I want to talk about this ATC add-on, because I think is really good and worth a look.

I love how easy it is to set up, load a simbrief flight plan, the airport map & route, the flight plan route you're cleared to fly, airplane ATC customization, etc. I wish that the voices sounded a little better, such as those I've heard on BATC. I also wish that during taxi I was not asked to contact the tower to cross at every runway. Ground control usually tells you to hold short or cross the runway. What are your thoughts on this contact tower while taxing clearance?

So far it's been stable even though it's still in Beta and I'm looking forward to its future development.

Please share your opinions on FSHUD 2.0 Beta for MSFS 2020.

Thanks.

Jose

For me, a "must have" since I tried. Stable, having updates,interact with Ai Traffic (some times I can see 3 in line to land following a star), so great ATC for my needs

13 minutes ago, Henrique Santos said:

For me, a "must have" since I tried. Stable, having updates,interact with Ai Traffic (some times I can see 3 in line to land following a star), so great ATC for my needs

Agree! AI Traffic ATC chatter is excellent.

The voices in BATC are much better , and free updates all the time..

 

Edited November 30, 20241 yr by Bobsk8

9 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

The voices in BATC are much better , and free updates all the time..

 

Looking forward to trying it when they release it with AI traffic to non supporters.

Ive enjoyed using FSHUD 2.0 with FSLTL over the last couple of months in FS2020. It has added a lot of immersion to the sim. It seems that if I want to continue to use it in FS2024 there is an 18 euro "upgrade" fee. That being the case I think I'll try BATC, although I know at the moment it is not as fully functional as FSHUD 2.0 in terms of AI traffic.

I really liked FSHUD V2. My experience is the same as Vel above...I purchased FSHUD 30 days before you could purchase directly from the developer. Had I known, I would have waited because I prefer to purchase directly from the developer.

Now that there is an upgrade fee, I am definitely considering BATC. Compared to the upgrade fee, BATC is only about 10 USD more...and I'm supporting another developer.

I'm holding back only because AI traffic has not been released (unless I purchase the supporter version).

FSHUD with AIG and it's native traffic injection has actually dramatically improved my sims performance!! I am using it with 2020, don't like the upgrade fee to 2024 either, I've only owned it for 2 months in 2020!  

With AIGTC in New York it would load 200+ planes, a lot of them were parked at JFK or LaGuardia even if I was using Newark.  With FSHUD I have set me limits to 100 Active and 100 Parked aircraft.  Leaving Newark I had 40 active and 50 parked aircraft.  The skies felt alive but 90 aircraft opposed to 200 made a huge difference in performance.  

At first I wondered why I was only seeing 1/2 the traffic then I realized FSHUD was probably not Parking another 100 aircraft at JFK and LaGuardia.

So zero impact to my sim experience but tremendously positive on performance.

I still get things like some weird vectors and when I landed at Newark after restarting the sim and doing the return leg I had 50 parked aircraft but zero active.  So it's not perfect yet but massively improved over the last few versions

Agreed the voices could be better and it's frustrating that other AI and controllers use the voice you have assigned yourself.  Very confusing when you hear your selected voice but it's a controller talking to other traffic. 

I also LOVE the ability to run it on a client machine which means no additional windows open within the sim. 

Very positive so far!  

Edited November 30, 20241 yr by psolk

1 hour ago, CFIJose said:

Please share your opinions on FSHUD 2.0 Beta for MSFS 2020.

I certainly increases the immersion when flying IFR. I've used it extensively since v2 became available in alpha. IMO voices sound good, also there have been quite a few regional accents added now. Voice recognition is mostly very good. For some reason it can struggle to pick up simple readbacks e.g. "left heading 270", but it always understands the IFR clearance. Vectors to final is usually very good, also for non-precision approaches, with some glitches here and there. 

Contacting TWR when crossing a runway: I have no idea if this is realistic or not. 

Btw FSHud v2 now works with 2024. 

Edited November 30, 20241 yr by Cpt_Piett

I just got FSHUD and it is great. Only problem for me has been I can't run it without disabling my anti virus. I've even made exceptions to the program and its DLLs. Also, if I launch the program before I am in the sim and ready to fly, MSFS 2024 will just spin and spin and never load.

Edited November 30, 20241 yr by Lotharen

3 minutes ago, psolk said:

FSHUD with AIG and it's native traffic injection has actually dramatically improved my sims performance!! I am using it with 2020, don't like the upgrade fee to 2024 either, I've only owned it for 2 months in 2020!  

With AIGTC in New York it would load 200+ planes, a lot of them were parked at JFK or LaGuardia even if I was using Newark.  With FSHUD I have set me limits to 100 Active and 100 Parked aircraft.  Leaving Newark I had 40 active and 50 parked aircraft.  The skies felt alive but 90 aircraft opposed to 200 made a huge difference in performance.  

At first I wondered why I was only seeing 1/2 the traffic then I realized FSHUD was probably not Parking another 100 aircraft at JFK and LaGuardia.

So zero impact to my sim experience but tremendously positive on performance.

I still get things like some weird vectors and when I landed at Newark after restarting the sim and doing the return leg I had 50 parked aircraft but zero active.  So it's not perfect yet but massively improved over the last few versions

Agreed the voices could be better and it's frustrating that other AI and controllers use the voice you have assigned yourself.  Very confusing when you hear your selected voice but it's a controller talking to other traffic. 

I also LOVE the ability to run it on a client machine which means no additional windows open within the sim. 

Very positive so far!  

I've been using it with the co-pilot feature. I just fly the plane and sit back and listen to the chatter. Occasionally I check the FP and go direct to cleared to. It's growing on me.

3 minutes ago, CFIJose said:

I've been using it with the co-pilot feature. I just fly the plane and sit back and listen to the chatter. Occasionally I check the FP and go direct to cleared to. It's growing on me.

Agreed, Co-Pilot feature is hugely valuable!  I'm doing the same.

Since I have PSXT/AIG for AI traffic, I don't care about AI management. Hence, FSHud is my ultimate choice for simplicity and flexibility. My biggest "no-go" for BATC is lack of flexibility (i.e user's ability to override ATC instructions and select runways/SID/STARS/ approaches/IAF/FAF etc). FSHud has it all

1 hour ago, CFIJose said:

Looking forward to trying it when they release it with AI traffic to non supporters.

I just got the supporters package this past week, well worth the $29 in my opinion. 

1 hour ago, Vel said:

Ive enjoyed using FSHUD 2.0 with FSLTL over the last couple of months in FS2020. It has added a lot of immersion to the sim. It seems that if I want to continue to use it in FS2024 there is an 18 euro "upgrade" fee. That being the case I think I'll try BATC, although I know at the moment it is not as fully functional as FSHUD 2.0 in terms of AI traffic.

I thought that the upgrade price was for the 2024 update?

That to me is understandable when it will cost me $70 to upgrade to msfs 2024. A sim that was no where near ready when it was released. I'm holding short on that upgrade.