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493 legs, 713.6 hours
383 legs, 553.2 hours online
492 legs, 712.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 03:17 ET by Jeremy Driver

Hello,

I use SquawkBox to connect to Vatsim and recently I can connect to the servers, but there's no controllers listed. I've changed servers but the same thing occurs. Any idea where everyone is at? Have I been banned?

Jeremy

Jeremy Driver

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA8752
Captain, B767-300

Joined on January 01 2010
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Sedalia, CO

338 legs, 1,236.8 hours
31 legs, 181.3 hours online
37 legs, 232.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 8.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 03:22 ET by Brandon Howell

ATC isn't online 24/7. When there's no ATC, you announce your intentions on UNICOM (122.80)

To see who's online -

http://stats.vatsim.net/who.html
http://vatview.com/vatview.php
http://hangar.avsim.net/utils/servinfo/home.htm
http://www.metacraft.com/VATSpy/

Take your pick.

Brandon Howell (DVA8752)

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 03:23 ET by Jeremy Driver

Understood, but I also had this happen to me last night around 8 pm EST, which seems to me to be prime flying time.

Jeremy Driver

Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 03:25 ET by Jeremy Driver

Also, if i go to the first link, I see 2 controllers now on from the UK. When I connect to the UK server, no controllers appear on squawkbox.

Jeremy Driver

Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 03:29 ET by Brandon Howell

Connecting to a server should be done on your location. ATC is not tied to a server. Connect at the airport and you should see ATC (SB may need some time to load).

While it may times may seem good for flying, all ATC is volunteer based and as such, RW obligations arise. Friday afternoon - Sunday evening is the best time to catch ATC (although London-area ATC is on a lot). Divisions also can't staff all airports 24/7 and they can be short on people (I've seen Italian ATC on twice the entire time I've been using VATSIM).

Brandon Howell (DVA8752)

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 06:57 ET by Jeremy Driver

Brandon, I appreciate the effort to answering my question but you're missing my point. If I go to the "Who's Online" page at this very moment, there are 38 controllers on VATSIM. When I fire up SB, I can't see any of them, all i can do is is transmit to 122.80. It was my understanding from past experience that controllers should appear, if they are online at the time, once you launch SB. I'm not seeing them anymore, hence the problem.

Jeremy

Jeremy Driver

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DVA7343
Captain, B777-200
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358 legs, 777.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 08:00 ET by John Morris

Jeremy let me try and explain this... lets say you are trying to connect to USA-E server and you get the normal login captions about your Username and account info will be logged... AND you are positioned at Atlanta BUT after getting logged in and checking who is online you see that for example only controllers for Memphis ARTCC and Cleveland ARTCC are on. NOw depending on what what the controllers settings are (center per their SOP maybe only 650 miles, or less) or Per position staffed if you are outside of their position setting you will not see the controller. As Brandon said, sometimes you need to give the server time to update controller info. OK so lets say that you are at ATL and you go and check and their is a ZTL Center controller online when you login you should see this controller

John Morris

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DVA9494
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Midwestern United States

288 legs, 702.4 hours
14 legs, 27.9 hours online
286 legs, 697.9 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 10 2012 08:01 ET by Kerry Hendrickson

Brandon,

I no longer use squawkbox, but I did for a while, and from my recollection it only shows ATC that are online and within range. It has never provided a list of all online ATC. What you can do, is use one of the resources referenced above prior to starting flight sim. Find an area that is controlled, start a flight at that airport and connect to vatsim. If active atc is not reflected in squawkbox, then you may have a problem with squawkbox and may need to switch to fsinn(shameless plug). wink

Kerry Hendrickson

Captain, B767-300

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