Replace the default ATC with FSHud – Air Traffic Control, now available for MSFS
The default ATC system in Microsoft Flight Simulator is known to be… lackluster, to say the least. It’s one of the areas that could use some major improvements, but Asobo/Microsoft are probably assuming that simmers looking for a realistic ATC experience will turn to VATSIM/IVAO, so there is little incentive to improve the core experience for everyone else.
Thankfully, we have third-party developers to come to the rescue. Flight1, a well-known development studio and publisher in the flight simulation community, has launched FSHud – Air Traffic Control for Microsoft Flight Simulator, attempting to replace the default ATC simulation with a more realistic system, powered by a new interface, built-in air traffic management, and better and more accurate communication options.
FSHud has been available for a while in P3D, but the latest update added support for Microsoft Flight Simulator, all in a single package. This means that MSFS simmers can now purchase and install FSHud for their favorite simulator and enjoy a new implementation of air traffic control in the simulator.
FSHud is more than a simple communication tool to navigate in the skies of MSFS. It handles all the traffic flowing in the simulator, keeping everyone separated and following realistic procedures during all stages of flight. Flight1 promises that this is a much more realistic system than the default implementation, also because pilots will have to submit their desired flight plans in FSHud, just as they would with a real air traffic controller.
With FSHud, simmers have the ability to listen to two different channels, each with its own independent volumes. Besides, FSHud helps the pilot with routine tasks, such as automatic position reporting and switching comm channels. In the other line of the channel, pilots will find different voices, with more to come in future updates.
For now, FSHud supports IFR flight only, but Flight1 is planning to add VFR flight support as the software matures.
Learn more about the functionality of FSHud on the official website, where you will also find a couple of videos that may give you an idea of how this tool works and what it brings to MSFS.
FSHud – Air Traffic Control is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator, priced at $34.95.
Dave R.
Are there any videos of this working in MSFS? I think they’d sell a few more copies if they had some vids showing it working in MSFS instead of just P3D
John
Load of rubbish you need AIG traffic files to run it. Does not run off the live traffic on MSFS or default traffic you need to disable all the traffic in the sim, and it will inject the traffic from AIG if you have installed all the AIG stuff from AIG traffic. I have not bothered with AIG I have simple traffic, but this does not run with it. Wish i knew this before i bought it.
No mention of it not working with default MSFS live traffic until you install it and look at the readme.
Mike
Thanks for saving me money and Time it’s true vatsim will never be beaten by any add on
Kiwi0ne
Don’t trash talk about a product John if the fault is all yours. Did you take the time to read the FAQ on Flight1 website?
https://www.fshud.com/#/site/faq
First question in that page.
John
Faults not all the fault is not all mine i stick by my word a load of rubbish having to rely on another 3rd party app to make your product work and to bring in live traffic when there is already live traffic by default in the sim.
Dose not mention anything about AIG until you go to the faq which by the way no customer should have to do.
So yeah, absolutely trash having to download all the files from AIG this ATC program is not for someone that just wants to install and go allot more work involved to get it to go. For the price of it you would think it would inject the traffic itself without having to rely on someone else’s program.
Peter Suranyi
Also, website says the window doesn’t display in the VR environment (for some reason). Unfortunately NO from me.
DW
What?? Lets get serious for a bit.
I can tell my refrigerator to order milk. I can ask my TV to tell the sink to put 4 pints of water in a pot.
There isn’t a customer service call that doesn’t require you to “talk” to at least a dozen ques!!
So why the h### (exploitative deleted) are we still using pull down menus and mouse clicks to communicate with ATC. It’s WAY past time that we don’t have active voice recognition for ATC.
Every flight simulation has a fixed number of commands and responses to work with. Any decent program can isolate key words in a verbal response and execute the appropriate response.
.My wife just set up the speech engine on her new iPad. Only took repeating a few sentences to “train” the tablet to talk to her. Don’t talk to me about cutting edge simulation while still using 40 year old processes!