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Most recent edit on 2008-05-01 12:45:07 by LarryJames

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Edited on 2008-04-25 09:46:31 by LarryJames

No differences.

Edited on 2008-04-25 09:42:16 by LarryJames

Additions:
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Edited on 2007-12-21 23:23:25 by LarryJames

Additions:
To Avoid seeing duplication the copilot also has to disable the view of the caption's plane (Right Click on the alternate pilots plane in INN Plane). He doesn't have to see the captain's plane since they are both in the same plane.
The Copilot also has to disable MP (by clicking on the icon on the top left corner of the Inn Control Panel). This will fix the error of having VATSIM's traffic doubled.

Deletions:
Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.
A trick for getting to the gate of your choice without having to spend the time taxiing to the gate, is to create a flight plan that includes a gate starting point. Then after you enter the Flight (?Fly Now?) point load your flight plan. Click on yes to ?move your aircraft to the departing airport?.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes so avoid slewing the aircraft once the copilot joins the session.

As long as you?re careful not to pause your session, you should be all set.

Edited on 2007-07-29 17:42:49 by MikeBevington

Additions:

Connecting to VATSIM as Pilot and Copilot

FSX Shared Skies

by Larry James

Purpose
To give a simple and easy to follow solutions for VATSIM users to Fly online in the same aircraft as pilot and copilot.

Objective
At the end of this lesson, a pilot will be able to start a session and give parameters to invite a user to join the pilot's session (join with the aircraft as a copilot). The pilot joining the session (copilot) will be able to configure his/her system and join the session. The two pilots will be able to in-turn, fly online together as a single aircraft of VATSIM.

Prerequisites
None

Software Required
Pilot and Copilot will need the FSX version of Flight Simulator. At least the Pilot will need the FSInn pilot client software. The Copilot would need the FSInn pilot client software if direct communication with ATC is desired from the Copilot position.

Discussion
To use the Copilot feature there are two main steps. First the Host (Pilot) has to setup the session. Then the pilot will give connection information (public IP number) to the invited Copilot.

Setting up the Host Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"

Click on "Sign In"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on "Host a Session"

This takes you to the ?Multiplayer ? Session Information? menu
From here you setup Session name and any other special options you prefer (password is not required)

Click on "Next".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Session Conditions?. Here, you setup chose your aircraft, location and other conditions.
Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM.

Click on "Next"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu. Chose your other preferences (check on the Advance Options also). Be sure to put a check mark in ?Share my aircraft?
This is also where the option to enable voice communication to the copilot is set (see note below in "Tips" section)

Check the "Enable voice communication" box to allow voice between the pilot and copilot
Click on "Next".

This will take you to the ?Briefing Room? menu

Click on "FLY NOW"

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.
After you?ve taxied to a gate, you may continue to connect to VATSIM by clicking on the Add-ons ?> FSCopilot ?> Inn Control Panel ?> VATSIM

You?ll have to give your IP to the pilot you want to join your session. You?ll both be in the same aircraft after your copilot joins.

Find my IP address∞

Setting up the Client (copilot) Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"
Type in the Player name you would like to use for this session

Click on "Sign in".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on the "Connect Directly" Button

Type in the IP address of the host (the pilot)

Click on "Find Sessions"

This takes you to the "Multiplayer Session Conditions". (Don't select Share Aircraft)

Click on "OK"

This takes you to the Briefing Room.

Click on "Join Aircraft"
Click on "Join Session"

This takes you to the Cockpit of your host (the pilot's aircraft)

The captain will soon be alerted that the copilot is sharing the aircraft. At this point, only the captain has full control. The copilot can request full control by hitting "Shift-T" (the default request key) on the keyboard. Upon your request, the captain would be notified of the request and to hit "Shift-T" to transfer control to the copilot.

That completes the immediate Shared Cockpit setup.

Connecting to VATSIM
The next step is to connect the sessions to VATSIM. This is simple. The captain will connect as normal. Be sure to taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM. Either the captain or copilot may do the taxiing. There are tricks I?ll discuss later of how to get to gate using the Flight Planner feature.

During this initial setup, only the captain needs to connect to VATSIM. Because the two of you are in the same plane, you?ll both have the same visual of other online aircraft. The other pilots and Air Traffic Controllers will only see one plane representing the pilot and copilot. In this setup, only the pilot (captain), will be able to transmit and receive from the controllers.

