Aircraft types recognised by ATC
(i.e. with a matching text and recorded sound)

This information must be inserted in your aircraft.cfg file. This is the entry atc_model= in the [General] section.

The spelling must be accurate, so pay attention. Make sure you check the whole list, as it is huge and many aircraft types are recognised.

There are 2 columns for possible results for the ATC sound and text. This is because, when specified, ATC will choose randomly between the variations provided for a given aircraft. Example: the entry "B773" returns either "777" or "Triple seven". As it happens, it is the only entry with 2 possible variations in this list.

The "Manufactured by" entry is for your information only. It will not affect the resulting sound and text.

There are 508 aircraft types recognised by ATC.

Note: you can leave the atc_model information blank, there just will not be any model displayed and said by ATC. This is useful for Concorde for example, which (strangely) appears in the aircraft manufacturer list. In that case, leave this field empty. If you put an invalid entry, the result will be the same, the model will be skipped.

Note 2: it is really important that you know your aircraft designation precisely, because ATC will probably say and show something different than the entry. Here are a few examples:

• Microsoft uses B734 for its Boeing 737-400. ATC will show and say "737", not 737-400 or B734.

• Microsoft uses C172 for its Cessna C172SP Skyhawk. ATC will show and say "Skyhawk", not C172.

• Microsoft has left this line empty for its Mooney Bravo. Indeed, there is no entry for Bravo. If you fly it, you will notice ATC never shows or says "Bravo".

• The entry GAZL will make ATC say and show "Gazelle helicopter".

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