I love using the ATC menu to signal my intentions and pattern progression, even at uncontrolled airports. It increases realism and keeps me on my toes, without having to go all in on VATSIM.
In multiplayer (my default these days and IMHO the only way to play), this breaks down. I can’t hear other players ATC calls and they can’t hear mine, defeating the purpose of (and motivation for) ATC.
It would be a huge improvement (and a huge dose of realism) if we could hear others’ ATC communications on the same frequency, in the order received, in the voice of the pilot’s selected gender.
Some additional details:
- To keep it simple, it could start with uncontrolled airfields
- Controlled tower logic can be simple (e.g. a FIFO queue)
- People who aren’t interested won’t be tuned in anyways
- People who are interested can congregate in sane areas
- If abusers crop up, add a block button to the ATC menu
- More rules can be added later for “live” not “all” players
Please vote for this if you agree. Thanks for listening. 