If the copilot has control over the aircraft, the copilot can tune the radio for the captain but won?t be able to communicate directly with the controllers.

Configuring the Copilot to Communicate with the Controllers
FSInn has a feature to allow the copilot to connect to VATSIM and have full two way communications with ATC. This is a very important step in the process. If the copilot connected to VATSIM in the normal way, the server would have phantom aircraft. There would be two planes superimposed on each other as two targets on radar. To avoid this, the copilot will connect in a special way using a special version of the captain?s callsign.

The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.

This is found under Inn Control Panel --> General --> [check mark] Observer

The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:
Captain: AFR234
Copilot: AFR2342

Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Tips on Multiplayer Settings
After successfully using the shared cockpit, you might consider some of these tips to enhance your experience. The host controls whether there is voice (VOIP) in the session. I find the voice option a convenient facility to remain in constant communication with the copilot. It adds to the simulation of being in the same plane. The copilot can actually hear the Air Traffic Controllers coming from the captain's speakers.

Note: There are key configurations to turn voice transmission on and to stop voice transmission. However, this is not available for the captain (the host) because it is disabled when the host session is set up to provide voice service to the client (copilot). This means, during the session, the captain will always transmit, even if there?s an occasion where the captain may have personal unrelated flight conversations with family. To temporary suspend transmission; the pilot would have to mute the mic using the Windows mixer feature.

The voice option is found in the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu and is set by the host (pilot) when setting up the host session.

It is advisable to put a check mark under each of the items in the ?Advanced Host Options? menu when setting up the host session. The main ones needed (for using the Flight Planner feature) is ?Players can pause their session? and ?Host can pause session for everyone?. Without check marks under those two, the Flight Planner menu would not be available.

A trick for getting to the gate of your choice without having to spend the time taxiing to the gate, is to create a flight plan that includes a gate starting point. Then after you enter the Flight (?Fly Now?) point load your flight plan. Click on yes to ?move your aircraft to the departing airport?.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes so avoid slewing the aircraft once the copilot joins the session.

Connecting to VATSIM as Pilot and Copilot

FSX Shared Skies

Setting up the Host Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"

Click on "Sign In"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on "Host a Session"

This takes you to the ?Multiplayer ? Session Information? menu
From here you setup Session name and any other special options you prefer (password is not required)

Click on "Next".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Session Conditions?. Here, you setup chose your aircraft, location and other conditions.
Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM.

Click on "Next"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu. Chose your other preferences (check on the Advance Options also). Be sure to put a check mark in ?Share my aircraft?
This is also where the option to enable voice communication to the copilot is set (see note below in "Tips" section)

Check the "Enable voice communication" box to allow voice between the pilot and copilot
Click on "Next".

This will take you to the ?Briefing Room? menu

Click on "FLY NOW"

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.
After you?ve taxied to a gate, you may continue to connect to VATSIM by clicking on the Add-ons ?> FSCopilot ?> Inn Control Panel ?> VATSIM

You?ll have to give your IP to the pilot you want to join your session. You?ll both be in the same aircraft after your copilot joins.

Find my IP address∞

Setting up the Client (copilot) Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"
Type in the Player name you would like to use for this session

Click on "Sign in".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on the "Connect Directly" Button

Type in the IP address of the host (the pilot)

Click on "Find Sessions"

This takes you to the "Multiplayer Session Conditions". (Don't select Share Aircraft)

Click on "OK"

This takes you to the Briefing Room.

Click on "Join Aircraft"
Click on "Join Session"

This takes you to the Cockpit of your host (the pilot's aircraft)

If the copilot has control over the aircraft, the copilot can tune the radio for the captain but won?t be able to communicate directly with the controllers.

This is found under Inn Control Panel --> General --> [check mark] Observer

The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:
Captain: AFR234
Copilot: AFR2342

Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes so avoid slewing the aircraft once the copilot joins the session.

As long as you?re careful not to pause your session, you should be all set.

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Edited on 2007-07-10 15:57:44 by WsjPgd

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Connecting to VATSIM as Pilot and Copilot

Deletions:

Connecting to VATSIM as Pilot and Copilot

Edited on 2007-02-13 19:49:09 by MikeBevington

Additions:

FSX Shared Skies

Deletions:

FSX Shared Sky

Edited on 2007-02-08 13:39:09 by MikeBevington

Additions:
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it. Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captain's with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Deletions:
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra number after it.
Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one number after it.

