[bvipilots] Re: To Robert and everyone: regarding PF3

  • From: Mike Wassel <blindndangerous@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 06:08:41 -0500

Robert,

I'd be able to help out if you need, just let us know. Think you've got several people on this list who'd be able to help out. So far, from all that we've seen on youtube, and with our own testing, pf3 seems to be the best. Voxatc's atc's messages are all done by sapi voices which sound...not so great, pro atcx has some nice voice clips, but has not so hot of a great reputation in the sighted community, at least on avsim and reddit, and I believe that's all that I've seen for atc programs. If their are others, let me know, and I'd be happy to look at them, as this is something that I find fun actually, testing out different programs to see which ones work the best.

Mike.

On 3/4/2017 4:46 PM, Robert Cezar wrote:

Hi,

I am willing to take a shot at designing an IYP interface for PF3 if that would be helpful for BVI pilots.

However, due to the limited amount of time I currently have to spend in the lab, I would need to have a designated LEAD BETA TESTER who I can discuss and coordinate the development with, who would have the time and interest to coordinate with other BVI pilots.

Back to you all.

r


On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Mike Wassel <blindndangerous@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindndangerous@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    I look in D:\steam\steamapps\common\FSX\PF3_display/pf3 freqs.dat
    in notepad.  That shows the frequencies that pf3 will use.

    Mike.



    On 3/3/2017 3:23 PM, Robert Cezar wrote:
    Can you go to the airport data area on the IYP site:

    http://www.itsyourplane.com/html/airports.asp
    <http://www.itsyourplane.com/html/airports.asp>

    enter the ICAO code and retrieve the radio frequencies data?

    r

    On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Joshua Tubbs <orin8722@xxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:orin8722@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

        I didn't. I will, however my main concern is trying to
        remember two
        frequencies. In the MSATC mode, I say Get ATIS and IYP will
        tune the
        radio correctly. With LiveATC, I have to say going to X, get the
        weather, tune back to a random frequency, and then finally
        tune to
        clearance. Just makes life harder.

        Thanks for the suggestion, though.


        On 3/3/17, Robert Cezar <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        <mailto:robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
        > Hello Joshua,
        >
        > Have you tried using the "LiveATC" mode?
        >
        > Page 47 of the IYP Users' manual
        >
        > r
        >
        >
        > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Joshua Tubbs
        <orin8722@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:orin8722@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
        >
        >> Hello everyone,
        >>
        >> This message is mostly to Robert, but anyone else who may
        be interested
        >> as
        >> well.
        >> In short, I love PF3, the successor and rewrite of PFE.
        Since this ATC
        >> addon is not directly supported by IYP, it can be hard to
        get it
        >> working with IYP. Currently, I have IYP in the simple ATC+
        mode with
        >> the MSATC voices off. Despite the setting to auto-open ATC
        window
        >> turned off, I think IYP continues to open the ATC window
        anyway.
        >> So, if I tune to the clearance frequency and press 0, the
        hotkey used
        >> to request it, PF3 doesn't request it due to the MSATC
        window in the
        >> way. If I tell IYP to toggle ATC, the hotkey works.
        >> This message is mainly to ask Robert if it's possible to
        have another
        >> ATC mode implemented to interface with PF3? You already
        half support
        >> it with the PFE support you have, however since PF3 is
        completely
        >> rewritten from scratch, I'm not sure how relevant that is
        anymore.
        >> I'm wondering if there's an easier way around this problem
        currently.
        >> Unlike the issues we have with Radar Contact, where it
        does final
        >> approach too early before you can capture the glideslope,
        PF3 vectored
        >> me perfectly last night. Here is that whole flight on Youtube.
        >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxPUK5yeFaE
        <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxPUK5yeFaE>
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