Release Notes Testing
Which line of the Release Notes are you testing?:ATC Phraseology corrections to FAA standard
After completing your test, what are your findings? Is this bug resolved?No.
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Have you used Developer Mode?
No
PC Specs:
2.60GHz i7-10750H
32 GB RAM
GeForce RTX 2070
1 TB SSD (half full)
Windows 10 Home 20H2
OS Build 19042.867
Aircraft:
Cessna 172 G1000
Area of the World / Flight Plan:
New York metro area (no flight plan)
Airport (If applicable):
KLDJ, Linden, NJ, USA
Feedback/Bug Description:
When at an uncontrolled airport communicating on a CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency), the convention set forth by the FAA is that the pilot will state the name of the airport at both the beginning and the end of the transmission. (This is because sometimes the frequency may be shared by multiple airports, and they want to ensure that all pilots are aware of the intended airport for the communication.)This is documented in the FAA’s official Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) publication:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap4_section_1.html
“Recommended self‐announce phraseologies: It should be noted that aircraft operating to or from another nearby airport may be making self‐announce broadcasts on the same UNICOM or MULTICOM frequency. To help identify one airport from another, the airport name should be spoken at the beginning and end of each self‐announce transmission.”They give two example of sample communications:
- Strawn traffic, Apache Two Two Five Zulu, (position), (altitude), (descending) or entering downwind/base/final (as appropriate) runway one seven full stop, touch-and-go, Strawn.
- Strawn traffic Apache Two Two Five Zulu clear of runway one seven Strawn.
Please see the screenshot showing that this is not being done in MSFS:
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[ ] Multiplayer session or [X] solo flight
Multiplayer settings: [ ] Live Players [X] All Players [ ] Group Only
Weather settings:Few clouds
3rd party addons you were using at the time:None
Server: [X] East USA [ ] North Europe [ ] West USA [ ] West Europe [ ] SE Asia
Peripherals:
Brunner CLS-E NG yoke
Brunner CLS-MK II rudder pedals
Virtual Fly V3RNIO+ throttle/prop/mixture
Flight Sounds X SOLO-GA