Hi everyone.I'm not an owner of RC, but I occasionally visit the site to try and learn the status of the program and of future development.Here's my one and only question: will RC4 interface with the AI aircraft just like the canned ATC does?Thanks,James

define "interface"i will talk to them, if they are pushing back, i will instruct them to push back. if they are taxiing, i will instruct them to taxi to the chosen runway, etc. is that what you mean?

Will RC4 vector out AI a/c for spacing purposes or even put AI traffic into holding patterns? Or does RC4 just mirror what the plane is doing on its own (i.e. the AI plane itself is still under the control of MSFS ATC)?Thanks, Travis

in v4 i will try to space the aircraft on final. i won't put them into holding patterns. the ai are still under ms atc control.but i will slow aircraft behind you so they don't overtake you on final, and i will force planes in front of you that are going to slow to go aroundjd

JD:WOW!!Yes, by "interface" I meant exactly what you said: give taxi instructions, gave T/O clearance, give vectors to final. Just the basic stuff is all I really wanted; however, you've one-upped me and will make an effort to space aircraft on final. Very Cool.Second question: is RC a text based ATC or are the commands spoken (just like the canned ATC).Thanks,James

Spoken!!!!Lot's of different accents and in some cases emotions creep in. We'll keep that last comment as a surprise.Many people contributed to the sound sets used.I'm an RC3.1 user but I can tell you in this version there is a text menu (advdisp) win that pops-up for your response selection. It can be sized and docked to a panel related position so you can adjust its position not to interfere with your operations. You can also set to have a hot key open and hide this window.You can also choose to have RC audio displayed as text within this window.Now if anything in 4 has changed, I'm sure someone here will comment.