Edited on 2007-02-07 21:19:10 by MikeBevington

Additions:

FSX Shared Sky

Deletions:
Shared Sky

Edited on 2007-02-07 21:12:47 by MikeBevington

Additions:
- This is also where the option to enable voice communication to the copilot is set (see note below in "Tips" section) Check the "Enable voice communication" box to allow voice between the pilot and copilot
Note: There are key configurations to turn voice transmission on and to stop voice transmission. However, this is not available for the captain (the host) because it is disabled when the host session is set up to provide voice service to the client (copilot). This means, during the session, the captain will always transmit, even if there?s an occasion where the captain may have personal unrelated flight conversations with family. To temporary suspend transmission; the pilot would have to mute the mic using the Windows mixer feature.
The voice option is found in the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu and is set by the host (pilot) when setting up the host session.
It is advisable to put a check mark under each of the items in the ?Advanced Host Options? menu when setting up the host session. The main ones needed (for using the Flight Planner feature) is ?Players can pause their session? and ?Host can pause session for everyone?. Without check marks under those two, the Flight Planner menu would not be available.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes so avoid slewing the aircraft once the copilot joins the session.

Deletions:
There are key configurations to turn voice transmission on and to stop voice transmission. However, this is not available for the captain (the host) because it?s via the captain's server that the client has voice. This means, during the session, the captain will always transmit, even if there?s an occasion where the captain may have personal unrelated flight conversations with family. To temporary suspend transmission; the pilot would have to mute the mic using the Windows mixer feature. The voice option is found in the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu.

At present, I?d put a check mark under each of the in the ?Advanced Host Options? menu. The main ones needed (for using the Flight Planner feature) is ?Players can pause their session? and ?Host can pause session for everyone?. Without check marks under those two, the Flight Planner menu would not be available.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes.

Edited on 2007-02-07 19:37:50 by LarryJames

Additions:
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra number after it.

Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one number after it.

Deletions:
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.
Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Edited on 2007-02-07 19:05:37 by MikeBevington

Additions:
Oh, did I mention that The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Edited on 2007-02-07 19:04:17 by MikeBevington

Additions:
The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:
Captain: AFR234
Copilot: AFR2342

Deletions:
The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.

The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:
Captain: AFR234
Copilot: AFR2342

Edited on 2007-02-07 19:02:56 by MikeBevington

Additions:
Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM.

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.

This is found under Inn Control Panel --> General --> [check mark] Observer

The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:

Deletions:
"(Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM"

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.

This is found under Inn Control Panel --> General --> [check mark] Observer. The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Example:

Edited on 2007-02-07 18:58:54 by MikeBevington

No differences.

Edited on 2007-02-07 18:55:50 by MikeBevington

Additions:
"(Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu. Chose your other preferences (check on the Advance Options also). Be sure to put a check mark in ?Share my aircraft?

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.

The next step is to connect the sessions to VATSIM. This is simple. The captain will connect as normal. Be sure to taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM. Either the captain or copilot may do the taxiing. There are tricks I?ll discuss later of how to get to gate using the Flight Planner feature.

The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.
The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.

Deletions:
(Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. [b]You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM[/b].)

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu. Chose your other preferences (check on the Advance Options also). [b]Be sure to put a check mark in ?Share my aircraft?[/b]

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to [b]taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.[/b]

The next step is to connect the sessions to VATSIM. This is simple. The captain will connect as normal. [b]Be sure to taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM[/b]. Either the captain or copilot may do the taxiing. There are tricks I?ll discuss later of how to get to a gate using the Flight Planner feature.

[b]The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.[/b]
[b]The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.[/b]

Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2007-02-07 18:52:24 by MikeBevington []

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Connecting to VATSIM as Pilot and Copilot

Shared Sky
by Larry James

Purpose
To give a simple and easy to follow solutions for VATSIM users to Fly online in the same aircraft as pilot and copilot.

Objective
At the end of this lesson, a pilot will be able to start a session and give parameters to invite a user to join the pilot's session (join with the aircraft as a copilot). The pilot joining the session (copilot) will be able to configure his/her system and join the session. The two pilots will be able to in-turn, fly online together as a single aircraft of VATSIM.

