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I was flying from EDDP to LOWW and, nearing LOWW, was cleared down to 16000ft. I descended to 16000ft and later asked for a temporary frequency change so that I could listen to Vienna ATIS. This request was granted, I listened to ATIS and reported back without a problem.but ATC did not tell me to descend any further. I asked to descend several times but was told "not at this time" each time. I ended up flying over the airport at 16000ft. My suspicion is that ATC intended me to descend at a certain point but at that time I was listening to ATIS. The descent point was passed without ATC asking me and as that point never arrived again ATC did not tell me to descend. Had I flown in a circle and passed the point again ATC might have told me to descend. Does this sound feasible. Phil.

I was flying from EDDP to LOWW and, nearing LOWW, was cleared down to 16000ft. I descended to 16000ft and later asked for a temporary frequency change so that I could listen to Vienna ATIS. This request was granted, I listened to ATIS and reported back without a problem.but ATC did not tell me to descend any further. I asked to descend several times but was told "not at this time" each time. I ended up flying over the airport at 16000ft. My suspicion is that ATC intended me to descend at a certain point but at that time I was listening to ATIS. The descent point was passed without ATC asking me and as that point never arrived again ATC did not tell me to descend. Had I flown in a circle and passed the point again ATC might have told me to descend. Does this sound feasible. Phil.

Thanks Andy. I switched vectoring off and I can now follow STARs without being vectored to the opposite runway.

The following is a typical problem. I approach EDDM from the north and ATC instructs me to follow the AKANU 2A STAR but as soon as I start I am vectored away. Although the wind is from 250' and 18kts (I use FSGRW dynamic weather) I was vectored to runway 8R instead of runway 26R/L. This seems to be happening all the time.Does VoxAtc ALWAYS vector no matter what? I tried pressing 0 to request another runway but the only choice I had in the window was 0 : Return. Is this a common problem or is it just me? If the former it needs fixing. If the latter I need fixing.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I probably need more charts to see all the options. No doubt I'll come across all the other problems in time. Phil.

Thanks for the information. Phil

I need to buy the Level-D 767 navdata to use the SIDs and STARs. As I usually fly the PMDG 747 does this mean that I also need to buy the current navdata for that aircraft as well? I use FSBuild for flight planning. Do I need to buy the current navdata for that also? I think I will have to but I want to make sure.

The manual states that my flight plan must have waypoints that correspond with waypoints in the SIDs but when I create my flight plan I do not know which runway VoxATC will assign me. As different runways have different SIDs with different waypoints how can I comply? The same problem occurs with STARs. Am I missing something?

I'm not flying today but have a flight planned for tomorrow. I'll create a log and send it off then.

Ray, I only ever fly a PMDG 747 or the default Cessna 172. The addons I use are Wideview in order to run on a network, FSGRW and many scenery/airports. I stopped using FSGRW to see if that was causing the problem but it is still there. I tried flying in areas with default scenery and airports without success. I selected the default 747 but it has no CDU and I was not able to try it. Ronzie, The problem sometimes occurs when I'm assigned new altitudes or handed over to a new controller. It's never happened on the ground but I spend almost all the time in the air. I have occasionally been able to finish flights but only perhaps one in ten.

Thanks for the replies. Glynn. I tried the repeat last instruction. ATC kept repeating the instruction (as before) but key 7 still would not work. I tried repeat last instruction several times without success. Ray. The problem is not that the keys never work but that they stop working mid flight. Today I went through ATIS, clearance, push and start, taxiing and takeoff with all keys working perfectly. The problem is that they suddenly STOP working. I was cleared to 18000ft, I pressed 7 but ATC just kept repeating the clearance to 18000ft until I landed and turned RC4 off. I checked the keyboard settings before and after the flight and they were OK.

On almost every flight RC4 stops responding during the flight. There seems to be no pattern as to which flights give a problem and which do not. I am cruising along when I receive an instruction from ATC. I press 7 on the keyboard but all that happens is that ATC keeps saying the same instruction until the end of the flight. Pressing 1 has no effect either. I have tried programming buttons to send numeric values when pressed and also using GoFlights ATC module to send values but to no avail. Everything works fine until this problem suddenly appears. I'm using FSX and Windows 7. Any help would be appreciated. Phil

Thanks for the reply. We must have different manuals because on my page 80 the items are ; ATC responds with last aircraft to say again ATC refuses requests Slow response or speech generation VOXATC prompts you to contact an enroute unit.......... I don't think SIDS/STARs are involved.There was no STAR in the flight plan and I expected to be vectored in. I should have started descent from 18000ft, well before any STAR. On page 48 of my manual under "Request descent" I should have been able to do so but was not allowed to by ATC. I had already flown a couple of flights and been vectored in without a problem. It was only when I switched frequency to contact ATIS that there was a problem.

I am trying VOXATC before buying. I was cruising at 18000ft nearing the TOD point. I requested a change of frequency to get ATIS information at the arrival airport. This was granted. I got the information and changed back to the original frequency however ATC did not tell me to descend. In the end I requested descent but was told "Unable at this time". I tried requesting descent several times but was always refused. In the end I had to take over the flight myself and landed without ATC permission!!! The only thing I can think of is that I passed the point ATC wanted me to start descending when tuned to ATIS. ATC was miffed by this and as a consequence would not let me descend at all. I hope I am wrong because if it is true then this could happen frequently. Any ideas? Phil.

I did as above but used EDDF this time instead of EPRZ which I used last time. When passing T/A I had a problem manually adjusting the QHN to 1013 as there is no EFIS and I couldn't find any other obvious way to do it. Perhaps I am missing something. Incidentally, as there is no EFIS there is no knob to press when passing T/A to set the pressure to STD. Anyway, the only way I found to set the pressure to 1013 was to go back to weather/advanced weather and reset it there. Going back to the flight I had to press B again and the altimeter tape increased as you suspected. This post is just to tie up the loose ends of past suggestions. I have said recently that as the problem is a PMDG 747 problem it should not be discussed in this forum. As such, I will not be posting any more replies here. Please do not post any yourself.