Hello all --
I've been continuing to tweak my preset phrases in the chat menu to my liking
and I think I have a set that is pretty useful now. I'm releasing it below
under the GNU GPL so feel free to look at it, comment on it, commit it to FG
CVS as-is or modified, or even completely ignore it as you see fit, hehehe...
The key features I feel I have improved since my last attempt are:
(1) no more "Flightgear Approach", which were taken out of the CVS commit
version anyway. All phrases either exist as a generic self-announce or are
specific to the closest airfield.
(2) Every phrase has two versions -- one for use when the detected airport and
runway are consistent with your intentions, and one "generic" version of each
phrase with no specified airport and runway, for when the detected one does not
match your intentions.
(3) No subgroups. Options 2-9 give you the class of phrase you wish to use,
and then options 2-9 are your phrases -- so, after activating the chat menu,
all phrases are available in exactly two keystrokes.
(4) "Roger" with callsign is option number nine on almost all of the menus. In
addition, the keyphrase [-] [9] [9] is easy to remember as a quick way to
answer "Roger."
The drawback is that limiting messages to eight groups of eight, in order to
keep everything at one level of submenus, means eliminating some of the preset
messages such as those associated with formation flying. My personal
experience with multiplayer is that those are not often used anyway... however,
opinions may differ, of course.
So as I said -- use or don't use, commit or don't commit, your choice. But
hopefully someone will get some use out of them besides me :)
Cheers,
-R.
Robert M. Shearman, Jr.
Transit Operations Supervisor,
University of Maryland Department of Transportation
also known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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c:\Program Files\Flightgear\data\ATC\chat-menu-entries.xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<PropertyList>
<config>
<menu><name>[Generic Left Traffic Pattern]</name>
<menu><name>% # departing.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # turning left crosswind.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # turning left downwind.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # turning left base.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # turning final.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # short final.</name></menu>
<menu><name>% # clear of the runway.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[Left Traffic Pattern, * runway (]</name>
<menu><name>*, % # departing runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning left crosswind runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning left downwind runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning ^ mile left base runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning ^ mile final runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # short final runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # clear of runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[Right Traffic Pattern, * runway (]</name>
<menu><name>*, % # departing runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning right crosswind runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning right downwind runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning ^ mile right base runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # turning ^ mile final runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # short final runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # clear of runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[* Approach]</name>
<menu><name>*, % # VFR $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # IFR $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield requesting transition
across your airspace.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield inbound for visual
approach.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield inbound for visual
approach runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield inbound for ILS
approach.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # $ feet ^ miles ! of the airfield inbound for ILS
approach runway (.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[* Departures VFR]</name>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for VFR Northbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for VFR Eastbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for VFR Southbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for VFR Westbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for VFR Northbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for VFR Eastbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for VFR Southbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for VFR Westbound
departure.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[* Departures IFR]</name>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for IFR Northbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for IFR Eastbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for IFR Southbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short for IFR Westbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for IFR Northbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for IFR Eastbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for IFR Southbound
departure.</name></menu>
<menu><name>*, % # holding short runway ( for IFR Westbound
departure.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[Visual Contact Advisories]</name>
<menu><name># looking for the traffic.</name></menu>
<menu><name># negative contact with the traffic.</name></menu>
<menu><name># has the traffic in sight.</name></menu>
<menu><name># will maintain visual separation.</name></menu>
<menu><name># looking for the airfield.</name></menu>
<menu><name># negative contact with the airfield.</name></menu>
<menu><name># has the airfield in sight.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
<menu><name>[Roger]</name>
<menu><name>Roger, holding short, #.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, position and hold, #.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, clear for takeoff, #.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, cleared to land, #.</name></menu>
<menu><name># aborting takeoff.</name></menu>
<menu><name># going around.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, # switching, good day.</name></menu>
<menu><name>Roger, #.</name></menu>
</menu>
</config>
</PropertyList>
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