I am desperate. I can get ATC working in the 737 and 747, but not in the Cessna 172SP. No matter what I say, no matter what I try.

I'll give you a rundown of the things I do:

1) Load the Cessna (callsign RAL001) to start up cold and dark in LOWW, parked. No flight plan.
2) Go through all the procedures, start engine and radios.
3) Manually tune to Vienna Ground.
4) Saying one of these sentences with the space bar depressed:

"Vienna Ground, Cessna Romeo Alpha Lima Zero Zero One, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"
"Ground, Cessna Romeo Alpha Lima Zero Zero One, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"
"Vienna Ground, Cessna, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"
"Ground, Cessna, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"

No matter if I have the ATC window opened or closed, nothing happens.
I press the talk key, talk, release it.

When I do the same with the boeing:
1) Load the Boeing (callsign 101) enignes running. No flight plan.
3) Manually tune to Vienna Ground.
4) Saying:
"Vienna Ground, Boeing, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"
5) The Co tunes to the ground frequency again, although it is already tuned.
6) Saying again:
"Vienna Ground, Cessna, ready for takeoff, depart straight out"

I get permision to taxi then.


It seems that MCE doesn't like me tuning to ground myself. Since the Cessna has no co, it looks like this is the cause of the problem. Am I right? or what am I doing wrong. I am desperately seeking a way to get ATC working with planes that offer no co.

Some more info I found out last night:

MCE distorts my callsing internally. If I have a callsign "Lima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero One", MCE shows it as "Lima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero OneLima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero One" or even "ne Lima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero OneLima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero One" in ist program window. It doesn't depend on whcih plane I use - even one I frehsly installed shows this anomaly. Sometimes, the callsign will not be displayed doubled, but tripled. Sometimes, only parts o fit show up, mixed with a text string that was part of a text shown in FSX. This might also change within a single flight. The only plane that seems to work in part is the stock 737 with callsign "Boeing" - this is the only callsign displayed (no flight number, nothing).

When I use a plane with a co-pilot and ask him about the callsign, he says: "Sure: Lima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero OneLima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero One". And when I ask him to communicate with ground, he says: "Lima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero OneLima Alpha Romeo Zero Zero One request request taxi, departing straight out." Note that he actually says "request" two times!

On the other hand, a call sign "NVD223R" on a Carenado was interpreted as "November Viktor".

So somtehing seems to be screwed up big time internally.

Here’s some info about my system: Vista64 Ultimate. US english format for numbers and date. US english speech recognition and system. German FSX with Acceleration.

Interesting issues you seem to be having. I don't fly the Cessna, so I guees my situation is different. But you mention trying different aircraft. I use an add-on; the Jon Murchison BAe 146-200.

If I ask my copilot (David Cepstral....... I've installed the Cepstral David voice), he simply says, "The callsign is United 6565>" , which is exaclty what it is.

Are you working directlywith the MCE support via email? If not, do so. They are fantastic.

best,

.................john

Yes, I am in touch with them, and they look into my problem. I hope they get it solved, I bought it mainly for being able to talk to ATC from small planes (where I don't need or have a copilot, but a lot of hardware to switch things myself *g*).

Bernhard