nathanwesthead
Thanks for the explanation, Nathan.
That makes perfect sense, and I actually like that approach.
As a real-world airline pilot, I fly into the UK quite frequently from the east, west and across the North Atlantic, usually into Heathrow and Manchester. In real operations, receiving a STAR assignment before entering the terminal area is completely normal. Even when arriving from the ocean, it’s common to receive the STAR from the upstream sector before reaching the final approach sectors.
That’s actually one of the features I suggested to the London Control team. I think it would be fantastic if the voice recognition system could eventually support STAR assignments and some of the other phraseology we use in real life.
With the latest Speech Recognition update, voice recognition has become almost 100% accurate for many users, myself included. It now works remarkably well, so I think adding STAR assignments and more real-world RT phraseology would be a natural next step and would make the simulation even more immersive.
Another thing I noticed in real operations is that controllers often keep the initial call very simple. Instead of immediately saying:
“Speedbird 356, maintain FL350…”
it’s often just:
“Good evening, Speedbird 356.”
followed by “Identified” or the next instruction when required. Those small details really make the experience feel authentic.
Just out of curiosity, do you have a real-world ATC background? Your RT sounded very authentic, so I was wondering whether you’re a current or former controller, or simply a very experienced London Control user
Thanks again for sharing the video. I really enjoyed watching it.
Raad.
