Hello,

 

I just downloaded Radar Contact 4 (RC4) for FSX Steam, installed it with no problem and it is working in FSX.  My only question is that I am using Simbrief.com to generate flight plans, and downloading the flight plan as the FSX/P3D version.  Once I depart the airport, I noticed that RC4 does not give me any headings in which to fly.  When I used RC4 with the FSX flight plans, I was provided detailed altitude and heading directions by the ATC.  I am not sure if I am doing anything wrong when I create the flight plan with simbrief, but i would like to have the ATC go back to providing detailed heading information.  Altitude directions are being provided such as "climb to flight level 350, etc"  What am i doing wrong?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks again.     

The plan you load into RC4 must be in XML format and compatible with FSX.

I don’t have SimBrief so can’t help regarding that. If you can paste a small plan here I’ll test it, probably tomorrow.

Are you sure the plan is sent  to the correct folder by SimBrief downloader? It must go to Documents\Flightsimulator X files for Radar Contact to fetch it correctly.

Edited December 19, 20214 yr by IanHarrison
clarity

I use Simbrief and Radar Contact.  What I do is download the FSX/P3D Plan from Simbrief Dispatch Output page (scroll down the page) to a Directory (mine is Airbus Flight Plans).  When I select load flight Plan in Radar Contact I choose that Directory (Airbus Flight Plans) and load the required flight plan.  This all works 100%.  Radar Contact also remembers where you loaded the flight plan from last time and defaults to that directory after the first load.  Hope that helps.

 

 

Hello,

Thanks for the responses.  Concerning your questions:

Mr. Proudfoot,

please see the flight plan below:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">
    <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>
    <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
        <Title>KIND to KORD</Title>
        <FPType>IFR</FPType>
        <RouteType>HighAlt</RouteType>
        <CruisingAlt>22000</CruisingAlt>
        <DepartureID>KIND</DepartureID>
        <DepartureLLA>N39° 43' 2.30",W86° 17' 40.70",+000796.00</DepartureLLA>
        <DestinationID>KORD</DestinationID>
        <DestinationLLA>N41° 58' 28.28",W87° 54' 23.75",+000680.00</DestinationLLA>
        <Descr>KIND to KORD created by SimBrief</Descr>
        <DeparturePosition>PARKING 27</DeparturePosition>
        <DepartureName>INDIANAPOLIS INTL</DepartureName>
        <DestinationName>CHICAGO O'HARE INTL</DestinationName>
        <AppVersion>
            <AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor>
            <AppVersionBuild>61472</AppVersionBuild>
        </AppVersion>
        <ATCWaypoint id="KIND">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N39° 43' 2.30",W86° 17' 40.70",+000796.00</WorldPosition>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>KIND</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="MAREO">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N39° 52' 58.07",W85° 14' 53.70",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>MAREO5</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>MAREO</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="BDOCK">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N39° 56' 6.00",W84° 14' 1.20",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>MAREO5</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>BDOCK</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="ROD">
            <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N40° 17' 16.08",W84° 2' 35.15",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>ROD</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="FWA">
            <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N40° 58' 44.63",W85° 11' 17.01",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>FWA</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="SPANN">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 15' 16.92",W85° 36' 32.51",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>SPANN</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="DAIFE">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 16' 8.00",W85° 51' 19.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>DAIFE</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="WATSN">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 17' 0.43",W86° 2' 7.21",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>WATSN</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="HAUPO">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 20' 32.00",W86° 32' 24.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>HAUPO</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="MKITA">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 24' 0.00",W86° 41' 34.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>MKITA</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="PRISE">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 32' 8.00",W86° 46' 53.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>PRISE</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="HULLS">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 39' 24.00",W86° 47' 36.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>HULLS</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="STYLE">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 46' 26.30",W86° 48' 30.18",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>STYLE</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="DWEEB">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 51' 57.00",W86° 49' 46.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>DWEEB</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="VOGLR">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 56' 42.00",W86° 55' 7.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>VOGLR</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="CENAK">
            <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 59' 46.00",W86° 58' 31.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>CENAK</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="KORD">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N41° 58' 28.28",W87° 54' 23.75",+000680.00</WorldPosition>
            <ATCAirway>WATSN3</ATCAirway>
            <ICAO>
                <ICAOIdent>KORD</ICAOIdent>
            </ICAO>
        </ATCWaypoint>
    </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>

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Mr. Harrison,

I am pasting the .pln file into the correct folder in FSX SE.

