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Welcome to Dcvirtual.com! Here you can find a vast amount of knowledge, flight plans, pilot help and much more to increase your vAviation skills and enjoy the game even more! If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us.
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Feature Airports - Click Airport ID to View

KBWI	KDCA	KIAD	KRDU	KACY	KFAY	KROA
KORF	KILM	KRIC	KNGU	KNTU	KMTN	KADW

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Planning Your Flight

Now that you know what airports would be best to fly into, lets begin planning your flight. It is always best to file with SIDS and STARS. You can visit the flight planning center to the left to select a flight, search for a certain route and even download the complete flight plan in Microsoft word for reference. At the very least ensure you always provide at least 1 initial VOR or fix for vectoring in your flight plan.

The flight planning center to the left can be very helpful. You can quickly select a flight, download the flight plan and print it out for use!! There are currently 55 flight plans for KIAD, 22 flight plans for KDCA and 19 flight plans for KBWI in the flight planning center.
115 total flight plans for many major airports available!

Starting The Game

It is best to connect to the server at the airport you intend to depart from and in the aircraft you intend to fly. Then you can file your flight plan. Ensure to file the for a proper flight level. See here. Once you have filed your flight plan, you request your clearance to your destination. ALWAYS have pen and paper to write down what the ATC issues to you. When receiving your clearance, you are listening for 5 items. 1 - How you are cleared to your destination. (IE: via the cap5 departure) 2 - Initial flight level or altitude. 3 - Expected final FL or AL. 4 - departure frequency. 5 - Squawk code. You must copy all these items, read back correctly, and enter the assigned squawk code in your radio.

Pushing back and starting your flight

Once you have provided a correct read back the ATC will issue instructions on pushing back and will tell you to call for taxi. Once you call for taxi you will be issued instructions to the runway, the current surface wind and the altimeter. Unless instructed to do so, leave your transponder (your squawk) on standby until reaching the departure runway. If you are instructed to squawk normal, simply turn your Squawk Win device to "On".

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Take-Off and In-Flight

Once you are at the assigned runway let the ATC know you are short of the runway, ready for departure. The ATC will provide further instructions from here. Once airborne and if instructed to contact another ATC, you will change to the frequency given on your radio stack. If you are leaving the airspace, you will be instructed to contact the next ATC, if online or to switch to unicom.NOTE: If you receive a message that an ATC is in range, this does not mean to contact them. The ATC will text you when they are ready to talk to you.

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Current Weather Condtions across ZDC

Washington Dulles 2012/05/21 01:52 KIAD 210152Z 04007KT 10SM FEW038 BKN060 22/15 A3012 RMK AO2 CIG 044 WEST SLP196 T02170150	Reagan National 2012/05/21 01:52 KDCA 210152Z 05012G18KT 10SM FEW034 SCT050 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 2012/05/21 01:54 KBWI 210154Z 05013KT 10SM FEW029 SCT047 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167	Andrews AFB 2012/05/21 02:31 KADW 210231Z AUTO 07011G20KT 8SM -DZ FEW022 BKN028 OVC034 20/17 A3010 RMK AO2 DZB0221 SLP195
Richmond International 2012/05/21 02:26 KRIC 210226Z 01008KT 4SM BR BKN005 OVC020 19/18 A3005 RMK AO2 RAE16 P0001 $	Norfolk International 2012/05/21 01:51 KORF 210151Z 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 18/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01780172
Raleigh-Durham International 2012/05/21 01:51 KRDU 210151Z 05009KT 10SM BKN045 OVC075 22/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02170156	Wilmington International 2012/05/21 02:37 KILM 210237Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN024 20/18 A3004 RMK AO2 TSNO
Roanoke Regional 2012/05/21 01:54 KROA 210154Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01890139	Atlantic City International 2012/05/21 01:54 KACY 210154Z 06010KT 1/2SM BR OVC003 15/14 A3019 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 SLP222 T01500144
Fayetteville Regional 2012/05/21 01:53 KFAY 210153Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM SCT041 BKN055 OVC080 21/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02060183	Norfolk Naval Station 2012/05/21 01:59 KNGU 210159Z 36009KT 2SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC010 18/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 P0000 T01830172
Oceana Naval Air Station 2012/05/21 02:19 KNTU 210219Z COR 20005KT 6SM BR BKN006 OVC011 18/18 A2998 RMK AO2 T2 SET	Martin State 2012/05/21 02:10 KMTN 210210Z AUTO 03008KT 350V070 10SM CLR A3013 RMK AO2

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Washington Dulles 2012/05/21 01:52 KIAD 210152Z 04007KT 10SM FEW038 BKN060 22/15 A3012 RMK AO2 CIG 044 WEST SLP196 T02170150

Reagan National 2012/05/21 01:52 KDCA 210152Z 05012G18KT 10SM FEW034 SCT050 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 2012/05/21 01:54 KBWI 210154Z 05013KT 10SM FEW029 SCT047 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167

Washington Dulles
2012/05/21 01:52 KIAD 210152Z 04007KT 10SM FEW038 BKN060 22/15 A3012 RMK AO2 CIG 044 WEST SLP196 T02170150

Reagan National
2012/05/21 01:52 KDCA 210152Z 05012G18KT 10SM FEW034 SCT050 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
2012/05/21 01:54 KBWI 210154Z 05013KT 10SM FEW029 SCT047 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220167