Prerequisites
None

Software Required
Pilot and Copilot will need the FSX version of Flight Simulator. At least the Pilot will need the FSInn pilot client software. The Copilot would need the FSInn pilot client software if direct communication with ATC is desired from the Copilot position.

Discussion
To use the Copilot feature there are two main steps. First the Host (Pilot) has to setup the session. Then the pilot will give connection information (public IP number) to the invited Copilot.

Setting up the Host Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"

Click on "Sign In"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on "Host a Session"

This takes you to the ?Multiplayer ? Session Information? menu
From here you setup Session name and any other special options you prefer (password is not required)

Click on "Next".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Session Conditions?. Here, you setup chose your aircraft, location and other conditions.
(Note: There?s a bug where some of the parameters might not take effect. If you choose a Gate, that won?t take effect. When you start the session it will take you to what Microsoft decides is the active runway. [b]You?ll have to manually taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM[/b].)

Click on "Next"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu. Chose your other preferences (check on the Advance Options also). [b]Be sure to put a check mark in ?Share my aircraft?[/b]

Click on "Next".

This will take you to the ?Briefing Room? menu

Click on "FLY NOW"

This will take you to the flight. Your plane will be on the active runway (a Microsoft Bug). You?ll have to [b]taxi to a gate before you connect to VATSIM.[/b]
After you?ve taxied to a gate, you may continue to connect to VATSIM by clicking on the Add-ons ?> FSCopilot ?> Inn Control Panel ?> VATSIM

You?ll have to give your IP to the pilot you want to join your session. You?ll both be in the same aircraft after your copilot joins.

Find my IP address∞

Setting up the Client (copilot) Side in FSX
Click on "Multiplayer"

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Sign In? menu
From this menu select "Local network (LAN)"
Type in the Player name you would like to use for this session

Click on "Sign in".

This takes you to the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Lobby? menu

Click on the "Connect Directly" Button

Type in the IP address of the host (the pilot)

Click on "Find Sessions"

This takes you to the "Multiplayer Session Conditions". (Don't select Share Aircraft)

Click on "OK"

This takes you to the Briefing Room.

Click on "Join Aircraft"
Click on "Join Session"

This takes you to the Cockpit of your host (the pilot's aircraft)

Connecting to VATSIM
The next step is to connect the sessions to VATSIM. This is simple. The captain will connect as normal. [b]Be sure to taxi to a gate before connecting to VATSIM[/b]. Either the captain or copilot may do the taxiing. There are tricks I?ll discuss later of how to get to a gate using the Flight Planner feature.

During this initial setup, only the captain needs to connect to VATSIM. Because the two of you are in the same plane, you?ll both have the same visual of other online aircraft. The other pilots and Air Traffic Controllers will only see one plane representing the pilot and copilot. In this setup, only the pilot (captain), will be able to transmit and receive from the controllers.

If the copilot has control over the aircraft, the copilot can tune the radio for the captain but won?t be able to communicate directly with the controllers.

[b]The captain must log in normally
The copilot must log in using FSInn?s observer mode.[/b]

This is found under Inn Control Panel --> General --> [check mark] Observer. [b]The copilot call sign must be identical to the captains with at least one extra letter or number after it.[/b]

Example:

Captain: AFR234
Copilot: AFR2342

There are key configurations to turn voice transmission on and to stop voice transmission. However, this is not available for the captain (the host) because it?s via the captain's server that the client has voice. This means, during the session, the captain will always transmit, even if there?s an occasion where the captain may have personal unrelated flight conversations with family. To temporary suspend transmission; the pilot would have to mute the mic using the Windows mixer feature.

The voice option is found in the ?MULTIPLAYER ? Host Options? menu.

A trick for getting to the gate of your choice without having to spend the time taxiing to the gate, is to create a flight plan that includes a gate starting point. Then after you enter the Flight (?Fly Now?) point load your flight plan. Click on yes to ?move your aircraft to the departing airport?.

This part has to be done before your copilot connects. If you do it after the copilot connects, they will have to disconnect, then reconnect. This will be necessary to avoid having a GPS conflict. There are settings that are loaded to your copilot?s system that would be offset if you make certain slew type of changes.

As long as you?re careful not to pause your session, you should be all set.

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