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Incredible, thank you for preserving and uploading this. This is fantastic really awesome footage and a look behind the scenes during a really awesome and somewhat turbulent time in aviation. Also I saw you don't upload videos anymore do you still control on vatsim, are you doing ok?
Thanks for the comment! All good - just not enough time to dedicate to Vatsim these days unfortunately. Hopefully more flying content to come in the future 🙂
What a TERRIBLE map. Bravo is not clearly marked. In fact I cannot even see a single mark designating bravo. Do you have to guess? How can you possibly work with such a primitive, inadequate map? Is VATsim living in the early 20th Century? Little Navmap's airfield views are a HUNDRED times more clear than this map that looks like it was painted by a not very talented 9 year old - badly. Where is Bravo actually marked? If this is really how Heathrow is portrayed on real ATC screens I can't believe there wouldn't be collisions each day!
Why do all the Sim'ers always use Speedbird or Virgin callsigns? Why not ANA, Quantas, Cactus, ABD666 or "Ed-Force One" (LOL), Shamrock, SleazyJet ;) ;) ;) LOL
A piece of history nicely documented here. Sad to see the old tower go. Btw, who is the FISO in this clip (about 2 mins in)?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LWqP4mxZMQk.html
omg you def were there for my first flight on vatsim. I was doing EGLL - EGBB on a cessna 172. C/S N10274. Thanks so much for all your help. I was nervous af and messed up my taxi route. You showed patience and professionalism. Thanks again.
If _one_ more thing starts pulling for my attention besides the single thing I'm currently working on I get stressed! Bravo to the men and women who do this day in and day out. Thank you!
Wow, just recently discovered these videos. Not sure if you read comments on old videos but how on earth do you know what vectors to send people on when? I can’t for the life of me work it out from your screen lol
I’m thinking of starting my training to be a VATSIM controller after using VATSIM as a simmer for nearly a year now - you provide some very help helpful insights into a few key areas 👍
No doubt the UK is the toughest because with such heavy concentrations they can't afford an accident. As we have seen in other post accident investigations perhaps a word or phrase that could be misinterpreted can have consequences. Here in the US, as I understand it, there can be various levels of complexity and someone who can't work out in a high volume sector might still make a useful contribution in a less demanding position. Crew not very proficient in English around the world or subtle social pressures in a cockpit can prevent real understanding of what has been said or thought to have been said.