Mr. Cooke,

It appears that I am doing the same thing but into the Documents/Flight Simulator X Files.

I do appreciate everyone's help on this issue.  Once again Thanks. 

@Woyzeck,

I've copied your plan and saved it but neither P3D or ASP3D will load it. I've compared it to one of mine and I'm struggling to see what's wrong.

I entered your waypoints into Aivlasoft's EFB and successfully generated a plan which is accepted by ASP3D and P3D. So probably RC4 will accept it too. It's below if you want to load it. Maybe someone can see what's wrong with yours. It's baffling.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">
  <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>
  <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
    <Title>KIND to KORD</Title>
    <FPType>IFR</FPType>
    <RouteType>HighAlt</RouteType>
    <CruisingAlt>22000</CruisingAlt>
    <DepartureID>KIND</DepartureID>
    <DepartureLLA>N39° 43' 2.40",W86° 17' 39.80",+000796.00</DepartureLLA>
    <DestinationID>KORD</DestinationID>
    <DestinationLLA>N41° 58' 43.00",W87° 54' 17.40",+000667.00</DestinationLLA>
    <Descr>Created by AivlaSoft EFB Version 2.2 (build #130)</Descr>
    <DeparturePosition />
    <DepartureName>Indianapolis Intl</DepartureName>
    <DestinationName>Chicago-O'Hare Intl</DestinationName>
    <AppVersion>
      <AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor>
      <AppVersionBuild>61637</AppVersionBuild>
    </AppVersion>
    <ATCWaypoint id="KIND">
      <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N39° 43' 2.40",W86° 17' 39.80",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAOIdent>KIND</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="MAREO">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N39° 52' 58.10",W85° 14' 53.70",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>MAREO</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="BDOCK">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N39° 56' 6.00",W84° 14' 1.20",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>BDOCK</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="ROD">
      <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N40° 17' 16.10",W84° 2' 35.10",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>ROD</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="FWA">
      <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N40° 58' 44.60",W85° 11' 17.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>FWA</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="SPANN">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 15' 16.90",W85° 36' 32.50",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>SPANN</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="DAIFE">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 16' 8.00",W85° 51' 19.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>DAIFE</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="WATSN">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 17' 0.40",W86° 2' 7.20",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>WATSN</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="HAUPO">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 20' 33.30",W86° 32' 35.20",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>HAUPO</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="MKITA">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 24' 0.00",W86° 41' 34.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>MKITA</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="PRISE">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 32' 8.00",W86° 46' 53.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>PRISE</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="HULLS">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 39' 24.00",W86° 47' 36.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>HULLS</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="STYLE">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 46' 26.30",W86° 48' 30.20",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>STYLE</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="DWEEB">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 51' 57.00",W86° 49' 46.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>DWEEB</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="VOGLR">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 56' 42.00",W86° 55' 7.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>VOGLR</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="CENAK">
      <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 59' 46.00",W86° 58' 31.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAORegion>K5</ICAORegion>
        <ICAOIdent>CENAK</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
    <ATCWaypoint id="KORD">
      <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
      <WorldPosition>N41° 58' 43.00",W87° 54' 17.40",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
      <ICAO>
        <ICAOIdent>KORD</ICAOIdent>
      </ICAO>
    </ATCWaypoint>
  </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>

 

This screenshot shows a comparison between my plan on the left and yours on the right. The most obvious difference is the inclusion of a named SID on yours but it would be odd if that was the cause.

I don't have SimBrief so can't try generating a plan using that. Do you have this problem with all plans or just this one?

Edited December 21, 20214 yr by Ray Proudfoot
Unable to load JPG. Will try later

Maybe I am not understanding correctly but RC4 does not give you verbal headings throughout the flight. It gives you vectors if you request them for take off and landing. In addition it will give you the next waypoint on your filed plan, with the distance and bearing from your current position: but this is not announced. It is a message block.

Mr. Harrison,

 

You are correct.  It does all what you say, but does not provide any verbal headings while flying.  Thanks.  

3 hours ago, Woyzeck said:

You are correct.  It does all what you say, but does not provide any verbal headings while flying.  Thanks.  

It won’t. You’re expected to fly your flight plan.

The only exceptions are:-

1) fly runway heading after takeoff clearance (sometimes).

2) when you’re off course by more than the deviation value in Settings.

3) once inside 40nm of arrival airport and flying vectors issued by Approach.

Awesome.  Thank you for your responses.  I guess I was used to the default MS FSX version that gave you turn by turn directions.  At least I know its more realistic and working.  Once again, thanks. 😀