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Hello. I've been simming for near enough half my life now, but one thing I've never really been able to get to grips with it Trans-Atlantic flights. I don't know where to find tracks, how to request clearance for it (I fly on Vatsim near enough always), ETOPS planning, I know nothing about it, but I'd really love to do it. So, my request is, can someone write a short dummies guide on how to find the active tracks, how to put them in the FMC or MCDU, expected conversations with ATC, how to calculate ETOPS alternates, etc etc. Thanks in advance, Alexander.

Hello. I am currently in the process of planning a flight from EGKK to KMCO in PFPX. However, I noticed that the airlines use a NAT that is pretty far south. I'm currently looking at NAT J. This track starts in the middle of the Atlantic. An airliner that recently flew this route actually used the first two waypoints of NAT F before deviating to the south to cross via NAT J. This is shown in the image below. How is a clearance obtained from ATC to fly these half NATs? Is it normal to simply hop straight to the middle of the Atlantic and then join a NAT? I am many well confused.

Good morning, I'm wondering how Radar Contact, and FSX in general, will work with oceanic flights. I haven't been able to try any in FSX yet, as the last time I was on was over a month ago, but how will LAT/LON work in FSX? Here's my example flight plan, as taken from Flightaware, and then put into the .pln format by www.simroutes.com ;[flightplan]title=KMEM to LFPGdescription=KMEM, LFPGtype = IFRroutetype = 3cruising_altitude=31000departure_id=KMEM, N35* 02.55', W89* 58.60', +000341.00destination_id=LFPG, N49* 00.77', E2* 33.00', +000387.00departure_name=Memphis_Intldestination_name=Charles_De_Gaullewaypoint.0=KMEM, A, N35* 02.54', W089* 58.60', +000000.00, waypoint.1=VISQA, I, N36* 17.42', W089* 02.11', +000000.00, waypoint.2=TINGS, I, N37* 18.18', W088* 15.37', +000000.00, J29waypoint.3=PXV, V, N37* 55.70', W087* 45.74', +000000.00, J29waypoint.4=IMPEL, I, N38* 21.57', W087* 04.98', +000000.00, J29waypoint.5=JUDDI, I, N38* 45.56', W086* 26.41', +000000.00, J29waypoint.6=KURTZ, I, N38* 58.33', W086* 05.56', +000000.00, J29waypoint.7=BIGXX, I, N39* 19.86', W085* 29.85', +000000.00, J29waypoint.8=FYLLS, I, N39* 54.41', W084* 37.83', +000000.00, J29waypoint.9=ROD, V, N40* 17.27', W084* 02.59', +000000.00, J29waypoint.10=PROTN, I, N40* 32.43', W083* 36.55', +000000.00, J29waypoint.11=DUTSH, I, N41* 08.44', W082* 33.21', +000000.00, J29waypoint.12=DJB, V, N41* 21.48', W082* 09.72', +000000.00, J29waypoint.13=DORET, I, N41* 48.10', W080* 35.08', +000000.00, J29waypoint.14=JHW, V, N42* 11.32', W079* 07.28', +000000.00, J29waypoint.15=WAAKE, I, N42* 20.53', W078* 40.85', +000000.00, J29waypoint.16=KELIE, I, N42* 39.62', W077* 44.68', +000000.00, J29waypoint.17=JOSSY, I, N42* 53.50', W077* 02.61', +000000.00, J29waypoint.18=SYR, V, N43* 09.63', W076* 12.27', +000000.00, J29waypoint.19=TUPER, I, N44* 11.77', W074* 24.61', +000000.00, J29waypoint.20=LAGGS, I, N44* 17.83', W074* 13.74', +000000.00, J29waypoint.21=PLB, V, N44* 41.10', W073* 31.36', +000000.00, J29waypoint.22=VLV, V, N45* 55.50', W070* 50.75', +000000.00, waypoint.23=PQI, V, N46* 46.45', W068* 05.67', +000000.00, waypoint.24=MIILS, I, N46* 52.42', W067* 02.90', +000000.00, waypoint.25=VIXUN, I, N48* 08.27', W053* 36.78', +000000.00, waypoint.26=LOGSU, I, N48* 46.60', W051* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.27=4900N 05000W, I, N49* 00.00', W050* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.28=5100N 04000W, I, N51* 00.00', W040* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.29=5300N 03000W, I, N53* 00.00', W030* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.30=5400N 02000W, I, N54* 00.00', W020* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.31=DOGAL, I, N54* 00.00', W015* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.32=BEXET, I, N54* 00.00', W014* 00.00', +000000.00, waypoint.33=BAKUR, I, N52* 14.50', W005* 40.82', +000000.00, waypoint.34=STU, V, N51* 59.68', W005* 02.42', +000000.00, waypoint.35=DIKAS, I, N51* 46.62', W003* 15.55', +000000.00, UL9waypoint.36=BASET, I, N51* 33.83', W001* 42.60', +000000.00, UL9waypoint.37=INLAK, I, N51* 28.68', W001* 31.45', +000000.00, UL18waypoint.38=NIGIT, I, N51* 18.78', W001* 10.25', +000000.00, UL18waypoint.39=VAPID, I, N51* 15.23', W001* 02.70', +000000.00, UL18waypoint.40=MID, V, N51* 03.23', W000* 37.50', +000000.00, UL18waypoint.41=SFD, V, N50* 45.63', E000* 07.32', +000000.00, UL18waypoint.42=WAFFU, I, N50* 34.95', E000* 20.98', +000000.00, UM605waypoint.43=HARDY, I, N50* 28.27', E000* 29.47', +000000.00, UM605waypoint.44=XIDIL, I, N50* 21.10', E000* 38.48', +000000.00, UM605waypoint.45=PETAX, I, N50* 11.20', E000* 50.88', +000000.00, UM605waypoint.46=DPE, V, N49* 55.52', E001* 10.24', +000000.00, UM605waypoint.47=LFPG, A, N49* 00.77', E002* 33.00', +000000.00, Would this work with FSX, and Radar Contact? I, unfortunately, will not be on FSX 'til May, and thus cannot test this flight plan format. Thanks,

I'm soon going to buy the 777 and want to do some routes that cross the Atlantic, however, it's not fun preparing the transatlantic radio operations check sheet if there isnt going to be a controller on . That's why I only fly the cross the pond events, however, whats your experience? I looked on Vattastic and both oceanic controllers are on, which to be is a bit odd considering i never see them online besides during events...