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No I did an international flight at FL300 in America I test on the flight plan that was failing last time and its working!! Again, thanks guys

EGGP-EGAA worked fine with a descent speed of 240kts with speedbrake at -2400 fpm. I then wanted to practise descending from FL300 therefore I slowed right down about 80mi from airport, at 75mi was told to descent to FL280 from FL350 and i did so (I added a VOR to flight plan at 75mi from airport) At FL270 I was told to come down to FL110 and that they needed be down in 30mi or less, I was then descending at -3100fpm with speedbrake at 250kts and I made it!! I'm now editing all my flight plans and would like to thank you all loads for all the help

Yeah I live on the Wirral so 5 mins from Liverpool. I currently use the POSKY Boeing 737-800 but I'm looki at getting the PMDG series so might hold off until I get that. Didn't have time to do the flight today however I'll try slowing right down before destination and if I still struggle I'll post a flight plan im using however I am using default ones fsx loads

Thanks Ray. I'm about to takeoff at my home airport EGGP and was wondering how when editing flight plan in fsx I can make a waypoint a certain altitude Ronzie, Thanks awesome! I'm looking at some of the flights now..

It's jet yes, auto ack is on however not auto tune I'll activate that next flight. Ronzie it says I need to be down at 30 miles out of the airport but it doesn't give me clearance until I'm like 37/40 miles out. It's probably something I'm doing so my next flight I'll monitor everything extremely carefully and see if it's something I'm doing. That's also why the .log didn't save but I'm going to do a few short legs and EGGP - EGAA and see if I can find the problem out.

Ronzie thanks very much for the detailed reply I'll definately try, I don't know whether it's the setup I'm using into why I'm not being cleared on RC however it happens on multiple flight plans, I usually just use FSX's high altitude airways and use those default waypoints. I do switch frequencies as soon as I'm told and I'm just flying the B737-800 cruising at .78 mach at FL350. I can't request descent early but I can 'request lower' so I might just request FL230 or FL200 and descent from there and see how I get on. In terms of the 30 miles out, how do you calculate miles to nm, or does 30 miles mean 30nm? Thanks guys!

I'm tempted to request lower cruising alt nearer to my destination but it just doesn't feel realistic enough.

Hi James thanks for the reply! If Radar Contact rarely gives descent instructions early enough what can I do to get down in time, as I can't deviate from my altitude or I'm shouted at by ATC. Also I've just touched down from KLAX at KATL and will send you the log now, here's how the descent went: At FL350(cruise) toward dest I was told to 'descent and maintain FL270 which straight away I descended at -3000fpm with speedbrake. At FL320 out of FL270 I get 'descend to 11,000 now please I need you down by 30 miles or less', in which I descent to 11,000 can't really go any quicker than 3,000fpm At FL240 I'm told I've missed my crossing and to turn heading... EDIT: I debugged the flight but have no .LOG folder in my radar contact install directory, I'll have to debug another flight.

Sorry that the explanation isn't clear, it's hard for me to explain when I'm quite a newbie at aviation. Now I start my descent when I'm told to descend and maintain, I'm flying at normal speed. I ask for an altimeter check when I pass transition alt, I fly both in europe and the USA. My usual rate of descent is -1800fpm however I have tried descending at -2600fpm using the speedbrake where necessary and still cannot get down in time. The way I have set my flight plan up is with waypoints and none of the waypoints are VORs however I'm not 100% sure, it happens at KATL & KLAX however I haven't tested with others yet. I'm about to fly KLAX - KATL and will send over a log of the flight once finished, however I do strongly feel as if it's me causing the problem and not Radar Contact.

Hi, I bought Radar Contact today and I love it! I've been flying with fligtsim just over 5/6 months now and I want to make my simming more realistic now. I don't fly irl however have an interest in real world avaition, I'm still a novice at flying and still learning most procedures. Usually at default ATC I fly at cruise until controller tells me to descend however on RC it gives me a descend and maintain 11,000 from FL350 and it's just impossible to do that and then I get criticised. Am I missing something?