Flying to Reno from KSFO Pressure problems.

[Zatnikitelman]

I only have the demo, but love it. I was flying from San Fancisco to Reno, Navada in the Mooney bravo. Well, a bunch of mountains are in
the way so ATC routed me above the mountains. At about 12k I get a 1% pressure danger level, it doesn't go down or anything even when
level. Remember, 14k is the pressure limit. I am instructed to climb to 13k, again it climbs even higher. Eventually, it reaches 100% and
keeps climbing. By the time that pesky ATC brings me down below 12k, the pressure danger% is at 287% and passengers are 0%
happy with the flight, they are scared to 100% and to top that all off, FS crashes right after I have to declare a go around for runway 34L at
KRNO. Well, what did I do wrong interms of the pressure situation? I flew well below the 14k Pressure limit for un pressurized aircraft, but
still the passengers didn't like it.

[WBHoenig]

In FsP, you can't go higher than 12K unless pressurized

[Zatnikitelman]

Darn. Ok, what if the pesky ATC wants you to go over 12k? What are you supposed to do then?

[WBHoenig]

The default ATC is ****

[jetBlue220]

Lol. Set your altitude to less than 12,000, and they won't tell you to go above it.

[Zatnikitelman]

Then how come they did? My altitude of 10k was well over the 500 AGL FAA ground to craft limit, but did that stop them? No, they also
made me approach Reno from 6400 MSL feet while Cessna Caravans were coming into land at less than 3k MSL

[WBHoenig]

a) Join VATSIM
b) Give up ATC altogether (I did that and whatdoyaknow, I can fly just fine without some binary-generated guy barking me orders)
c) Buy Radar Contact

The default ATC is ****.

[CowlFlapsOpen]

Hi Zat. I've made this flght several times. The mountains west of Reno (near Tahoe) have peaks at 11k or so. Look at a sectional for that area,
the MEAs are usually about 12-13k. Also, technically, FAA requires 2000 AGL over mountains as i recall. I would not bust the limts in IFR or at
night. Controlled flight into terrain. Your best best is good flight planning. Some of the victor airways through the northwest of Reno are lower.
I use approach plates.

[kvuo]

Reno is at 4400 MSL

If caravans were at 3000, I dunno what to say...


BTW, just edit the payload config and make your mooney pressurized... in real life they have built in oxygen system, you should be able to
fly higher than 12000 msl...

[SaVas]

Or you could disengage the autopilot when approaching the mountains, and fly around them like a sight seeing tour. Just pay attention to
your flight location then re-engage the auto pilot when around the obstacles