Hi Chris's


I've been doing quite a lot of online flying lately and almost always as ICX I get called as 'Intex' - unless I specifically file CS/INTERCITY under REMARKS. Why is that? - any way to fix that with VATSIM/IVAO?
Also: is there a way to get our liveries on the IVAO network (unfortunately VATSIM is somewhat stiff in this respect)?


just curious


Ron

Between 1989 and 1994 there was a cargo airline flying DC-8s called International Charter Express, who used ICX and "Intex". This long disused code still brings up the Intex callsign in some ATC clients (particularly IVAO's IVAC).

I think we can get our liveries and callsign on IVAO if we become a VA partner but we tried to attain that a while ago and came up against a few barriers that we've still not managed to overcome yet. VATSIM all the model matching is done by the pilot clients so it seems unlikely.

I find now that when calling up if you have it in your remarks and identity yourself as Intercity they seem to follow your lead!

dito: when I add CS/INTERCITY in remarks field, most of the time they will go along with it. The liveries would be icing on the (IVAO) cake.


Speaking of VATSIM/IVAO: IVAO is much more active in Europe, especially on the mainland and especially EDDL. In England VATSIM is doing a bit more activity but unfortunately on none of our hubs.  EGKK and EGSS seem to be by far the most active on VATSIM, adding Gatwick and/or Stansted would be really great.  .