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Your route. Your communications.

Live ATC-route monitoring and vPilot communications at the centre. Radio, datalink and flight context around them.

Live ATC RoutevPilot communicationsRadio awarenessCPDLC / PDC-DCLMobile ReceiverThermal printingFlight HistoryMore flight contextNAVLOG & active legRunway layout & windWeather ahead & sourcesFlight insights & diagnostics
01

Live ATC Route

The current route, continuously monitored.

  • The ATC timeline runs from NOW towards the destination. Passed sectors and completed departure services are not appended at the end.
  • ATC WATCH / ALL and search retain online stations independently of the forward timeline. Proximity alone does not make an unrelated APP/DEP responsible for your destination.
  • CURRENT / NEXT / LATER controllers from the live VATSIM network, assessed against the monitored flight route.
  • Controller names and callsigns, route relevance and route/direct distance provide context for the next contact.
  • ATC Route quality and controller changes help you assess the route as it currently stands.
  • vPilot instruction reconciliation helps you review communications alongside the monitored ATC route.
  • Offline controllers are not predicted. Network information may be incomplete or change without notice.
02

vPilot communications

Messages with the identity you actually connected with.

  • Receive incoming vPilot communications and send private messages to ATC.
  • Send operational pilot-to-pilot messages.
  • The connected vPilot callsign is authoritative for outbound messages.
  • FOLLOW changes the monitored flight, never the sender identity.
  • The FlightWatch vPilot bridge is required for this integration.
03

Radio awareness

COM1 in view. Every action deliberate.

  • See COM1 active and standby frequencies.
  • Tune explicitly and swap frequencies through user actions.
  • Fenix A320 support is included in the radio workflow.
  • There is no automatic tuning or automatic swapping.
05

Mobile Receiver

A read-only companion on your local network.

  • Pair your phone by QR code while it is on the same LAN / Wi-Fi as the PC.
  • Read ATIS, CPDLC/PDC and ATC messages.
  • Review ATC Route changes and Flight History.
  • No cloud relay is required.
  • The phone cannot send commands in the current Mobile Receiver.
06

Thermal printing

A compact operational record on paper.

  • Use Windows-supported printers, including POS / thermal printers.
  • Choose 50, 58, 80 or 90 mm paper, or a custom width.
  • Adjust font scaling to your printer and paper.
  • Print ATIS, CPDLC and PDC/DCL in a compact operational format.
  • Compact 58 mm output and configurable ESC/POS footer feed: 0–10 lines, default 0, under Settings → Output. Use TEST PRINT to check your printer.
07

Flight History

An event timeline for each flight.

  • Review the current flight and older flights.
  • Follow ATC changes, communications, CPDLC, ATIS and alerts in the timeline.
  • History and retention are local to the application.
08

More flight context

Supporting tools around the route and communications.

  • Airport Mode and Cockpit Mode support different operational views.
  • Traffic, ATIS and weather provide additional context.
  • Choose a dark or light theme in the application.
  • These features support the core ATC Route and communication workflows.
10

Runway layout & wind

Compare physical runway ends and wind at arrival.

  • The diagram uses local AIRAC runway coordinates, headings and lengths when available, with a runway-database fallback.
  • RUNWAY WIND MATRIX compares headwind, crosswind and tailwind at each runway end using ETA wind where available.
  • ATC RUNWAY lets you record a controller-assigned runway yourself, with confirmation. Wind rankings and real-world ATIS are advisory, not VATSIM clearance.
  • Unknown operational eligibility stays unknown. Published category-specific DA/MDA/RVR approach minima are not provided.
11

Weather ahead & sources

NOW / +30 / +60 / ETA, with provenance.

  • Inspect conditions along the route and the destination forecast valid at ETA where available.
  • SOURCES shows the target location, time, source and confidence. METAR observations, airport TAF forecasts and regional estimates are identified separately.
  • Missing weather remains unavailable. The route-weather update corrects nearby-station lookup for NOW / +30 / +60.
12

Flight insights & diagnostics

Understand the information behind the display.

  • Route self-audit compares confirmed online route sectors with the forward timeline. Stability indicators highlight changes between CURRENT/NEXT snapshots.
  • Cockpit Mode adds active-leg, next-fix, weather-source and ATC-stability context. Debrief summarises recorded events, not confirmed ATC contacts.
  • API HEALTH runs on demand. A responding local endpoint does not prove that its remote service is connected.
  • DIAGNOSTIC ZIP exports selected flight data locally after confirmation, with a visible download link if automatic download does not start.