Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

Airlines and aircrafts recognised by ATC

Updated with new SDK information !


This information is directly extracted from the file USEnglishBig.gvp (or USEnglishSmall.gvp if you have installed only 3 voices for ATC), found in your FS2002\Sound folder. Additionally, information from the newly released SDK (Software Development Kit) for FS 2002 is included (such as what will actually be shown and said by ATC). The information published here has been tested and is accurate at the time of writing (March 2002).

Some people have e-mailed me asking me to add call signs. This is not the purpose of this web site. It only shows what is included in FS 2002 by default. To add sounds, please refer to the SDK.

What is included here is the information to get your aircraft to work properly with ATC (as a flyable or AI aircraft). Obviously, there are other changes to make in aircraft.cfg (like have it shown in the right manufacturer section in the aircraft selection list for example). These other changes will not be discussed here. Please refer to an aircraft design website for that.

ATC messages work like this: "<Airline name> <Flight number>,..." and "... <Aircraft manufacturer> <Aircraft type>...".

Part I is the list of airlines for the <Airline name> field (Ex: Air France).
Part II is the list of aircraft manufacturers for the <Aircraft manufacturer> field (Ex: Airbus).
Part III is the list of aircraft types for the <Aircraft type> field (Ex: 737).
The flight number is set in Flight Simulator itself, when selecting an aircraft, as you probably know.

Any spelling mistakes/discrepancies you may find
come from Flight Simulator, not from me.

 

I - Airlines recognised by ATC (i.e. with a matching text and recorded sound) - Click for the list:

This information must be inserted in your aircraft.cfg file. This is the entry atc_airline= in the [fltsim.n] section(s), where n is a number from 0 to n depending on how many liveries/airlines you have made for the given aircraft.

The spelling must be accurate, so pay attention. Make sure you check the whole list, as FS2002 makes the difference between US Air and US Air Shuttle, for example.

There are 190 airlines recognised by ATC, including the virtual ones.

Note: if you leave the atc_airline information blank in your aircraft.cfg file, ATC will call you by your aircraft manufacturer and tail registration (like when flying a Cessna Skyhawk for example). If you put an invalid entry, ATC will skip the text and sound and will only call your flight number.

 

II - Aircraft manufacturers recognised by ATC (i.e. with a matching text and recorded sound) - Click for the list:

This information must be inserted in your aircraft.cfg file. This is the entry atc_type= in the [General] section.

The spelling must be accurate, so pay attention (do not worry about the lack of spacing, it will be properly formatted when displayed by ATC). Make sure you check the whole list, as there is an entry at the letter T for TWINCESSNA (as opposed to C for CESSNA) for example.

Some people have e-mailed me wondering why some aircraft types were shown in this list of manufacturers. I can only offer the explanation that it is for development purposes for Microsoft. Ignore them and use the manufacturer name you need. Example: for a Cessna C172SP Skyhawk, use the entry "Cessna" in this list (even though there is an entry called "Skyhawk"). For atc_model (see part III below), you will use the entry "C172", which will return "Skyhawk" in the ATC window. Basically, ignore the "Skyhawk" entry in this list, just stick to the manufacturer. Same applies to any other types you may find here. Just ignore them and use the proper aircraft model (see part III below) for atc_model.

There are 2 columns for possible results for the ATC sound and text. This is because, when specified, ATC will choose randomly between the variations provided for a given manufacturer. Example: the entry "Concorde" returns either "Concorde" or "Speedbird". As it happens, it is the only entry with 2 possible variations in this list.

There are 166 aircraft manufacturers recognised by ATC.

Note: the atc_type information MUST NOT be left blank or ATC will automatically add "Experimental" (sound and text) when talking to you. If you put an invalid entry, ATC will skip the text and sound and will only call your aircraft type (it will not add "Experimental", there will just be a blank).

 

III - Aircraft types recognised by ATC (i.e. with a matching text and recorded sound) - Click for the list:
- sorted alphabeetically
- sorted by manuufacturer (for ease of use only. It does not affect the resulting sound and text)

This information must be inserted in your aircraft.cfg file. This is the entry atc_model= in the [General] section.

The spelling must be accurate, so pay attention. Make sure you check the whole list, as it is huge and many aircraft types are recognised.

There are 2 columns for possible results for the ATC sound and text. This is because, when specified, ATC will choose randomly between the variations provided for a given aircraft. Example: the entry "B773" returns either "777" or "Triple seven". As it happens, it is the only entry with 2 possible variations in this list.

The "Manufactured by" entry is for your information only. It will not affect the resulting sound and text.

There are 508 aircraft types recognised by ATC.

Note: you can leave the atc_model information blank, there just will not be any model displayed and said by ATC. This is useful for Concorde for example, which (strangely) appears in the aircraft manufacturer list. In that case, leave this field empty. If you put an invalid entry, the result will be the same, the model will be skipped.

Note 2: it is really important that you know your aircraft designation precisely, because ATC will probably say and show something different than the entry. Here are a few examples:


Have fun !

 

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