will not approve shortcuts in the approach. Hi Dave - That's interesting - because, when on the RNAV 19 into N14, it was vectoring me toward Robbinsville (RBV, IAF) from the west, and denied a direct-to-JULID request. However, once I was north of JULID, it bypassed RBV and vectored me to JULID anyway. Will it approved direct-to-IFs but not IAFs? thanks H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
September 30, 20205 yr I believe this behavior is described over and over again in previous topics. The key question for you is exactly when did you "activate" (not load, instead activate) the approach? The reason for that question is not to question you about some mistake, but instead just to verify when you executed that step, and in which aircraft model. The default GPS has some issues.... So only looking to verify. Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
September 30, 20205 yr Author 6 minutes ago, fppilot said: I believe this behavior is described over and over again in previous topics. The key question for you is exactly when did you "activate" (not load, instead activate) the approach? The reason for that question is not to question you about some mistake, but instead just to verify when you executed that step, and in which aircraft model. The default GPS has some issues.... So only looking to verify. I don't quite remember, but it was likely when I was still west of KPHL (probably about 20-25 miles)... but to clarify, I'm using X-Plane 11. Also, I searched "direct to waypoint" - might wanna check that out. I'm sure it's been described before. How do I find it? Edited September 30, 20205 yr by turner112 H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
September 30, 20205 yr Just now, turner112 said: I don't quite remember, but it was likely when I was still west of KPHL (probably about 20-25 miles)... but to clarify, I'm using X-Plane 11. Oh no! Please disregard my post. I thought this was in the MSFS Forum. My bad! Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
September 30, 20205 yr Author 14 minutes ago, fppilot said: Oh no! Please disregard my post. I thought this was in the MSFS Forum. My bad! LOL... I know how that goes And yeah... GPS/NAV/NAVDATA in 2020 is... uh... suspect. 😉 Edited September 30, 20205 yr by turner112 H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
September 30, 20205 yr Commercial Member Once it starts vectoring, it's not going to grant any DirectTo's. It will vector you to the IF in almost all situations. Since I don't know your original flight plan, I can't be sure. DirectTo will usually be approved only before you start a descent on a STAR or before you start an approach. Most requests for DTo's to waypoints in the en-route portion of the plan will be approved. Even short-cutting on a SID are usually approved.
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