Go to you FSX Sub folder, and go under the folders and you should see a .CFG file that says "airlines". Open it up with notepad and put in your airline!

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Airline callsigns are hard coded into the USEnglishbig.gvp file, often referred to as the 'voicepack' (in ...\<FSX>\Sound\ATC\). YOU CANNOT MANUALLY EDIT THIS FILE. Go here for a list of the callsigns that are in the default voicepack-http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/Flight_Sim/data/FS_Airline_Codes.htm.

To assign a callsign you can:
1) enter the callsign in the aircraft.cfg file line 'atc_airline=' under the appropriate [fltsim.x] section.
2) select it in the Aircraft Details window if you have added it to the airlines.cfg file.
The spelling, including spaces, must be correct. You must also assign flight number.

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The only purpose of the airlines.cfg file is to make callsigns available from the dropdown list in the Select Aircraft>Aircraft Details window. ATC will NOT speak a callsign added to the airlines.cfg file if it is not already in the default voicepack. In other words, you cannot create a new callsign just by adding it to the airlines.cfg file.

If you need a callsign that is not in the default voicepack you can download EditVoicepack X 4.0 (EVP)-http://www.fsonline.dk/en/index.php?title=EditVoicepack.
The included modifications will add hundreds of callsigns, aircraft models and types, and other designators to the voicepack. If the callsign you want is still not available, you can also create new modifications.
(Although EVP can restore the default voicepack, for safety, make a backup copy of the default voicepack before running EVP.)

Thanks all for your help and the call sign list. Will try voice pack and see if I can  understand how to use it.

alb469 wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 3:21pm:


I downloaded it a few weeks ago and it's great. I've made callsigns for Muse Air, TranStar, Global (I'm a fan of the movie Airport and have the Trans Global 707 for FSX), the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. Point being, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to try and help.

The concept once you hit "New" to make a callsign (or "Telephony Designator" as it's called) is to use a little search box to find sounds that fit what you're looking for. You add the sounds to "build" the final product you want.

Say you wanted to make TranStar. You would:

(Sorry, not at home so no screen shots - may add them later.)

1. Type TranStar in the name and phrase fields for the new designator (I usually make these the same).

2. Type Trans in the search box. A list of responses from the voicepack will come up. Double-clicking on one adds it to the build "stack" in the center, where you can listen to it and 1) leave it and use it as explained below or 2) remove it and find another if it's not suitable.

IIRC FSX has "Trans World" so we'll choose that to get the first syllable for our example.

3. Once you add it, the visual representation looks similar to this (that's not from Edit Voicepack, just used it to show what the soundform looks like)...



...so you can see where each word begins and ends. There's a slider you can move in from either or both end(s) to select a shorter portion of the whole file. In our example, we'll move the slider in from the right (the end) to omit "world" and leave "trans" (strangely enough, though the illustration is not Edit Voicepack that's kind of what a selection looks like).

4. Use the search box to find whatever else you need. I think I found the aircraft name "Jetstar" and shortened it (moving the left slider in to omit "jet" and leave "star").

5. There's a kind of master thing at the top of the stack and you can hit play and hear how it sounds put together. Sometimes you'll need to adjust your sliders slightly until it sounds right.

There are often a lot of choices from the voicepack for the same sound and for whatever reason, some you'd think would sound the same don't. If you have choices and don't like the way a particular one sounds, choose a couple of different ones to see if you like one better than the other.

6. Important - There's a nice tutorial at Edit Voicepack X's site but there's one thing I disagree with. In their Step 7, they explain how to copy the new callsign to all the remaining voices (there are 9 total). But I've found that the new creation doesn't always sound the same in all the voices. Some may be off. To the left of the "stack" you'll see a list of the voices and you can copy your new callsign to them one at a time. As you go down the list, listen to each before moving on to the next one and tweak it (i.e. adjust the sliders) if needed.

7. Save (Ctrl-S)

8. Update the voicepack (Ctrl-U) It will ask if you want to change the FSX "global" settings (i.e. affects all FSX ATC communication, not just whatever you made). These are the talking speed (I find "fast" most realistic), phraseology (stock FSX, ICAO, or FAA), and the master airline callsign list (will add your new one to it). It's all explained as you go along.

9. Fly and enjoy being called by the correct callsign.

Some are easier; I'm going to get a repaint for a fictional airline that will use the callsign Emerald and all that required was lopping off part of "Emerald Harbor Air." On the other hand, I think to make Thunderbird I used the "Thunder" from Thunder Bay but had to find a "bur" sound then chop down "Delta" to the d-sound at the beginning. But don't worry, when it's run together it sounds fine.

Hope that helps. As I said, it's all from memory so be kind if I'm off on anything. Questions welcome.

Oh, and sure, there's a great user's guide at the Edit Voicepack X website but personally I also find it helpful when users share actual experience.