Fiddling around with the numeric keys is really a pain, especially in VR where you can’t see your keyboard. It would be much easier to control the ATC menu with 4 (customizable) keys: Up / Down / Select / Back
I think its function is self-explanatory:
- Select – brings up the ATC-menu and/or executes the selected menu-item
- Back – jumps back one step in command-structure or closes the ATC-menu
- Up/Down – moves the menu-selection up and down
With this option you could control the whole ATC-menu with one single 4-way hat switch on your Joystick or HOTAS.
I was just about to post the same thing, and saw this post. I’m actually surprised there aren’t more votes for this!
Has this been implemented yet? I find ATC selection a nightmare in VR! I use a mini keyboard and trying to select airports further away is impossible as I move the mouse curser to the option (9) but they options constantly jump when I go to press them, so instead of pressing option 9 it ends up selecting option 7 or 8. It’s absolutely maddening!
Too bad this hasnt been implemented after almost 3 years, it’s still just as rough trying ot ocmmunicate with ATC in VR now as it was then.
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I think the ask can be interpreted to be able to map controls to interact with any “screen” that is presented in VR?
I’m particularly interested in mapping the select button in VR; to use my quest controller in the VR cockpit, I’ve remapped interaction to the “A” button rather than trigger. It is hard to be precise when selecting with the trigger since by the time the trigger is fully pulled, I may no longer have the item I need indicated (also just slower to fully pull the trigger). “A” button works great.
But this mapping doesn’t apply in any screens/menus that aren’t part of the physical cockpit. This includes the ATC menu as well as the EFB. I would love to be able to use the A button to select options in both of these. This is pretty much the only thing keeping me from being able to ditch the mouse in VR.
Fwiw, I’m in 2024
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