Simviation Forum - Callsigns

Jun 20^th, 2009 at 2:09am

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Hey guys,
I seem to have a problem with the ATC callsigns i assign the planes, if i choose one from the sidebar it seems to be a love hate situation, i have added alot to the cfg file of atc callsigns in FSX and they all showup on the dropdown bar when you select a plane. But the problem is some planes accept the callsign while others don't. Is it something i did wrong or just the simulator?

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Reply #1 - Jun 20^th, 2009 at 3:07am

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I may be totally wrong but just adding lines in a .cfg won't do.

I would guess a sound file is also required. A sound file eg. wav able of saying eg. Delta Airlines or American Jet etc.

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Reply #2 - Jun 20^th, 2009 at 8:55am

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Simply adding any callsign to the airlines.cfg file will not make ATC use the callsign. The airlines.cfg file's only purpose is to make callsigns available in the 'dropdown bar'. It will not cause ATC to speak a callsign that isn't already 'recognized' in the ATC voicepack (<FSX>\Sound\ATC\UsEnglishBig.gvp).

You must use callsigns that are 'recognized' by the ATC voicepack. Here is a list of FS2004 ATC recognized callsigns. http://homepages.mcb.net/bones/04fs/download/downloads.htm The list is virtually the same in FSX. When entering a callsign, case isn't important, but spelling is.

If you're interested in more callsigns than in the default voicepack contains....EditVoicePack for FSX http://www.fsonline.dk/en/index.php?title=EditVoicepack is a utility that can add more callsigns to the ATC Voicepack.

If you do install EditVoicePack, be sure to backup the 'USEnglishBig.gvp' file before running the program.

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Reply #3 - Jun 20^th, 2009 at 11:51am

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dave3cu wrote on Jun 20^th, 2009 at 8:55am:

If you do install EditVoicePack, be sure to backup the 'USEnglishBig.gvp' file before running the program.

EVP will automatically rename the existing USEnglishBig.gvp for you, in case you forget... Wink

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Reply #4 - Jun 20^th, 2009 at 4:13pm

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EVP will automatically rename the existing USEnglishBig.gvp for you, in case you forget... Wink

True Bill.......I thought about mentioning that, but figured I'd 'err on the side of caution'...lest something go awry

With the cryptic file names on the FSX dvds, file recovery is not as straight forward as it was in FS9...(though the recovery of the .gvp from the dvd is explained in the EVP-X wiki)...thus backing up has become ~~second nature~~ compulsive for me... Roll Eyes

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Reply #5 - Jun 21^st, 2009 at 12:39pm

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If you have the hard drive space, simply rename your existing FSX installation, then reload FSX and update as desired, creating a "virgin" FSX installation.

Then, rename the newly installed version to something like x:\FSX_Virgin and rename your original back to what it was...

Now you are in a position to recover any of the default files at need. Cool

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