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Cant see other planes


Joe Collins-Graham 1181141
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Joe Collins-Graham 1181141
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This might be a silly question but a solution would be appreciated.

I can connect to vatsim through xsquawkbox but i cannot hear ATC or see other planes that are right next to me.

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Brendan Lynch 1167842
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ATC-

Be sure there is ATC online, CLR on the numpad is the default, then tune your radios in the x-plane cockpit to the correct frequency, I know FSINN and or Squawkbox has .com1, not sure if XSB does. If no ATC, 122.80 is the unicom.

 

Other planes-

Aircraft and situations tab, increase the number to at least ten, maybe 20. Pick up some CSLs to increase the likelyhood of the aircraft you see being the correct aircraft.

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Keith Smith
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Brendan,

 

Your advice to increase the number of aircraft in the 'aircraft & situations' menu is incorrect. That has absolutely no effect on the number of aircraft that will render in xsquawkbox, unless the pilot is using ACF-based CSL's, which very few people do.

 

That setting ONLY affects how many aircraft can show up on TCAS. It greatly increases the load time for X-Plane and the ram usage, so I would NOT recommend setting it much above 3-4, unless you have a TCAS fetish.

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