Currently in 2.6.3.2 Public Beta 8K 10/20/2022

While flying in VFR, I try to get radar vectors for ILS or visual straight in. I don´t get any vector, and very often, not even an answer. Sometimes I get the clearance for the approach, but no vectors. I have tried 

- Contacting app, twr, and center

- With or without flight plan

- With or without flight following and/or flight advisories

Normally I try to request it when close to the airport, let´s say less than 20 NM, using the ?+ feature and trying with several sentences to request vectors. Any clue or tip?

Contact tower at the airport you want the approach at and say:

<CallSign> request radar vectors for the ILS to Runway One Two",

assuming that's a valid runway and approach at that airport.

 

1 hour ago, Dave-Pilot2ATC said:

Contact tower at the airport you want the approach at and say:

<CallSign> request radar vectors for the ILS to Runway One Two",

assuming that's a valid runway and approach at that airport.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately, it´s not working on my side.

https://imgur.com/a/NlLtuE4

I tried with visual straight in and with ILS, and I never get vectored. At best, I get cleared for the approach, sometimes I get no answer. Please note that in that flight I had not a squawk assigned in advance. But even when I get one, the result is the same. 

 

I tried it and there is an issue with vectors when there is no IFR flight plan filed.

I'll work on it for the next update.

Dave

On 10/29/2022 at 4:01 PM, Dave-Pilot2ATC said:

I tried it and there is an issue with vectors when there is no IFR flight plan filed.

I'll work on it for the next update.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your quick support. I saw that there was a new public beta and I downloaded 2.6.3.2 Public Beta 8P 10/30/2022

The problem is partially solved. Now I get vectors when requested, even showing on the map. Unfortunately, at some point ATC stops giving vectors and does not get me to intercept the approach lines on the map. I had some cases where I even overflew the airport without any reaction from ATC. 

Please email the log file for this flight to [email protected] and I can have a look to hopefully see what's going wrong.

• P2A Log files are located in: C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\P2A_200\Logs where <UserName> is your PC user name. 
• Portions of the path may be hidden by default, so be sure Windows Explorer has Show Hidden Items checked in the View tab.
• A new one is created each time you start Pilot2ATC, and is closed when you shut it down. So if you take the most recent one after you have the error and after you shut down P2A, you should have the correct one.  

Dave

Sure, I am sending you the logs from the last 2 flights