Microsoft Flight Simulatoris all about the journey. Players can fly over any location they wish, evenfinding their own homes in this flight simulator. One thing that players will have to learn how to do in order to get there is be able to talk to ATC.
What is Air Traffic Control in Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Air Traffic Control refers to the operators that help planes to land safely without crashing into one another. Regardless of which of the manyMicrosoft Flight Simulator’s planesplayers choose to fly, they will need ATC to help them take off, land, and fly safely to the right airstrip. While this is a feature that can be automated, many players will want to get the real-life piloting experience; this will require them to manually keep track of everything in the plane and connect with ATC on the regular.
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How to Adjust the Radio to the Correct Frequency
One of the besttips for getting started inMicrosoft Flight Simulatoris to learn that both the system and the language is important to successfully communicate with the ATC. to connect with the ATC at all, players will have to tune their radios to the correct frequency. Pressing C will bring up the menu. Players can adjust to the correct frequency on this screen. There is also an autotune feature for this, which can be toggled on and off.
The ATC Menu in Microsoft Flight Simulator
to communicate properly with ATC in theHall of Fame video gameMicrosoft Flight Simulator, players will have to use the ATC menu to respond to ATC’s commands and inquiries. This menu can be moved on the player’s screen or resized as needed to keep it handy which still paying attention to the other aspects of the plane. When players can connect with the tower, there will be an option to “Choose a Message to Transmit.” When players don’t need to connect or cannot, the message will read: “There are currently no messages to transmit.”
Other Helpful ATC Hints
Microsoft Flight Simulatoris now available for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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