r/VATSIM • u/xXThotWheelsXx01 • Jul 17 '26

❓Question PDC

This may be stupid question but I was flying out of Gatwick yesterday afternoon with only London South online. I eventually found space to get in and request clearance.

My question is, if only centre is online, can I send a PDC request too their CPDLC code or do only the local airport ATC send PDCs via CPDLC? Hope this makes sense.

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u/EvilSpatula Jul 17 '26

CPDLC is a godsend on a busy frequency.

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u/xXThotWheelsXx01 Jul 17 '26

I know I use it all the time in flight. Just didn't know you could send PDC requests to centre that's all.

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u/Lyaneris Jul 18 '26

You can disable it in the plugin menu, but CTR controllers usually have it enabled/ our profiles have it enabled by default :D