Potential subscriber with a newbie Q

[Orest Skrypuch]

It goes something like this. FSX/FS9 transponder states are not available in the MS FS API for external programs to interact with. As a result, changing states on a default FS panel, will not change the transponder state in the PE client (or the VATSIM/IVAO clients for that matter). You have to manage these independently.

I don't know about X-Plane.

* Orest

[Keith Smith]

For which sim?

[felixthreeone]

FSX. I am just wondering...how is the transponder changed? Is it via the client, or in my aircraft?

Orest, I am not sure what you are trying to say? Since I am not familiar with the software PE uses, I am a bit blind to how the PE controllers 'see' the xponder. Is it like a docked window showing like squawkbox?

[Keith Smith]

I'm going to be tied up most of the day with testing for linux, but I'll respond here when I can. Short answer, you set the transponder code via the aircraft panel. You set the mode (stdby/normal) via a floating window that is part of the PE client app.

[felixthreeone]

Excellent. That was what I was looking for! Thanks! The wifey just gave me approval for the full one-year membership; I will be going away on vacation in the next days so I will most likely sign up then for the trial, and then on to the full subscription!

....My next question...which FSUIPC commands am I looking for when programming PTT? Is it the transmit commands?

[Keith Smith]

That's good to hear. It'll the RW_AVC commands. It should be fairly intuitive once you start looking for it, but if not, I'll go register FSUIPC myself and get some shots of it.

[Orest Skrypuch]

....My next question...which FSUIPC commands am I looking for when programming PTT? Is it the transmit commands?

That is actually fully explained in the FSUIPC docs. There is a dedicated command for it, use the SB (SquawkBox) referenced commands.

* Orest

[felixthreeone]

Ok...got the controls in FSUIPC squared away for PTT. My last question concerns the addons and setup I use; I have a lot of aircraft related tweaks that I have implemented (realityXP garmins, shockwave lights, etc..) and also I use the saitek panel suite (radio, multi, switch) ...are there any addons (software or hardware) that would not function with the PE software or cause problems? I just want to be sure I have my ducks in a row before my first 'test' flight....

[Keith Smith]

PE reads light states and radio states from the sim via FSUIPC (FS2004) or SimConnect (FSX). As long as your addons are playing nice with the sim, it shouldn't be a problem.

[felixthreeone]

PE reads light states and radio states from the sim via FSUIPC (FS2004) or SimConnect (FSX). As long as your addons are playing nice with the sim, it shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks, Keith. I look forward to getting into it! Very soon!