M. B. Ingersoll Share Posted August 8, 2015 Well, I just shut down after my third flight in this event - my first VATSIM event in probably a couple years. Very satisfactory with one small exception - a shortcut granted, followed by a freq change, followed by a route change that was worse that my shortcut OR my original flight plan, followed by another request and.... well, I suspect the Controller was getting tired of me, but I finally got a good route. Thing is, this is very realistic so, actually, I really didn't mind it that much! But great service and quite a bit of traffic on the freqs. Anyone else fly the Tea Party? What are your thoughts? ----M B Ingersoll ----FAA Retired ----ZFW ATCS - 1984 to 2008 ----USAF Sr. ATC - 1973 to 1983 Link to comment
M. B. Ingersoll Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 So, reroutes do happen. One more added element of realism to the network. Absolutely! And reroutes are sure a lot easier to take on VATSIM than IRL. IRL you may have whiney pax or an impatient customer awaiting a shipment you're carrying; and, of course, "time is money." But I've found that the only thing that stresses me much about a VATSIM reroute is when my COO (wife) in the other room keeps asking, "Are you done YET?" Yes, I really do enjoy BVATC and now, BVARTCC! ----M B Ingersoll ----FAA Retired ----ZFW ATCS - 1984 to 2008 ----USAF Sr. ATC - 1973 to 1983 Link to comment
