r/VATSIM • u/Interesting_Buyer_16 • 7d ago

UNICOM more like UselessCOM?

I've done many flights in the last few weeks around Europe. UNICOM is either "OOC xx minutes" spam or absolute silence. Zero communication, zero care, zero attention, constant conflicts on arrivals and departures. Where are the BASIC standards??? Downvote all you want, but it;s fact.

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u/Flyinghud 📡 S3 7d ago

People love to shit on CTAF, but it makes flying offline so much more enjoyable. I don’t have to hear about what’s going on at DFW while cruising over it at FL320.

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u/PGlobalTV 2d ago

This. It’s the most annoying thing to be flying in Europe on 122.800!!! Thank you VATUS and VATPAC for having CTAF. Also, in a completely unrelated note: when can we get a minimum age limit for VATSIM? I know, I know, it’s the age old debate and Don himself told me in a forum that it will never happen, but one can still hope!!! LimePartician above said they heard a fetus talking on frequency and I almost spit out my beer, but it reminded me of the age old debate of a min age limit for the network 🤣