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AFV001 Senior Captain, A320 Joined on May 11 2003 Double Century Club Western United States 211 legs, 1,424.2 hours 49 legs, 373.3 hours online 6 legs, 11.8 hours ACARS 1,032 legs, 4,815.0 hours total	Posted onPost created on January 21 2005 08:24 ET by Philip Rothberg
	pilots: I am trying to help a new pilot who has fs2002 and only flown general aviation. I have some questions about ATC that I hope you can help me with. 1. Does ATC assign an initial altitude or do you climb right to FL? 2. Does ATC hand you from center to center? 3 Will ATC tell you when to descend? 4. Will ATC vector you to the assigned runway and can you ask for a different runway? I appreciate any help thank you
AFV011 Senior Captain, B777-300 Joined on September 19 2004 GVA 5 Year Anniversary Online Two Fifty Club Triple Century Club Historic Triple Century Club "Remember...140, 250, and REALLY FAST" Midwestern United States 394 legs, 606.7 hours 274 legs, 430.6 hours online 86 legs, 126.5 hours ACARS 8 legs, 16.0 hours event 501 legs, 763.5 hours total	Posted onPost created on January 21 2005 16:50 ET by Michael Carter
	1. You select your cruise altitude in the flight planner. You will be instructed to climb right on up there after departure. There is no initial assigned altitude. 2. Yes 3. Yes, but the descent is not always correct. It appears that if you descend at 1800FPM and 280, it usually gets you in the ball park. STAR's and SID's are unheard of using FS2K2 ATC. 4. Yes. No.

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