New to Pilot Edge- can receive but have trouble transmitting
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:44 pm
Howdy!
I'm new to the network and trying to get everything configured to use PilotEdge. I am a real-world pilot with experience talking on the radios. I am running FSX with the service packs applied, flying a Sport Cruiser (plugin from Just Flight) and I'm using FlyInside for use with an HMD and have a Microsoft Sidewinder 2 force-feedback joystick.
I tried to run the recommended first flight from L52 to KSBP, and I found I could hear the controller for San Luis tower, but I could not hear other air traffic (using frequency 124.0). And it appeared that I would hear the San Luis tower no matter which frequency I had selected in the radio (even switching back to 122.7 for Oceano). I'm not sure if this is supposed to be the correct behavior or not. The main issue I'm having however is- I tried to talk to tower on 124.0, but got no response. I waited a moment and tried again, but still nothing. It appears that I was not transmitting.
I have the PilotEdge client configured with the default push-to-talk button (scroll lock), but I never saw a transmit "light" on the PilotEdge window when I was transmitting. I configured it to use the default recording device which is the built-in microphone on my HMD (a Vive headset). I have a button on my joystick mapped with a macro to activate the scroll lock, so I do not have to use the keyboard for it. I also tried the scroll lock key directly, but still did not see the transmit "light" appear in the Pilot Edge client.
For my first flight, I ended up turning back around and landing back at L52 since I could not establish 2-way radio communications with San Luis.
Any feedback I can get is greatly appreciated. Thanks a million!
I'm new to the network and trying to get everything configured to use PilotEdge. I am a real-world pilot with experience talking on the radios. I am running FSX with the service packs applied, flying a Sport Cruiser (plugin from Just Flight) and I'm using FlyInside for use with an HMD and have a Microsoft Sidewinder 2 force-feedback joystick.
I tried to run the recommended first flight from L52 to KSBP, and I found I could hear the controller for San Luis tower, but I could not hear other air traffic (using frequency 124.0). And it appeared that I would hear the San Luis tower no matter which frequency I had selected in the radio (even switching back to 122.7 for Oceano). I'm not sure if this is supposed to be the correct behavior or not. The main issue I'm having however is- I tried to talk to tower on 124.0, but got no response. I waited a moment and tried again, but still nothing. It appears that I was not transmitting.
I have the PilotEdge client configured with the default push-to-talk button (scroll lock), but I never saw a transmit "light" on the PilotEdge window when I was transmitting. I configured it to use the default recording device which is the built-in microphone on my HMD (a Vive headset). I have a button on my joystick mapped with a macro to activate the scroll lock, so I do not have to use the keyboard for it. I also tried the scroll lock key directly, but still did not see the transmit "light" appear in the Pilot Edge client.
For my first flight, I ended up turning back around and landing back at L52 since I could not establish 2-way radio communications with San Luis.
Any feedback I can get is greatly appreciated. Thanks a million!