wideclient, fsuipc and the (default) ATC

[Alberto Zanot]

Hello Pete!

 

It's since days i'm looking for some kind of little software that allows you to control the atc (even the default one) from a networked client pc.

Found absolutely nothing.

 

What i would like to achieve is to read the atc on the networked client, and use the client to send back responses and commands.

so, i will not have no atc on my fsx pc display (the audio would be ok, btw you can hear it anyway, and dont let fs to show up the atc when they call you).

 

So i'm starting to think about developing one by myself.

The first, and only question i got for you is: wideclient and fsuipc can directly interact with the default ATC?

 

If so, i will try to find out how.

 

Sorry for my poor english,

Thanks a lot for your help!

[Pete Dowson]

No. I don't know anything thast can read and interpret the default ATC. I don't think anyone would want to go to the trouble in any case as it is very unrealistic.

 

There are better options. Check out Radar Contact, Proflight Emulator (PFE), VoxATC, and ProATC-X.

 

Pete

[Alberto Zanot]

Thank you Pete for your kind answer!

 

I know default ATC is poor compared to RC PFE and others.

But I just wanted to do something about the default one.

My goal is to use the default ATC, but never show it on the main FSX pc (one can use AUTOOPENATC=FALSE in cfg).

 

I've found out how to control it via WideFS using the "button" programming, simply sending to main FSX pc the keystrokes 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Now I just need Readtext.exe to read it.

But as I can understand from your answer, it is just not possible.

 

Correct?

 

Thanks again!

[Pete Dowson]

Thank you Pete for your kind answer!

 

I know default ATC is poor compared to RC PFE and others.

But I just wanted to do something about the default one.

My goal is to use the default ATC, but never show it on the main FSX pc (one can use AUTOOPENATC=FALSE in cfg).

 

I've found out how to control it via WideFS using the "button" programming, simply sending to main FSX pc the keystrokes 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Now I just need Readtext.exe to read it.

But as I can understand from your answer, it is just not possible.

 

Correct?

 

Thanks again!

 

Well, it might be possible with a lot more hacking into FS code (which I did try in the past, but gave up), but in my opinion it is simply not worth it because the default ATC is so dreadful, especially for us non-North American fliers.

 

Pete