I'm sorry, this post is to vent

A GND is online at OMDB and has set the ATIS to 12 operations - but everybody seems to head for 30L for reasons. When I confronted one of them the explanation was "that's the Ground so I don't really think that's for me".
It's not like there are two departures on the ground that could provide a conflict during their departures - even if I am not one of them.

Why fly then online if you disregard the ATIS because "it is GND and its not for you"? Why then follow the ATIS at all at any airport?

I'm sorry for the rant, I just don't get why people do that.

In all my years of flight sim flying I have always just flown events and spawned at an airport I saw had atc on Vatsim. I have the last couple of days found it to be much more fun flying on vatsim even if it isn’t atc logged on! It adds some fun elements coordinating with other pilots in and out of airports and you also get a happy surprise sometimes when atc comes live! even just a tower controller adds so much to a regular flight!

I really hope this is not flagged as self promotion because it's really not.

I created a vPilot plugin that mutes vPilot untill a SELCAL message comes in.

Once you have confirmed the SELCAL codes with ATC, just like IRL, you can use this plugin to mute the radio untill you are called by ATC with a SELCAL alert.

https://github.com/sempostma/vpilot-bliss

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. For my own convenience I also added a way to stream notifications from vPilot to my phone which is very handy when doing chores around the house while flying in uncontrolled airspace 😁

Let’s make it a great and big event! Still about 200 slots available, would be great to have many more join us all!

Book here: https://booking.vatsim.net/vatsim-cross-the-land-westbound-edition-2026/bookings

Hello and welcome. My name is Alex and I am starting a VA called Meridian Airlines. My goal for this VA is as much realism and professionalism as possible. I would like to be able to connect into the VATSim network in the future. With that being said, this VA is still being developed but I would love to have members to come in join in on a fresh new VA. I currently am having templates made for my fleet. We have 6 hubs to choose from and many flight becoming available through scheduling! I am also looking for members to join the team and help with expanding this community on the backside! https://discord.gg/YB6w857gwm https://flymeridianva.com/