VATSIM VFR Cross-Country Tutorial from A to Z! + Flight Planning & More! [VATSIM VFR Series - #6]

A complete & detailed tutorial showing how to make a VFR cross-country flight on VATSIM! Flying from Rotterdam to Groningen via Amsterdam Schiphol and Teuge, all within the Netherlands! 🏅 New! Become a member of the AviationPro channel & unlock extra perks! https://bit.ly/41NfbQD 👉 More info, timestamps & links down here! 👇👇

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A full guide showing you how to fly a VFR cross-country flight on VATSIM! This is the European perspective, however this video provides you with a great set of knowledge that allows you to adapt to your local variations, wherever you fly! This video was created in MSFS using the default Cessna 172

TOOLS & WEBSITES USED

Flight planning & charts:

Skyvector:
https://skyvector.com

Open Flightmaps:
https://www.openflightmaps.org/

VFR Charts LVNL Netherlands:
https://vfrchart.lvnl.nl/

AIP Netherlands for charts of specific airports:
https://www.lvnl.nl/informatie-voor-l...

Navigraph:
https://navigraph.com/

Weather tools:

Orbifly: https://www.orbifly.com/member/metmap...

Windy: https://www.windy.com

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- Windows 10® Pro 64-Bit
- Intel® Core™ i7-10700K @ 5.00 GHz
- Corsair Vengeance 32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- EVGA RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming

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- 👉 Intro: 0:00
- 👉 AviationPro Memberships: 1:52
- 👉 Contents of video: 2:15

📄📄CREATING A ROUTE & FLIGHT PLAN 📄📄

- 👉 Building a VFR route: 3:48
- 👉 Free route building tools: 4:31
- 👉 Building a route in Navigraph: 7:00
- 👉 How to pick waypoints: 13:52
- 👉 How to deal with objects: 18:05
- 👉 How to deal with restricted areas: 22:18
- 👉 What altitude to pick: 28:39

-👉 Overview & Remarks: 31:52
-👉 Creating a navigation log: 34:10
-👉 Filing the flight plan to VATSIM: 37:12

⛅⛅ CHECKING THE WEATHER ⛅⛅

-👉 Checking the weather: 45:19
-👉 Weather limits: 45:55
-👉 Orbifly: 49:34
-👉 Windy: 52:20

🛫🛫 DEPARTURE 🛫🛫

-👉 Entering the cockpit: 56:17
-👉 Getting startup clearance: 1:00:57
-👉 Starting engine: 1:05:41
-👉 Taxi clearance: 1:08:39
-👉 Performing your run-up: 1:10:22
-👉 Departure briefing: 1:11:43
-👉 Departure clearance: 1:13:40
-👉 Takeoff: 1:14:54
-👉 Flying the HOTEL departure: 1:17:09
-👉 Leaving the CTR: 1:20:18

🛩️🛩️ CRUISE 🛩️🛩️

-👉 Picking up navigation: 1:21:08
-👉 Requesting flight information: 1:22:51
-👉 Traffic avoidance example: 1:25:19

CTR Crossing:

-👉 Listening to EHAM ATIS: 1:28:30
-👉 Preparing CTR crossing: 1:30:18
-👉 CTR crossing request: 1:31:11]
-👉 Entering Schiphol CTR: 1:34:04
-👉 Orbits around Schiphol Tower: 1:36:05
-👉 CTR exit instructions: 1:37:23
-👉 Exiting the CTR: 1:38:49
-👉 Contacting Flight Info again: 1:40:12

Navigation:

-👉 Navigating with few landmarks: 1:43:08
-👉 Low vs. high altitude: 1:44:08

Touch & Go at uncontrolled aerodrome Teuge:

-👉 Review of Teuge: 1:48:00
-👉 How to deal with uncontrolled aerodromes: 1:50:39
-👉 Preparing arrival: 1:51:55
-👉 Contacting Teuge Radio: 1:52:45
-👉 Joining the circuit: 1:56:22
-👉 Touch & Go: 1:59:34
-👉 Leaving the circuit: 2:01:34

-👉 Dealing with clouds: 2:03:29

🛬🛬 ARRIVAL 🛬🛬

-👉 Preparing arrival at EHGG: 2:04:38
-👉 Reviewing arrival route: 2:06:06
-👉 Contacting Eelde Tower: 2:09:22
-👉 Entering EHGG CTR: 2:11:34
-👉 Joining circuit instructions: 2:12:31
-👉 Landing: 2:15:14
-👉 Taxi instructions: 2:16:18
-👉 Parking & shutdown: 2:17:27

-👉 Outro: 2:18:15

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The procedures used in this video do not specifically relate to any airline or to the airline used in this video. Due to limitations of the simulator, VATSIM and the home cockpit environment it is not always possible to achieve the highest level of realism or accuracy of procedures. Things you see in the video may be done differently in the real world. This is a flight in flight simulator. Nothing more, nothing less! Do not use this video for real world training purposes.