Squawk code is set automatically when confirming IFR clearance

[GTRYSHER]

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Brief description of the issue:

I start at parking and request IFR clearance from ATC. ATC tells me instructions and a SQUAWK code. I’m confirming the clearance and at this moment transponder turns itself on and assigned squawk code is set automatically. This should not be that way. I want to turn the transponder on by myself and set squawk manually

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Detailed steps to reproduce the issue encountered:

Start any IFR flight and request IFR clearance from ATC

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Build Version # when you first started experiencing this issue:

Sim 9.

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[CasualClick]

You can. You have to manually type it in before acknowledging Clearance Delivery. If you mistype it, ATC will later call you saying Xpdr fault, reset.

[GTRYSHER]

@CasualClick

You can. You have to manually type it in before acknowledging Clearance Delivery

Sure I know. That’s how I do it. But I’m sure that in real life transponders don’t turn themselves on and set squawk automatically It is a clear bug in my opinion.

[CasualClick]

It’s not a bug, it’s a convenience step, just in the same way that the COM radios auto tune in sync with ATC directives on freq changes. It’s intended.

A bug would be the radios switching but the display shows inaccurate frequency.

[PacificSet90456]

@GTRYSHER

It is a clear bug in my opinion.

Setting the transponder code automatically is a feature designed into MSFS. This is probably a better Wishlist item to remove this feature. There are many features in MSFS that are not identical to real world.

[CommonBloom31]

This feature has to be selectable

[CasualClick]

Please use this Wishlist Item to change the feature:

Stop setting the squawk code in the cockpit automatically

Currently when you request IFR clearance you are given a squawk code. If you reply to the ATC the squawk code in the cockpit is set automatically. On the other hand if you try to circumvent this by setting the squawk code before responding to ATC, the ATC gets mad with you for not responding quick enough. Can there please be an option to not automatically set the squawk code?